Performance Date

Saturday, July 19 – Tuesday, August 12, 2025　
※No performance on Thursday, July 24 & Monday, August 4
※Part1 on Friday, July 25 is fully booked.

Performance Time

Part1 11:00 - 12:35
Part2 13:30 - 17:35
Part3 18:15 - 20:30
*End times are estimates and could vary.

Program

【Part1: Family Summer Holiday Show】11:00
 -Saiyūki (Monkey: Journey to the West)
  Ryūsagawa (The Ryusa River)
 -Introduction to Bunraku
 -Saiyūki (Monkey: Journey to the West)
  Kaenzan yori Bashōdō (from The Burning Mountain to The Bashō Cave)
  Gion Shōja (The Buddha's Temple)
  
【Part2: The Masterpiece of Bunraku】13:30
 -Ichinotani Futaba Gunki (Chronicles of the Battle of Ichinotani)
  Kumagai Zakura (The Cherry Tree at Kumagai's Camp)
  Kumagai Jinya (Kumagai's Battle Camp)
 -Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami (The Love Suicide of Ohan and Chōemon at the Katsura River)
  Rokkakudō (The Six-Sided Buddhist Temple)
  Obiya (The Obiya Shop)
  Michiyuki Oboro no Katsuragawa (The Journey: The Misty Moon Over the Katsura River)

【Part3: The Summer Late Show】18:15
 - Welcome to BUNRAKU!
 -Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba (The Mass Killing in the Ise Pleasure Quarters)
  Furuichi Aburaya (The Abura Brothel in the Furuichi Pleasure Quarters of Ise)
  Okuniwa Jūnin Giri (The Killing of Ten in the Inner Garden)
 -Kokaji (The Swordsmith)

Venue

National Bunraku Theatre
  1-12-10 Nippombashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0073
  Tel. +81-6-6212-2531

How To Get Here?

By Trains
 - 1min. walk from Nippombashi Station
   (Exit 7, Osaka Metro Sakaisuji and Sennichimae Lines)
 - 1min. walk from Kintetsu-Nippombashi Station
   (Exit 7, Kintetsu Nara Line)
*You can find a lift at Exit 10.

Ticket Prices (tax included)

Seating Plan

*Audio guide: English commentary through the Audio Guide service will be available ONLY for Part2 and Part3 for a fee.
*Subtitles: English subtitles will be displayed on screen above the stage ONLY for Part3. For Part1 and Part2, Japanese subtitles will be displayed.
*FREE synopsis in English.
*Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.

Booking Opens

Online & Telephone : 10:00 Sunday, June 8, 2025
Box Office : 10:00 Monday, June 9, 2025

Box Office
0570-07-9900
(From overseas: +81-3-3230-3000)
in Japanese and English
(10:00 - 18:00)

Click here to find the details about how to buy tickets.

(updated April 5, 2025)

What's BUNRAKU?

BUNRAKU is one of the representative traditional performing arts in Japan, designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003.
Please see An Introduction to Bunraku to learn more about BUNRAKU.