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.
- Bunraku
- National Bunraku Theatre（Osaka）
Autumn Bunraku performance
Performance Date
Saturday, September 6 – Tuesday, October 14, 2025
※No performance on Friday, September 12 & Wednesday, September 24 & Monday, October 6
Performance Time
Sep. 6 (Sat.) - Sep. 25 (Thu.)
・Program A =11:00 - 13:15 ,・Program B =14:00 - 17:10 ,・Program C =18:00 - 20:00
Sep. 26 (Fri.) - Oct. 14 (Tue.)
・Program C =11:00 - 13:15 ,・Program B =14:00 - 17:10 ,・Program A =18:00 - 20:00
*End times are estimates and could vary.
Program
【Program A】
- Welcome to BUNRAKU !
- Koi Nyōbō Somewake Tazuna (The Beloved Wife and the Multi-Colored Horse Reins)
Dōchū Sugoroku (The Backgammon Game)
Shigenoi Ko Wakare (The Parting Between Shigenoi and Her Little Boy)
- Hidakagawa Iriai Zakura (The Cherry Blossoms at Sunset at the Hidakagawa River)
Watashiba (The Crossing at the Hidaka River)
【Program B】
- Shinjū Ten no Amijima (The Love Suicides at Amijima)
Kita no Shinchi Kawashō (The Kawashō Teahouse in the Kita Shinchi Pleasure District of Osaka)
Tenma Kamiya Uchi (Jihē’s Home and Paper Shop in the Tenma District)
Yamatoya (The Yamatoya Teahouse)
Michiyuki: Nagori no Hashizukushi (Michiyuki Travel Passage: The Bridges of Osaka)
【Program C】
- Welcome to BUNRAKU!
- Sonezaki Shinjū (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki)
Ikudama Shazen (In front of the Ikudama shrine)
Tenmaya (The Tenmaya teahouse in the Sonezaki Pleasure district)
Tenjin no Mori (The forest of the Tenjin shrine)
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)
[Program A] [Program C]: Adult 6,000yen / Student 4,200yen[Program B]: 6,700yen / Student 4,600yen
*FREE synopsis in English.
*Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.
Booking Opens
Online & Telephone : 10:00 Friday, August 8, 2025
Box Office : 10:00 Saturday, August 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.
Book Online(updated May 9, 2025)