This facility has a small hall with approx. 300 seats and a large hall boasting approx. 1,800 seats, making it perfect not only for a wide variety of performing arts centered on classical music concerts, but also other events such as ballet and opera performances. The upcoming schedule is packed with popular events, such as performances by the Kodo Taiko [traditional Japanese drums] Performing Arts Ensemble and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in September.
With a large hall seating approx. 1,200 and providing refined listening enjoyment, TIARA KOTO stages various performances in collaboration with the Tokyo City Ballet and Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. The hall will be holding “Tiara Ballet Days,” an event enabling participants to become more familiar with ballet, on September 23 and 24, and the “Regular Concert of the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra” on September 30.
Continuously presenting attractive events such as “Regular Performances” and “Noh Viewing Workshops” since its opening in September 1983, the National Noh Theatre is a place where the general public can broadly experience Noh drama. All seats are equipped with personal subtitle display systems to enable novices to Noh and overseas visitors to better enjoy the performances. Precious Noh masks and costumes can also be viewed in the Exhibition Room.
Photo courtesy of the National Noh Theatre
Providing seating for approx. 1,000, Asakusa Public Hall is rare amongst public facilities in that it is has a hanamichi (platform running from the back of the theater, through the audience, to the main stage), which is essential for presenting impactful stage performances. A major attraction of this facility is the rich variation of the events it presents, providing something for everyone to enjoy. In September alone, the hall will be presenting a diversity of events ranging from classical music concerts and Japanese dance performances to Enka concerts and popular light theater performances.
This municipal theater is located in Ikebukuro, the “Town of Theater”. Aiming to be a theater where “people meet the arts,” the OWLSPOT Theater presents drama and dance performances by outstanding performing artists in addition to performances that it produces in-house. With a seating capacity of 300, the theater creates a powerful sense of presence within its compact space.
The ASAKURA Museum of Sculpture preserves the former residence of sculptor Fumio Asakura, who was the first sculptor to be awarded the Japanese Order of Cultural Merit, as a museum of his works. From September 2 to December 24, the museum is holding a special exhibition commemorating its 50th anniversary entitled “Various Cat Phases: Cats in ASAKURA Museum of Sculpture”. . The exhibition will feature works depicting cats (one of Asakura’s favorite subjects), including works by other artists.
