Special Noh Performance
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Saturday, January 31, 2026
TIME: 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
*Title and Main performer
Noh: TAEMA (The Taema-dera Temple) / Kanze Tetsunojo (Kanze school)
Kyogen: BUNZO (The Tricky Memory Trick) / Okura Noriyoshi (Okura school)
Noh: TSUMADO (The Double Door Gate) / Kongo Hisanori (Kongo school)
*Audio guide: No audio guide available.
*Subtitles: Available in English and Japanese. Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs.
*Admission (Including Tax)
-Front-stage seat 8,500 yen
-Side-stage seat 6,900 yen (Students 4,800 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 5,400 yen (Students 3,800 yen)
*Tickets for students and persons with disabilities are available online. Purchases with other discounts are not accepted. Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.
Seating Plan
*Reservation (Telephone / Internet):
Available from: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 10
*Tickets may be purchased at the National Noh Theatre box office and ticket vending machines from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only on National Noh Theatre performance days. (Ticket sales start the day after telephone and internet reservations begin.)
*We do not hold tickets separately for over-the-counter purchases.
*National Theatre Ticket Centre (10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
[Tel.] 0570-07-9900/03-3230-3000 (for some IP phones)
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TAEMA (The Taema-dera Temple)
A company of monks visits Taema-dera Temple in Yamato Province (Nara), where they encounter a strange elderly nun. She later appears as the spirit of Lady Chujo, who is associated with the temple, and praises the Sutra of the Pure Land.
BUNZO (The Tricky Memory Trick)
Tarokaja has forgotten the name of the dish he ate in the capital. He claims it is named in the Genpei Seisui-ki (The Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of the Genji and the Heike), so the master begins to recite the long narrative.
TSUMADO (The Double Door Gate)
The avenging spirit of Kan Shojo (Sugawara no Michizane), who died in exile at Dazaifu (Fukuoka), appears to his former mentor, the great priest Hosho-bo. In the latter half, Kan Shojo is transformed into the god of learning Tenman Tenjin, and dances to a mysterious melody.
