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  • Bunraku
  • National Bunraku Theatre(Osaka)

Bunraku Performance by young performers 2026

Performance Date

Saturday, June 20 – Sunday, June 21, 2026

Performance Time

13:00 - 17:05
*End time is estimate and could vary.

Program

Goshozakura Horikawa Youchi (The Night Attack on the Horikawa Palace)
– Benkei Jōshi

Sesshū Gappō ga Tsuji (The Tale of Tamate Gozen)
– Gappō Anjitsu

Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and One Thousand Cherry Trees)
– Michiyuki Hatsune no Tabi


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)

3,300yen (Student 2,300yen)

Seating Plan

*Audio guide : No English audio guide available
*Subtitles : Available only in Japanese. Displayed on screen above the stage.
*FREE handout of English synopsis.

Booking Opens

Online & Telephone : 10:00 Monday, May 18, 2026
Box Office : Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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

Book Online

(updated January 14, 2026)

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.