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National Theater

Address: 4-1 Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03/3265-7411

Kokuritsu Gekijo

Category: Arts/Performance Venues
Location: Chiyoda-ku

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Fodor's Review:

Architect Hiroyuki Iwamoto's winning entry in the design competition for the National Theater building (1966) is a rendition in concrete of the ancient azekura (storehouse) style, invoking the 8th-century Shosoin Imperial Repository in Nara. The large hall seats 1,746 and presents primarily Kabuki theater, ancient court music, and dance. The small hall seats 630 and is used mainly for Bunraku puppet theater and traditional music. The building is nice to see, but all performances are in Japanese, so it can be difficult to sit through an entire show. Catch a show at the Kabukiza in Ginza, where English earphones are offered.

Cost: Varies depending on performance
Subway: Hanzo-mon subway line, Hanzo-mon Station (Exit 1)

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