Why You Should Visit
North of Mt. Rokko, in Kobe's Kita and Nishi wards, wooden stages built for village kabuki in the Edo period still survive. This two-day free performance by the Kobe Rural Kabuki Preservation Society, part of an Agency for Cultural Affairs traditional-culture parent-child class showcase, is held at the Nishi Ward Culture Center in Seishin-chuo. Children take the lead in Kodakara Kabuki, Sannin Kichisa and Sanmon Gosan no Kiri, alongside Japanese dance, an open rehearsal of Chushingura, Act 7 of the same play by community troupe Miotsukushi Kabuki, and Kanjincho by Kobe Hakotoraza. Admission is free but advance registration is required: the first 100 on Sep 26 and the first 150 on Sep 27.
Essentials
- location
- Nadeshiko Hall, 2F, Nishi Ward Culture Center
- period
- September 26, 2026 (Sat) - September 27, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- Both days: doors 12:30 / performance 13:00–15:30
- cost
- Free (advance registration, first come first served)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 3 min walk from Seishin-chuo Station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line. By car, use paid parking nearby
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- Advance registration required, at the Nishi Ward Culture Center counter or by phone (078-991-8321). Capacity is 100 on Sep 26 and 150 on Sep 27, first come first served.
- NOTE
[Performing group] Kobe Rural Kabuki Preservation Society (Agency for Cultural Affairs traditional-culture parent-child class showcase)
[Instructors] Tachibana Shijuro (kabuki) / Wakayagi Toshimi (Japanese dance) / Asano Tsuyoshi
[Performers] Child actors, Miotsukushi Kabuki, Kobe Hakotoraza and others
Sep 26 (Sat) program
- Japanese dance: Kuroda-bushi
- Kodakara Kabuki (children)
- Japanese dance: Sakura Sakura
- Chushingura "Uramon no Ba" / Sannin Kichisa (open rehearsal with commentary)
- Japanese dance: Gion Kouta / Sanmon Gosan no Kiri
- Japanese dance: Sanbaso
- Miotsukushi Kabuki: Chushingura, Act 7
Sep 27 (Sun) program
- Opening address
- Kodakara Kabuki (children)
- Sannin Kichisa
- Sanmon Gosan no Kiri
- Sakura Sakura (with mothers)
- Sannin Kichisa
- Japanese dance: Kappore / Gion Kouta
- Children's finale
- Kobe Hakotoraza: Kanjincho
*Program and cast may change.
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