[National Noh Theatre Summer Special]
The Beauty of Noh without Masks or Costumes
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
TIME: 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
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*Title and Main performer
Hakama Kyogen: Yao (A Sinner with References) / YAMAMOTO Tōjirō (Ōkura School)
Hakama Noh: Hajitomi (The Half-Sized Lattice Shutter) / UMEWAKA Kishō (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 7,300 yen
-Side-stage seat 5,700 yen (Students 4,000 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 4,600 yen (Students 3,200 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., Friday, July 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)
King Enma is lamenting the slump in Hell's business. He tries to drag a man from the village of Yao down to Hell, but then the man holds up a letter from the Jizo Bodhisattva.
During a memorial service for flowers offered to Buddha, the spirit of Lady Yugao appears before a monk. It is a story of a fragile, fleeting love affair in the “Yugao” chapter of The Tale of Genji.
