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| Kabuki |
| Osaka Shochikuza |
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The Kansai region's best known kabuki
theater. Featuring innovations such as a Japanese-invented movable arch and a
rotating stage with trapdoor, this high-tech theater is even equipped to stage
"super kabuki" productions. |
Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka TEL:06-6214-2211
•1,033 seats
http://www.shochiku.co.jp
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| Minamiza |
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This theater is famous for the kaomise-kogyo,
a year-end tradition in which all of the troupe's members appear. Located near
Shijogawara where kabuki originated. The elegant architecture is designated by
the national government as an important cultural asset. |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-561-1155
•1,086 seats
http://www.shochiku.co.jp |
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| Shin Kabukiza |
| Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka TEL:06-6631-0387 •1,638
seats |
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| Noh/Kyogen |
| "Hokyoden" Noh Stage at Kansai Seminar
House |
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This Noh stage, originally built in
1898 to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi, was later
moved to its present location and restored. The pillars are round, made of Kitayama
cedar logs. |
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-711-2115 •Outdoor
audience seating
http://www.academy-kansai.com/html/noubutai/index.html |
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| Noh Stage at Sasayama
Kasuga Shrine |
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This shrine was dedicated in 1861 by
AOYAMA Tadanaga, the feudal lord of Sasayama. Under the stage are seven large
Tanbayaki earthenware pots. This is among the best examples of Noh stage construction. |
| Sasayama City, Hyogo TEL:0795-52-0074
•Outdoor audience seating |
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| Otsuki Seiinkai Nogakudo |
Uemachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka TEL:06-6761-8055
•Regular seats 502 (70 auxiliary seats) |
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| Yamamoto Nogakudo |
| Tokui-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka TEL:06-6943-9454
•227 seats |
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| Yamanaka Noh Stage |
| Abeno-ku, Osaka TEL:06-6692-3825 •200
seats |
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| Kori Nogakudo |
| Neyagawa City, Osaka TEL:072-831-7145 •260
seats (100 auxiliary seats) |
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| Sumiyoshi Shrine Nogakuden |
| Toyonaka City, Osaka TEL:06-6864-0761 •150
seats (300 auxiliary seats) |
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| Kyoto Kanze Kaikan |
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-771-6114
•551 seats (including 77 auxiliary seats) |
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| Kongo Nogakudo (under
renovation) |
| Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-712-7190 •400
seats (projected) |
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| Oe Nogakudo |
| Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-231-7625 •500
seats (100 auxiliary seats) |
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| Kawamura Nogakudo |
| Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-451-4513 •350
seats |
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| Kashokaku |
| Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-222-0618 •120
seats |
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| Aoki Nogakudo |
| Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-241-2215 •Tatami
seating for 120-130 |
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| Banshoden Noh Stage |
| Kameoka City, Kyoto TEL:0771-22-5561 •600
seats |
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| Noh Stage at Minatogawa Shrine |
| Chuo-ku, Kobe TEL:078-371-1358 •329
seats (275 auxiliary seats) |
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| Ueda Kanshokai Nogakudo |
| Nagata-ku, Kobe TEL:078-691-5449 •370
seats (150 auxiliary seats) |
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| Arima Nogakudo |
| Sanda City, Hyogo TEL:0795-64-4151 •338
seats |
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| Nara Prefectural Shinkokaido Nogaku Hall |
| Nara City, Nara Prefecture TEL:0742-27-2630 •500
seats |
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| Noh Stage at Hikone Castle Museum |
| Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture TEL:0749-22-6100
•288 seats |
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| Otsu Municipal Dento Geino Kaikan (Traditional
Performing Arts Hall) |
| Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture TEL:077-527-5236 •217
seats |
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| Fukui Shimin Fukushi Kaikan Nogakudo |
| Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture TEL:0776-20-5100 •314
seats |
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| Ningyo Joruri |
| The National Bunraku
Theatre |
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A theater devoted exclusively to bunraku
performances. Built very near Dotonbori, the birthplace of ningyo joruri
(puppet theater) as a performing art. Hanamichi walkways, trapdoors and
audience seating offer excellent sightlines. |
Nipponbashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka TEL:06-6212-2531
•753 seats (159 seats in small hall)
http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/english/index.html |
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| Nose Joruri Theater |
| Nose Town, OsakaTEL:0727-34-3241 •505
seats |
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| Other |
| NHK Osaka Hall
(in NHK Osaka Shin Hoso Kaikan) |
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A center for the performance and dissemination
of information about traditional performing arts associated with the Kansai region,
such as manzai, rakugo, and naniwabushi. Equipped with high- definition
television broadcasting facilities. |
Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka
TEL:06-6937-6000 •1,417 seats
http://www.nhk.or.jp/osaka/hall/event |
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| Kishiwada Municipal
Namikiri Hall |
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Located in an area famous for its danjiri
(wheeled wooden float) festival, this multipurpose theater specializes in the
traditional performing arts of Japan. Box seating is provided. The festival square
is in front of the hall. |
Kishiwada City, Osaka TEL:0724-39-4173
•1,552 seats (maximum, main hall) |
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| Shunjuza Theater,
Kyoto University of Art and Design |
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A kabuki-style theater managed by Kyoto
University of Art and Design, with kabuki actor ICHIKAWA Ennosuke serving as artistic
director. It is used for educational purposes and also stages a wide range of
performances, including kabuki and opera. |
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto TEL:075-791-8240
•950 seats (833 seats for performances using the hanamichi walkway) |
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