National Bunraku Theatre Performance Schedule
2025
| Month |
Performance |
Performance Date |
Booking Opens |
| 4 |
Bunraku performance |
April 5 – 30※No performance on April 11／April 21 |
3/8 |
| 5 |
Special Engei program of Kyoto-Osaka District (Small Hall) |
May 21 – 24 |
4/18 |
| Special program (GAGAKU) |
May 31 |
3/18 |
| 6 |
Bunraku Performance for Beginners※This performance is targeted at young students, but the one of June 8 & 15 is at adults. It starts at 11:00 , 14:30, scheduled to end at 13:15 , 16:45. |
June 5 - 19※No performance on June 10 |
5/8 |
| Discover BUNRAKU ―BUNRAKU for Beginners―※This performance is targeted at the audience from overseas.Free multi-language services are available. |
June 15 |
| Bunraku Performance by young performers |
June 21 – 22 |
5/18 |
| Rōkyoku performance (Small Hall) |
June 28 |
| 7 |
Traditional Japanese Music performance (Bunraku Sujōruri) |
July 5 |
| Special Engei program of Kyoto-Osaka District (Small Hall) |
July 23 - 26 |
6/18 |
| 7～8 |
Bunraku performance |
July 19 - August 12※No performance on July 24／August 4 |
6/8 |
| 8 |
Kabuki Performance by young performers of Kyoto-Osaka District |
August 23 - 24 |
7/18 |
| 9 |
Special Engei program of Kyoto-Osaka District (Small Hall) |
September 24 - 27 |
8/18 |
| 9～10 |
Bunraku performance |
September 6 -Octorber 14※No performance on September 12／September 24／Octorber 6 |
8/8 |
| 10 |
Traditional Japanese Dance performance |
Octorber 18 |
9/18 |
| 11 |
Special Engei program of Kyoto-Osaka District (Small Hall) |
November 19 - 22 |
10/18 |
| Special program |
To be detertermined |
2026
| Month |
Performance |
Performance Date |
Booking Opens |
| 1 |
Bunraku performance |
January 3 - 27※No performance on January 9／January 19 |
12/8 |
| Special Engei program of Kyoto-Osaka District (Small Hall) |
January 21 - 24 |
12/18 |
| 2 |
Rōkyoku performance by leading performers |
February 21 |
1/18 |
| 3 |
Special Engei program of Kyoto-Osaka District (Small Hall) |
March 4 -7 |
※There may be changes to the schedule and performance content.
