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National Noh Theatre 国立能楽堂

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 performances.

HoursPerformances usually from 13:00 or 18:00 (varies)
ClosedDays without performances
PriceRegular performance (general seat): ¥3,100
Regular performance (front seat): ¥5,000
Getting thereSendagaya Station (JR Chuo-Sobu Line), 5 min; Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station (Oedo Line), 5 min
Time needed2–3 hours
Best timeIntroductory performance
Address4-18-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Websitentj.jac.go.jp/nou

About

Noh is the oldest continuously performed theatre form in the world: slow, ritual, haunting, with carved masks, magnificent silk costumes, a chorus and a small ensemble of flute and drums on a bare cypress stage under its own roof. Kyogen, performed between noh plays, is its comic counterpart, broad and often very funny. The National Noh Theatre in Sendagaya stages regular performances (teirei), introductory 'fukyu' programmes with an explanatory talk, and special series, typically a kyogen plus a noh in two to three hours. Every seat has a small screen offering English or Japanese subtitles, which makes the plots far easier to follow. Tickets are reasonably priced and go on sale about a month ahead; the theatre also has a small exhibition room on noh masks and costumes. Choose a fukyu (introductory) performance for a first visit.

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