New Year Bunraku Performance

5 years ago

Ningyo Joruri Bunraku puppet plays are a traditional art form originating in Osaka. Enjoy these performances amid an extravagant atmosphere and presentation suited to a new year.

Ningyo Joruri Bunraku puppet plays are a traditional art form originating in Osaka and extending back to the Edo period (1603-1868). The plays are moving tales depicting romantic love and tragedy through puppets.
The theater is decorated in special New Year’s fashion with massive “niramidai” and “otako” hanging kites, for an extravagant atmosphere as you take in the show.

Name of the facility: National Bunraku Theater

Address: 1-12-10, Nipponbashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka

Tell: 0570-07-9900

URL: https://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/schedule/bunraku/2018/2358.html?lan=j

Business hours: January 3 (Thu),2019 - January 14 (Mon), 2019
January 16 (Wed), 2019 - January 25 (Fri), 2019
・First Performance 11:00 (performance conclusion planned for 15:15)
・Second Performance 16:00 (performance conclusion planned for 20:10)

Admission fee: ・Section 1 Seats : 6,000 yen
・Section 2 Seats : 2,400 yen
＊Maku-mi Seki (single-act top-balcony seats) Available (excluding January 3)
price : 1,000 yen - 2,000 yen (Please enquire with the theater, as seating varies by program)
Purchase : Sold at theater reception on performance days only.