[Tokyo, Hatsudai] Watch Kabuki with an English audio guide! National Theater's New Year Kabuki Performance Beginners, women and children welcome!

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Beginners welcome - First try
Empty-hands OK
Solo participant
Operate rain or shine
Children welcome
Student discount

Possible number of bookings

1～20
Participating age

0Age ～ 120 Age
Duration

4～5 hours

Plan description

You will watch a kabuki performance at the New National Theatre Middle Theatre. ~~ ... It's easy to get your tickets! Once you have applied and paid online through Activity Japan, on the day of the performance, just tell the theater receptionist that you applied through Activity Japan, tell them your name, and receive your tickets! We look forward to seeing you there! *Please check the National Theater website for details of the performance. *Please note that the venue is not the National Theater (Hanzomon). *The start and end times are subject to change. *You cannot choose your seats. *The photos shown are from a performance in January 2024.

Easy to understand with English audio guide!

This plan includes an English audio guide. During the kabuki performance, the highlights of the performance will be explained. The explanations have been very well received, as they are easy to understand, so even first-time kabuki viewers can fully enjoy the essence of kabuki. English and Japanese are available, so please specify your preference when renting. Please note that as this is a rental item, please be sure to return it after the performance has ended.

A full-scale Kabuki performance by performers active at the forefront of the arts!

Kabuki is a form of theater combining music and dance, with a history of nearly 400 years, and is one of Japan's leading traditional performing arts. This performing art is packed with elements that thrill the audience, such as thrilling stories and beautiful scenes. Throughout its long history spanning hundreds of years, Kabuki has incorporated the trends of each era, and continues to be a new performing art. Enjoy an authentic Kabuki performance by performers at the forefront who have inherited the essence of the art for hundreds of years.

A traditional event at New Year's performances: performers throwing tenugui towels at each other!

The New Year's decorations in the lobby are gorgeous at the National Theater's New Year's Kabuki performance. As an annual tradition, the performers will also throw hand towels from the stage to the audience. If you are lucky enough to catch one, please take it home as a souvenir. Enjoy the National Theater's New Year's Kabuki performance, full of New Year's mood, for the first play of the new year!

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Reservation cancellation fee generation date	Cancellation fee will be charged from 1 days before the event date.
About cancellation	Please note that in the event of cancellation due to customer's convenience, the following cancellation fees will be charged. Cancellation the day before: 100% Cancellation on the day: 100% Cancellation without permission: 100%
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Detailed information of this plan

Required minimum number of participants	1 Person(s)
Possible number of bookings	1～20
About duration	4～5 hours 240 minutes
Operating period	2025/1/05〜2025/1/27 Performance dates: January 5th (Sun) to 27th (Mon), 2025 *Closed on the 14th (Tue) and 22nd (Wed)
Assembly time	On the day of the performance, you will need to collect your ticket in the theater lobby before entering, so please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the show.
Booking deadline	until 10:59 on the day

Changing room		Toilet
Shower		Parking
Locker

Dress code - Must bring items	Nothing in particular.
About rental items	English audio guide (included in the ticket price. Please pick it up at the audio guide counter in the theater lobby on the day of the performance. This is a rental item, so please return it after the show.)

Matters require attention	Please check the National Theatre website for details of the performance. Please note that the venue is not the National Theatre (Hanzomon). The start and end times are subject to change. You cannot choose your seat.

Access - Map

1-1-1 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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Assembly point

New National Theatre, Medium Theatre

If you arrive by car

Parking: 400 cars (300 yen for 30 minutes), large buses: not allowed

If you arrive by train

Nearest station: Keio New Line (connects to Toei Shinjuku Line) Hatsudai Station Central Exit *One stop from Shinjuku Station. Keio Line does not stop here.