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Japan Arts Council

  • Bunraku
  • National Bunraku Theatre(Osaka)

April Bunraku performance 2027

Performance Date

Saturday, April 3 – Monday, April 26, 2027
※No performance on Friday, April 9 & Monday, April 19

Tickets

Performance Time

Part1 11:00 - 13:45
Part2 14:30 - 17:15
Part3 18:00 - 20:35
*End times are estimates and could vary.

English language services


FREE handout of English synopsis available.

Program

【Part1】11:00 - 13:45
 - Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)

  Kamo Zutsumi (The Kamo Riverbank)
  Hippō Denju (The Handing on the Secrets of Calligraphy)
  Tsuiji (Outside the Walls of the Sugawara Mansion)
 - Keisei Yamato Zōshi (The Courtesan and the Tale of Yamato)
  Cho no Michiyuki (The Journey of the Butterflies)

【Part2】14:30 - 17:15
 - Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)

  Yasui Shiomachi (Waiting for the Tide at Yasui Beach)
  Tsue no Sekkan (The Beating with Stick)
  Tōtenkō (The Cockcrow)
  Sukune Tarō Sengi (Sukune Tarō Investigates)
  Shōjō Nagori (The Departure of Kanshojō)

【Part3】18:00 - 20:35
 - Heike Nyogo no Shima (The Heike and the Island of Woman)

  Rokuhara (Kiyomori's Rokuhara palace)
  Kikai ga Shima (The Island of Demons)
  Funaji no Michiyuki yori Shikina no Ura (The boat trip and Shikina bay)

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 7&10.

Ticket Prices (tax included)

【Part1】: 6,700yen (Student 4,700yen)
【Part2】: 7,000yen (Student 4,900yen)
【Part3】: 6,700yen (Student 4,700yen)
*Set discount for Part 1&2 = 13,000yen
*Set discount is available when purchased together at our Box office or by Telephone. Please note that this discount is NOT applicable to the online booking in English


Seating Plan

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

Booking Opens

Online & Telephone : 10:00 Monday, March 8, 2027
Box Office : 10:00 Tuesday, March 9, 2027

How To Buy Tickets

【Telephone】
From November 1: 050-3641-2810 (From overseas: +81-50-3641-2810) in Japanese and English (10:00 - 18:00)
Until March 31: 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 October 30, 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).