Please see the performance calendar for the performance schedule.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4Bunraku | 5 | 6Engei | 7 |
| 8Bunraku | 9 | 10Bunraku | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15Bunraku | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20Bunraku | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4Other | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8Engei | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18Bunraku | 19 |
| 20(holiday)Bunraku | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24Bunraku | 25 | 26 |
| 27Bunraku | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bunraku | 2 | |||||
| 3Bunraku | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11(holiday) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22Kabuki | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16Engei | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 (holiday) | 22 (holiday) | 23 (holiday) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 (holiday) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17Other | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31Bunraku |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bunraku | ||||||
| 2Bunraku | 3 (holiday) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7Bunraku | 8 |
| 9Bunraku | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17Bunraku | 18Engei | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 (holiday) Bunraku | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
You can purchase tickets online, by phone, or in person at the theaters' Ticket Office.
(Domestic call:
0570-07-9900/03-3230-3000)
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
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
