Performance Date

Saturday, January 3 – Tuesday, January 27, 2026
※No performance on Friday, January 9 ＆ Monday, January 19

Performance Time

Part1 11:00 - 13:50
Part2 14:30 - 17:20
Part3 18:00 - 19:50
*End times are estimates and could vary.

Program

【Part1】11:00
 - Kotobuki Shiki Sanbasō (Ceremonial Sanbasō)
 - Sesshū Gappō ga Tsuji (The Tale of Tamate Gozen)
  Gappō Anjitsu (Gappō's Hermitage)

【Part2】14:30
 - Shin Usuyuki Monogatari (The New Tale of Princess Usuyuki)
  Kiyomizu-dera (Kiyomizu-dera Temple)
  Shibukawa Shisha (Messenger Shibukawa)
  Hyōgi (Interrogation)
  Sonobe Hyōe Yashiki (Sonobe Hyōe's Mansion)

【Part3】18:00
 - Tsubosaka Kannon Reigenki (The Miracle at Tsubosaka Kannon Temple)
  Sawaichiuchi yori Yama (Sawaichi's House and The Cliff at Tsubosaka Temple)
 - Renjishi (The Lions Dance)

Venue

National Bunraku Theatre
  1-12-10 Nippon-bashi, 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)

[Part1][Part2]:6,500yen (Student 4,600yen)
[Part3]:6,000yen (Student 4,200yen)

*Audio guide: English commentary through the Audio Guide service will be available.
*FREE synopsis in English.
*Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.

Booking Opens

Online & Telephone : Monday, December 8, 2025
Box Office : Tuesday, December 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 June 26, 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.