Traditional culture experience programs Traditional culture experience programs for Overseas Visitors for Overseas Visitors A s a k u s a C u l t u r e E d o - To k y o M u s e u m Tourist Information Center Shamisen of Nagauta Every Saturday Every Second Saturday and Sunday from December 2015 to March 2016

14:45 / 16:00 / 17:15 (30 minutes) Appreciate Nagauta, traditional Japanese music and *Excluding 26th December 2015. instruments experience. It's held until 26th March 2016. Nihon Buyo Every Sunday You can wear a yukata and learn how to dance. 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 (60 minutes) *Excluding 13th December 2015 and 10th January, 14th February, 28th February, 13th March 2016. It's held until 27th March 2016. WAZUMA KAMIKIRI KYOKUGEI Japanese Paper Traditional Magic Cutting Acrobatics No age English Guidance limitations Available Free

Organized by Arts Council Nihon Buyo Nagauta(Shamisen) (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) Supported & Cooperated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Inquiries: Tokyo Tradition Office, Arts Council Tokyo TEL: 03-5369-4541 FAX: 03-3225-1006 E-mail: [email protected] No age Please visit our limitations website for more English Guidance information Available Website: http://www.tokyo-tradition.jp Free

Address: 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015 Address: 2-18-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0034 The Beauty of Japan and a Feast of Festival of Traditional Performing Arts Noh Theater: Beyond Words, Beyond Borders Traditional Performing Arts: FUJIYAMA - Memories of Asia - Treasures of Japan Saturday 21st November 2015 at 14:00 Saturday 2nd January 2016 at 13:30 Sunday 25th October 2015 at 17:00 (Experience Corner at 12:00) (Experience Corner at 12:30) The only chance to experience the new dance pieces, one entitled This program consists of both a behind-the-scenes ”experience corner” and A collection of Japan’s greatest traditional artists performing together. “Hachigome(Eighth station of the mountain)” based on one of the symbols special performances of Noh in both English and Japanese. For foreign Bugaku, Nohgaku, Kabuki buyo and Bunraku are presented in this of Japanese beauty, Mt.Fuji(FUJIYAMA), and a traditional dance/sword fight visitors to Japan, a hands-on “experience corner” will allow visitors to try on combination entitled “Yamato Takeru Tsurugi no Isaoshi”. There will be an performance, which enables the audience to gain an understanding of “experience area” in the theater, featuring lion dance and other New Year masks and costumes as well as play instruments before the performance traditional arts in Japan. traditions. with guidance from Noh professionals. Venue:Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Main Hall Venue:Meijiza Venue:Kita Noh Theatre Access:Ueno Station (JR, Ginza Line / Hibiya Line, Keisei Line) Access:Hamacho Station (Toei Line) Ningyocho Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / Toei Asakusa Line) Price :S seat: 4,000 yen / A seat: 3,000 yen / Student: 2,000 yen Access:Meguro Station (JR, Tokyu Meguro Line, Toei Mita Line, Suitengumae Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line) On sale:Saturday 1st August 2015 Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) Price:S seat: 5,000 yen (Student: 2,500 yen) P Code: 445-698 Price:Adult: 3,500 yen / Student: 1,500 yen A seat: 3,000 yen (Student: 1,500 yen) Guidance:Earphone guidance is available in English. On sale:Friday 4th September 2015 On sale:Friday 4th September 2015 P-Code:445-697 P-Code:445-699 Enjoy Kagurazaka, Have Fun at Kagurazaka Guidance:Translation for Noh is available in English by Twitter. Guidance:English subtitle is available. Sunday 1st November 2015 at 14:00 Kagurazaka Street Stage O-edo Tour 2015 You can enjoy performances of Noh and Nihon Buyo(Japanese (Japanese Traditional Culture Festival) traditional dance). In addition, there is also the workshop that enables 【Eve】 Saturday 14th November 2015 participants to learn the differences between Noh and Nihon Buyo. 【Main Festival】 Sunday 15th November 2015 Venue:Yarai Noh Theater In the Kagurazaka district, we will hold a variety of events that offer Access:Kagurazaka Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line) sophisticated, stylish encouters with traditional performing arts, including a Ushigome-kagurazaka Station (Toei Oedo Line) stamp rally and street-corner traditional music performances on Price:Adult: 3,000 yen / Student: 2,000 yen Kagurazaka-dori street. On sale:Saturday 1st August 2015 Venue:Kagurazaka Area P Code:445-700 Access: (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho / Namboku Line) Guidance : English brochure is available. Kagurazaka Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line) Rakugo : Traditional storytelling and Ushigome-kagurazaka Station (Toei Oedo Line) Price : Free (Fee is charged for some programs.) Traditional Geisha Dances For further details please see the official website : http://kaguramachi.jp/ (The website will be updated in the end of September.) Sunday 8th November 2015 at 15:00 Let’s All Enjoy the World of Nihon Buyo Guidance : Guidance is available in English. Enjoy Rakugo, which developed in downtown Edo, and the traditional Sunday 20th December 2015 at 14:00 Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2015 ①Saturday 3nd - Sunday 4th October 2015 dance and music by Geisha, which shows the atmosphere of the The workshop consists of appreciation and hands-on experience for traditional entertainment districts of the city. Venue:Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum traditional Japanese dance and music. You will also be invited to try ②Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th October 2015 Venue:Tokyo International Forum Hall C playing traditional musical instruments. Venue : Hama-rikyu Gardens Access:Yurakucho Station / Tokyo Station (JR) Venue:Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Densho Hall In Japan, there is a traditional tea ceremony called “Sado”. You will be able Price:Adult: 4,000 yen / Student: 2,000 yen Access:Shibuya Station (JR, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon / Ginza / Fukutoshin Line, to join tea ceremony workshops for beginners and Nodate, outdoor tea On sale: Friday 4th September 2015 Keio Inokashira Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, Den-en-toshi Line ceremony. There are other programs that foreigners can experience casually P-Code:445-701 Price:Free besides the tea ceremony. Guidance:English brochure is available. Participation:An advance reservation is necessary. Admission Fee:Outdoor Tea Ceremony: 300 yen / You can reserve your seat via website, Tea Ceremony for Beginners: 300 yen from Saturday 31st October. * Admission fee is charged for Hama-rikyu Gardens. https://v3.appollon.nta.co.jp/nihonbuyo/ * Admission fee is free for Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Guidance: Earphone guidance is available in English. during the event. Price and Participation : For further details please see the official website: The World of Edo Ito Ayatsuri Ningyo http://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2015.jp/ Organized by:Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo -The Beauty of Onnagata Puppet- (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) Access : Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum: Saturday 19th December 2015 at 17:30 Musashi-koganei Station (JR) and Koganei Koen nishiguchi (Seibu Bus) Hama-rikyu Gardens: Station, Tsukiji Station (Toei Oedo Line) Ticket Information Please enjoy the world of Edo Ito Ayatsuri Ningyo with 380-year history and Guidance : English guidance are available in some programs. Please visit the following website. tradition, through a performance, in which beautiful Onnagata, female Ticket Pia:http://pia.jp/ puppets play an active part. TEL: 0570-02-9999 Venue:Koganei Miyajigakki Hall (Koganei Civic Center), Main Hall P code is a six digit number for each event. Access:Musashi-Koganei Station (JR) You need P code to reserve your ticket by phone. Price:Adult: 2,500 yen / Student: 1,500 yen ※All programs and performances are subject to change without notice. On sale: Friday 4th September 2015 P Code:445-702 Guidance : Guidance is available in English.