Tokyo · Entertainment

Best Shows & Entertainment in Tokyo

21 places, each checked by our team.

• Ariake Shiki Theatre 有明四季劇場Ariake — Shiki's 1,200-seat Tokyo Bay theatre, opened in 2021 and best known for Japan's long run of The Lion King.
• Asakusa Engei Hall 浅草演芸ホールAsakusa — Tokyo's most famous yose (variety theatre), running rakugo comic storytelling, manzai, juggling, magic and paper-cutting acts every day of the year,…
• Cosmo Planetarium Shibuya コスモプラネタリウム渋谷Shibuya — Cheap, cosy municipal planetarium in a silver dome above Shibuya, with live narration by staff astronomers.
• Dentsu Shiki Theatre UMI 電通四季劇場［海］Shiodome — Shiki's 1,200-seat theatre in Caretta Shiodome, long home to blockbuster Disney musicals such as Aladdin.
• Ikebukuro Engeijo 池袋演芸場Ikebukuro — Small basement yose theatre in Ikebukuro, one of Tokyo's four daily rakugo houses, with storytelling, manzai and variety acts.
• JR East Shiki Theatre HARU & AKI JR東日本四季劇場［春］［秋］Takeshiba / Hamamatsucho — Pair of Shiki Theatre Company playhouses on the Takeshiba waterfront running long-run Broadway and Disney musicals in Japanese.
• Kabukiza Theatre 歌舞伎座Ginza — Ginza's grand kabuki theatre, rebuilt in 2013 behind its classic Momoyama-style façade. You can watch a full programme, or buy a cheap same-day…
• Kanze Noh Theater (GINZA SIX) 観世能楽堂Ginza — Head theatre of the Kanze school of noh, relocated in 2017 to the basement of GINZA SIX with its cypress stage moved from the old Shoto theatre.
• Konica Minolta Planetaria TOKYO コニカミノルタプラネタリア TOKYOYurakucho — Two-dome planetarium in Yurakucho with 8K projection and immersive sound, running relaxing star and music shows until late evening.
• Konica Minolta Planetarium Manten (Ikebukuro) コニカミノルタプラネタリウム満天 in Sunshine CityIkebukuro — Large planetarium on the roof of Sunshine City with 'grass' and 'cloud' couple seats and relaxing music and aroma shows.
• LEGOLAND Discovery Center Tokyo レゴランド・ディスカバリー・センター東京Odaiba — An indoor LEGO playground in Odaiba for kids aged roughly 3–10, with a MINILAND model of Tokyo landmarks, a 4D cinema, two small rides and…
• Meijiza 明治座Ningyocho / Hamacho — A historic Nihonbashi theatre founded in 1873, staging kabuki, period dramas, enka star concerts and stage musicals.
• National Noh Theatre 国立能楽堂Sendagaya — Japan's national stage for noh and kyogen, the 600-year-old masked dance-dramas, near Sendagaya, with seat-back subtitles in English for most…
• New National Theatre, Tokyo 新国立劇場Hatsudai — Japan's national house for opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama, with English-language website and booking.
• Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre 新橋演舞場Ginza — Shochiku's 1,400-seat sister theatre to Kabukiza, staging kabuki, 'Super Kabuki' and new-style kabuki adaptations plus big stage plays.
• Suzumoto Engeijo 鈴本演芸場Ueno — One of Tokyo's oldest yose variety halls, staging rakugo comic storytelling plus magic, juggling and manzai every afternoon and evening.
• THE SUMO LIVE RESTAURANT Hirakuza Ginza THE SUMO LIVE RESTAURANT 日楽座 GINZA TOKYOGinza — A sumo dinner show in a Ginza basement: wrestlers explain and demonstrate sumo up close around a ring, invite audience members to try a bout, and…
• Tokyo Joypolis 東京ジョイポリスOdaiba — Sega's three-floor indoor amusement park in Odaiba, packed with VR rides, a half-pipe coaster, the Gekion drum ride and arcade-style attractions,…
• Tokyo Mystery Circus 東京ミステリーサーカスShinjuku / Kabukicho — SCRAP's flagship 'mystery theme park' in Kabukicho: a multi-floor building of Real Escape Games, puzzle walks and mini-games, with several rotating…
• Tokyo Takarazuka Theater 東京宝塚劇場Hibiya / Yurakucho — The Tokyo home of the all-female Takarazuka Revue, staging lavish musicals and dance revues facing Hibiya Park.
• Tokyu Kabukicho Tower 東急歌舞伎町タワーShinjuku / Kabukicho — Shinjuku's 48-storey entertainment skyscraper (2023): a neon street-food hall, the namco TOKYO arcade, a theatre, premium cinema, the Zepp live hall…