Yokohama’s SEASIDE CINEMA 2022 screening Evangelion, Spider-Man and more this Golden Week
With Golden Week fast approaching, now is the time to begin planning activities that will keep you occupied during the week-long holiday. Whilst many of…
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Japan’s all new circus team ‘CIRQUEWORK’ debuts in Tokyo this October
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to witness the amazing acts of a Cirque du Soleil stage performance, then I envy you. The entertainment company…
Batman Ninja The Show is Japan’s first Batman theater production
2018’s hit “feudal Japan meets the DC universe” movie, Batman Ninja, is set to hit the stage, which means fans of the dark knight are…
Japan’s famous all-female musical review Takarazuka’s new project Takarazuka Live Next announces their first performance
The first show of Takarazuka Live Next will be starring Sho Ayanagi, a graduate from the renowned all-female musical group “Takarzuka”, celebrating her beginning of…
Awesome green tea bags protect your cup with ninja, samurai, and other characters
Very few things are as calming and soul-centering as a nice hot cup of authentic green tea. But sometimes you may find yourself feeling as…
Yasukuni Shrine’s ‘Yozakura Noh’ sees evening performances held under sakura
Returning for the first time in two years, Yasukuni Shrine’s ‘Yozakura Noh Theatre’ will see traditional Japanese performances held outside, beneath the cherry blossoms, and…
Hayao Miyazaki’s and Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ to be adapted as stage play
Fans of beloved animation giant Studio Ghibli have no doubt enjoyed a viewing of legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning classic, Spirited Away, on multiple…
Artist’s stunning and spooky abandoned movie theater diorama is too real not to believe in
We’ve seen some amazing and meticulously crafted dioramas from Japanese artists on Twitter, including impressive miniature worlds that explore thalassophobia (the fear of the deep…
Theatre for All: Japan’s first multilingual barrier-free online stage for theatre, dance, film & media art
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, conventional theatre performances have become practically impossible. Whilst this has created a crisis for Japan’s theatres, it…
ZA new online theatre opens up new possibilities for theatre goers
The coronavirus has hit the performing arts hard, as audiences shy away from enclosed spaces. But all is not lost. Theatrical company No Meets has…
Discover Hokusai through performance and stage art; ‘The Life of HOKUSAI’
Japan’s Katsushika Hokusai, is perhaps the world’s most famous painter. Believed to have created more than 30,000 works in his lifetime, that are highly valued…
New National Theater Tokyo takes part in World Opera Day and World Ballet Day
This year the New National Theater Tokyo will participate in World Opera Day on October 25 and World Ballet Day on October 29. Both World…
“The death of theater”: Tokyo Met Theater director’s stand against coronavirus closures
In an address to the Japanese people on February 27th, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe requested sporting and cultural event organizers to postpone or cancel events…
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter And The Cursed Child on Stage finally makes its debut in Japan
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Stage is a new stage play with a script written by Jack Thorne. The original story by J.K.Rowling,…
Californian Duo Brings Kabuki-Inspired Play to Edinburgh Fringe
by JAPAN Forward KabukiMA, a theatrical troupe which practices and promotes Japanese theatre in the West, will premiere a unique rendition of Narukami Thunder God,…