[Monthly Theme: SHIMOMURA Kanzan and Noh]
National Noh Theatre Showcase
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Friday, April 17, 2026
TIME: 7:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
[Showcase performance visitors only]
*Nohgaku Instruments Workshop (in the Nohgakudo lobby) 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
[For inquiries about the workshop]
Planning and Production Division, National Noh Theatre
TEL: 03-3423-1331 (Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
*Pre-Performance Talk starts at 6:30 p.m.
*Title and Main performer
Kyogen: Hikkukuri (Caught in a Sack) / MIYAKE Chikanari (Izumi school)
Noh: Yoroboshi (The Stumbling Beggar-Priest) / OKANIWA Masahiro (Kanze 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 4,000 yen
-Side-stage seat 3,400 yen (Students 2,400 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 2,800 yen (Students 2,000 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., Tuesday, March 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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Hikkukuri (Caught in a Sack)
A man wants to divorce his nagging wife. He tells the woman she can take anything from the house as proof of separation. She brings out a big bag to carry away her choice…
Yoroboshi (The Stumbling Beggar-Priest)
Shuntoku-maru, now a blind beggar because his father disowns him after believing some false slanderous claims, has come to Shitennoji Temple in Naniwa (Osaka), in early spring. There, he is reunited with his repentant father. A play steeped in great sorrow but offering hope even when tragedy seems the only outcome.
