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  • Bunraku
  • National Bunraku Theatre(Osaka)

New Year Bunraku performance 2027

Performance Date

Sunday, January 3 – Sunday, January 24, 2027
※No performance on Thursday, January 14

Tickets

Performance Time

Part1 11:00 - 13:45
Part2 14:30 - 18:00
Part3 18:45 - 20:05
*End times are estimates and could vary.

English language services


FREE handout of English synopsis available.

Program

【Part1】11:00 - 13:45
 - Manzai (The Manzai Entertainers) / Sagimusume (The Heron Maiden)
 - Ashiya Dōman Ōuchi Kagami (The Magicians Ashiya Dōman and Abe no Seimei: a story of the Imperial Court)

  Yasuna Monogurui (The Madness of Yasuna)
  Kuzunoha Kowakare (The Fox Kuzunoha Parts with her Son)

【Part2】14:30 - 18:00
 - Igagoe Dōchū Sugoroku (Karaki Masaemon and the Vendetta at Iga Ueno)

  Engakuji (The Engakuji Temple)
  Numazu (The village of Numazu on the Tōkaidō highway)
  Fushimi Hokkokuya (The Hokkokuya Inn at Fushimi)
  Igaueno Katakiuchi (The Iga Ueno Vendetta)

【Part3】18:45 - 20:05
 - Kuruwa Bunshō (A Letter from Pleasure Quarter)

  Yoshidaya (The Yoshidaya Teahouse)

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 7&10.

Ticket Prices (tax included)

【Part1】: 6,700yen (Student 4,700yen)
【Part2】: 6,700yen (Student 4,700yen)
【Part3】: 5,500yen (Student 3,900yen)


Seating Plan

*Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.

Booking Opens

Online & Telephone : 10:00 Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Box Office : 10:00 Wednesday, December 9, 2026

How To Buy Tickets

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

【Box Office (10:00 - 18:00)】
Box office is located at the 1st floor of Natinal Bunraku Theatre.

【Online】
Tickets

(updated July 29, 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.

Bunraku and National Bunraku Theatre are featured in an online article of "Tokyo Weekender" (page transition).