Arts and stage · Kanto
December Bunraku Performance in Tokyo
The December Bunraku performance plays the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse from 6 to 19 December 2026.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sun 06 to Sat 19 Dec 2026
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse, Tokyo
- City
- Tokyo
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Region
- Kanto
- Category
- Arts and stage
- Tickets
- Paid
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Presented by the Japan Arts Council while the National Theatre in Tokyo is closed for rebuilding, the December Bunraku performance runs at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse from 6 to 19 December 2026, with no performance on 10 December. The programmes are Kagamiyama Kokyo no Nishikie, Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura and Sonezaki Shinju, the classic double-suicide play. Full programme tickets are 9,000 yen for adults, with part tickets also sold.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/schedule/kokuritsu_s/2026/0812/?lan=e. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.