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Kabuki guides

Everything to plan before the curtain opens: the tickets, the single acts, the theatre, what to wear, how kabuki differs from noh and where it came from.

How to Buy Kabuki Tickets 2026: Online, Phone & Box OfficeOnline in English, by phone or at the box office: sale dates, prices, sold-out tips and collecting ticketsRead the guide →Kabuki Single-Act Tickets 2026: Prices & How They WorkHow single acts work at Kabuki-za in 2026: sale times, prices, the upgrade seat, the view and captionsRead the guide →Kabuki-za Theatre Guide 2026: Seats, Access & BentoGetting to Kabuki-za, its history, the seats and floors, captions, bento, Kobikicho Square and the roof gardenRead the guide →Kabuki for First-Timers 2026: Etiquette, Dress & SeatsWhat to wear, how long it lasts, the caption device, the bento interval, the shouts from the audience and children.Read the guide →Kabuki vs Noh 2026: Masks, Make-up, Costumes & BunrakuMasks against make-up, kyogen and bunraku, the costume names, the crossed eyes and a noh seat with English subtitles.Read the guide →Kabuki History 2026: Okuni, the Bans & OnnagataFrom Okuni's riverbed dances in 1603 to the bans, the all-male stage, the acting families and kabuki today.Read the guide →

Tours

Choose your ticket

The three tickets most people choose between. Every ticket has its own page with the seat or show, what is included and what guests say.

Asakusa Taishu Engeki Show at Mokubakan Theatre Popular theatre ★ 4.61.5 to 2 hoursFree cancellation

Asakusa Taishu Engeki Show at Mokubakan Theatre
AsakusaOnnagataDaily show

Kabuki's popular cousin: a touring troupe performs dance and drama in colourful costume at Mokubakan, a small Asakusa theatre running for over a century, with a new programme every day.

What's included
  • One taishu engeki performance (up to 90 minutes)
  • Photo time with the performers
  • Guide option: English introduction and a canned drink
  • Shows at about 1:45 pm and 7:15 pm
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
From$21per person Reserve
Kabuki-za Kabuki Show Ticket with English Captions Most booked ★ 4.83.5 hoursFree cancellation

Kabuki-za Kabuki Show Ticket with English Captions
Kabuki-zaEnglish captions1st or 2nd-class seat

A seat for a full matinee or evening part of this month's programme at Kabuki-za in Ginza, the theatre built for kabuki, with an English or Simplified Chinese caption device included in the ticket.

What's included
  • Ticket for one full part (matinee or evening)
  • First-class or second-class A seat, by option
  • English or Simplified Chinese caption service
  • Doors open 30 minutes before the show
  • Free cancellation up to 2 days before
Full tour details
From$94per person Reserve
Kabuki Actor Experience at Aioi-za Theatre, Gifu Be on stage ★ 5.04.5 hoursFree cancellation

Kabuki Actor Experience at Aioi-za Theatre, Gifu
Private groupMake-up and costumeLunch included

A private half day in Mizunami: learn about Mino kabuki at a museum, then go into kumadori make-up, wig and costume at the Aioi-za playhouse and perform a short scene on its stage.

What's included
  • Museum Nakasendo visit
  • Kumadori make-up, wig and costume
  • Rehearsal and stage scene with a local kabuki master
  • Oshiguma face print to take home, and a Japanese lunch
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
From$441per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

A full part at Kabuki-za in Ginza, with an English caption device in the ticket.

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