Bunraku at the National Bunraku Theatre

Performance Schedule

About the Bunraku performance

How to purchase tickets

About BUNRAKU

About the National Bunraku Theatre

Summer vacation Bunraku performance / Bunraku Summer Festival 2026

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“Learn more about Bunraku”

Please see the performance calendar for the performance schedule.

Performance Calendar

About the Show performance

Performance Date

Saturday, July 18 – Sunday, August 9, 2026

※No performance on Thursday, July 23 & Friday, July 31
※Summer vacation Bunraku performance Part1 on Friday, July 24 is fully booked.

Ticket Prices: 【Summer vacation Bunraku performance Part1】: Adult 5,000yen / Student 2,500yen / Child (18 years old and under) 2,000yen 【Summer vacation Bunraku performance Part2】: Adult 6,700yen (Student 4,600yen) 【Bunraku Summer Festival】: Adult 6,000yen (Student 4,200yen)
Get Tickets: Online Booking Service

You can purchase tickets online, by phone, or in person at the theaters' Ticket Office.

Online Booking Service

・Only credit cards are accepted.
・Tickets should be picked up at Theatre's Ticket Office.

・Open every day between 10 am and 6 pm JST except the dates below.
・Closed on July 1 and during the New Year holidays.
・Cash (yen only) and credit cards are accepted.
・Tickets on the day of the event will be sold at the performance venue only if seats remain.

Call +81-3-3230-3000

(Domestic call:
0570-07-9900/03-3230-3000)

・Phone lines are open every day between 10 am and 6 pm JST except on July 1 and during the New Year holidays.
・Payment can be made at 7-ELEVEN (convenience store) in Japan. Credit cards and cash (yen only) are accepted.
・Tickets should be picked up at 7-ELEVEN (convenience store) in Japan or at each Theatre's Ticket Office.

Bunraku is one of Japan's representative traditional theater arts for adults, inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is a closely collaborative form which synchronizes narrative recitation, shamisen music and puppetry in performance. Recitation of stories by a narrator letting out his voice with all of his might, the dynamic and delicate sound of the shamisen, and the beautiful movements of the puppets astound the audience. Featuring this outstanding unique style, Bunraku is praised as very sophisticated puppet theater arts in the world.

Bunraku is a collaborative art synchronizing narrative recitation, shamisen music, and puppetry in performance

Invitation to Bunraku

20(holiday)Bunraku

The National Bunraku Theatre (731 seats) with stage equipment specially for Bunraku is located in its birthplace of Osaka. Major productions generally run in January, April, July–August, and November. In June, performances for beginners are held with explanations provided. At the theatre, you will find materials that explain the history of Bunraku as well as exhibition space for puppets and instruments.

National Bunraku Theatre