Noh Performance for Beginners
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Tuesday, June 23 - Saturday, June 27, 2026
TIME (two-a-day)
1st stage: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
2nd stage: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
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*Title and Main performer
Commentary (Japanese) / KANZE Yoshimasa & others
Kyogen: Busshi (The Fake Sculptor) / NOMURA Manzō & others (Izumi school)
Noh: Aoi no Ue (Lady Aoi) / KANZE Yoshimasa & others (Kanze school)
*Audio guide: No audio guide available.
*Subtitles: Available in English and Japanese. Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs.
*Program pamphlets will be distributed for free.
*Admission (Including Tax)
-Front-stage seat 4,000 yen
-Side-stage seat 3,400 yen
-Middle-stage seat 2,800 yen
-Student tickets (All seats) 1,600 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., Sunday, May 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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Busshi (The Fake Sculptor)
A swindler who claims to be a Buddhist statue carver tries to sell a statue to a man from the provinces. The swindler poses as the statue, but the man says he is not happy with the gesture shown by the hands…
Aoi no Ue (Lady Aoi)
Lady Aoi, the wife of Hikaru Genji, falls ill due to the deep-seated and hateful jealousy of Lady Rokujō, whose spirit appears before the bed-ridden Lady Aoi. Yokawa no Kohijiri is called in to suppress the spirit. This Noh play, based on a story in the Aoi chapter of The Tale of Genji, portrays a passionate yet sorrowful love.
