*Performance Schedule DATE: Friday, July 17, 2026 TIME: 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. *The finish time is an estimate and may vary. Book Online
[Showcase performance visitors only] *Kyogen masks 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: Kane no Ne (The Sound of Bells) / OKUTSU Kentarō (Izumi school) Noh: Tenko (Heaven’s Drum) / TOMOEDA Takehito (Kita 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.
*Reservation (Telephone / Internet): Available from: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 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.) However, for this performance, the box office will remain open until the start time. *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)
Tarokaja, who is ordered by his master to go and ask about the price of gold (kane no ne), mistakenly goes all around Kamakura listening to the sound of temple bells (kane no ne). He reports to his master on the tone of various bells, but…
Tenko (Heaven’s Drum)
Tenko, a boy who has a drum with a beautiful timbre, disobeys the Emperor’s command and is thrown into a river to drown. Mourned at a musical memorial service, the spirit of Tenko beats the drum and dances.
