**COVID19 UPDATE**
Tokyo Kabuki Guide restarted our tours !
We will guide you under new safety measures we are taking to keep you safe at this difficult time and in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Unfortunately, English subtitle device rental is temporary unavailable but instead we will provide you with detailed English summaries.
Accordingly, we have just started our new service: “Enjoy a Kabuki performance with your tour guide” service for people who attend our private tour.
http://www.tokyokabukiguide.com/index.php/Tour/Private-tour
We are looking foward to ensuring every moment at the theatre will be unforgettable for all our guests.
TOKYO KABUKI GUIDE
TOKYO KABUKI GUIDE is a special concierge service. We have been providing you all the information you need to know about Kabuki in Tokyo since 2010.
We operate several types of Kabuki tours to enhance your Kabuki experience. We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries and a pre-performance presentation. Tours for people who buy one act tickets or visit the Kabuki-za Gallery are also available.
Tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. are also available. Please feel free to contact us!
Where and when is Kabuki performed?
Kabuki is performed for about 25 days per month at two theatres in Tokyo as below:
Kabuki-za Theatre: every month.
The National Theatre: January, March, June, July, October, November and December.
There are some theatres for Kabuki in other cities but Kabuki is rarely performed outside of Tokyo.
Why did you start this service?
Founder Kazui Yabe, a Japanese female licensed tour guide and volunteer Japanese language teacher, has enjoyed introducing Kabuki to both Japanese and visiting friends for many years before establishing Kabuki tour guide in 2010.
A note from Kazui: "I believe that with the help of some essential information about the art itself and the plays in performance, Kabuki becomes even more understandable and enjoyable. As a Japanese person, I love to help guests find points of interest to them within each performance and am passionate about sharing my knowledge and experience of Kabuki. I look forward to welcoming you to my tour!"
Seeing Kabuki is to see Japan’s traditional stage arts which have been established for over 400 years.
The Japanese government had a seclusion policy in place for more than two hundred years, from 1639 to 1853.
In this period, the administration was stabilized and a period of peace ensued bringing with the unique cultural development.
Kabuki is one of the best examples of this.
Kabuki, which is the most popular of the traditional Japanese stage arts, is still hugely popular in Japan.
It is said that there are so many Kabuki plays in existence.
However, only about 400 of these have retained their popularity over time.
Kabuki has developed by taking many elements of the traditional stage arts,
such as Noh theatre and Bunraku Puppet theatre and combined them with the Japanese sense of beauty.
There are many unique features of Kabuki performance including acting techniques,
costumes, wigs, stage setting mechanisms etc. that can only be seen in Kabuki.
It has been said that Kabuki is the closest you can get to a true sense of Japanese aesthetic beauty.
Kabuki is unpretentious, easy to enjoy and much more accessible than other traditional performance such as Noh theatres.
However, knowing a little background information will enhance your Kabuki experience.
Which is why we would like to provide our guests with a pre-performance presentation.
Please join us!
We are looking forward to ensuring every moment at the theatre will be unforgettable for all our guests,
beyond couples, family, student on a group tour or anything in between.
May 2023 － July 2023
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“Enjoy a Kabuki performance with your tour guide” service for people who attend our private tour.
■ May 2023 ■
Kabuki is performed at 1 theatre in Tokyo.
■ June 2023 ■
Kabuki will be performed at 2 theatres in Tokyo as below.
| Venue | The National Theatre | |||||||||
| Show | The 1st show | The 2nd show | The 3rd show | |||||||
| Start time | 11:00am | 2:30pm | 7:00pm | |||||||
| Performance date | June 2-6, 8, 10-14, 16-22, 24 | June 2-6, 8-14, 16-24 | June 9 and 23 | |||||||
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End time |
12:35pm | 4:05pm | 8:36pm | |||||||
| Ticket grade and price |
First: 4,500 yen, Second: 3,000 yen Student tickets are available, Please let us know. |
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| English device | English subtitle device rental is not available except Jine 23. | |||||||||
| If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the shows. | ||||||||||
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We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries etc. in our pre-performance presentations. We offer tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. also. Please feel free to contact us! |
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| Tour No. | Tour No.5 Premium tour | |||||||||
| Venue | The National Theatre | |||||||||
| Show | 11:00am show | 2:30 pm show | 7:00pm show | |||||||
| Meeting time | 9:00am | 12:30pm | 5:00pm | |||||||
| Tour ends | 10:40am | 2:10pm | 6:40pm | |||||||
| Show starts | 11:00am | 2:30pm | 7:00pm | |||||||
| Package Contents | Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over Japanese tea and sweets (2nd and 3rd show tours) or over coffee/tea (1st show tour), handouts, English summaries etc. | |||||||||
| Lecture place |
Coffee Shop |
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| Tour fee per person | 5,500 yen plus ticke fee | |||||||||
| Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee. | ||||||||||
| Ticket grade and price | ||||||||||
| Ticket presale | May 11th | |||||||||
| We like to buy our guests' tickets during presale to provide them with better seats. | ||||||||||
| English device |
Unfortunately, English subtitle device rental is not available except June 23 but instead we would like to provide our guests with detailed English summaries. |
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■ July 2023 ■
Kabuki will be performed at 2 theatres in Tokyo as below.
| Venue | The National Theatre | |||||||||
| Show | The 1st show | The 2nd show | The 3rd show | |||||||
| Start time | 11:00am | 2:30pm | 6:30pm | |||||||
| Performance date | July 3-5, 8-16, 18, 19, 21-24 | July 3-6, 8-16, 18-24 | July 6 and 20 | |||||||
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End time |
1:05pm | 4:35pm | 8:35pm | |||||||
| Ticket grade and price |
First: 4,500 yen, Second: 3,000 yen Student tickets are available, Please let us know. |
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| English device | Unavailable. Instead we would like to provide our guests with detailed English summaries. | |||||||||
| If you would like more information, we will be happy to email you programs and photographs from the shows. | ||||||||||
|
We provide advanced tickets, handouts, English summaries etc. in our pre-performance presentations. We offer tailor-made tours, such as tours for a big group, students etc. also. Please feel free to contact us! |
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| Tour No. | Tour No.5 Premium tour | |||||||||
| Venue | The National Theatre | |||||||||
| Show | 11:00am show | 2:30 pm show | 7:00pm show | |||||||
| Meeting time | 9:00am | 12:30pm | 5:00pm | |||||||
| Tour ends | 10:40am | 2:10pm | 6:40pm | |||||||
| Show starts | 11:00am | 2:30pm | 7:00pm | |||||||
| Package Contents | Ticket handling, pre-performance presentation over Japanese tea and sweets (2nd and 3rd show tours) or over coffee/tea (1st show tour), handouts, English summaries etc. | |||||||||
| Lecture place |
Coffee Shop |
|||||||||
| Tour fee per person | 5,500 yen plus ticke fee | |||||||||
| Please note the total tour fee is tour fee plus show ticket fee. | ||||||||||
| Ticket grade and price | ||||||||||
| Ticket presale | June 11th | |||||||||
| We like to buy our guests' tickets during presale to provide them with better seats. | ||||||||||
| English device |
Unavailable. Instead we would like to provide our guests with detailed English summaries. |
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