The Flowering Edo Traditional Performing Arts Festival
has begun

This three-day pre-event will showcase the charms of the new Edo Tokyo Traditional Performing Arts Festival, which will begin in January 2026!
We will introduce a variety of traditional performing arts through talks and demonstrations.

2025

10.24

FRI

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Main Building 1st Floor, Central Hall

free

The Edo Tokyo Traditional Performing Arts Festival will open in January 2026.
This three-day pre-event will kick off the festival with talks and demonstrations showcasing a wide variety of traditional performing arts. From traditional Japanese music and dance rooted in Edo townspeople culture, to Noh

which flourished
as ceremonial music for the samurai class, to , leading performers and commentators will unravel the history and appeal of each art form in an easy-to-understand manner.
Experience a moment woven together with rich music, dance, and storytelling.
We hope you will fully enjoy the profound world of Japan's traditional performing arts.

Performance Information

Date

Friday, October 24th, Saturday, October 25th, Sunday, October 26th, 2025
First performance starts at 13:00 / Second performance starts at 16:00
*Performance time is approximately 40 minutes per performance

Performers

[ Friday 24th]
Okamoto Miyanosuke (Shinnai) / Higashine Nishigaki Kazuhiko (Nagauta) / Wakayagi Kyoko (Japanese dance) and others /
Kasai Seiji (classical performing arts commentator)
[ Saturday 25th] Takeda
Munenori (Noh actor) and others / Nagao Ako (interviewer, freelance announcer)
[Sunday 26th]
First performance: Nakamura Kyozo (Kabuki actor) / Kasai Seiji
Second performance: Tobaya San'emon Company (Nagauta) and others / Kasai Seiji

Venue

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Main Building 1st Floor, Central Hall

Ticket
prices

free

October 24: The prosperity of Edo Japanese music and dancing

Edo-period Japanese music, such as Nagauta and Joruri
, developed alongside Kabuki In addition to rich singing, musical performances, and dance demonstrations, this

will be introduced in an easy-to-understand manner
through talks by Seiji Kasai, a commentator on classical performing arts Experience the profound depth of Japan's traditional performing arts.

Shinnai Nagashi
Joruri: Okamoto Miyanosuke / Shamisen: Tsuruga Tsurugirou
Upper-level: Tsuruga Iseichiro
"Osatsuma" from "Kagamijishi"
Vocals: Higashitone Nishigaki Kazuhiko / Shamisen: Higashitone Takahashi Tomohisa
Japanese dance "Kimigayo Shochikubai"
Dance: Wakayagi Kyoko
Nagauta "Kanjincho"
Vocals: Higashitone Nishigaki Kazuhiko / Higashitone Noguchi Etsushi
Shamisen: Higashitone Takahashi Tomohisa / Higashitone Sakamoto Gojiro
Hayashi: Katada Kimihisa / Katada Kiyomi /
Mochizuki Satakoro / Fukuhara Hirono

*The same program will be performed each time.

Miyanosuke Okamoto

Kazuhiko Nishigaki, East Sound

Kyoko Wakayanagi

Seiji Kasai

October 25th: Nohgaku, its charm and history passed down to the present day

Nohgaku was established as a ceremonial music under the patronage of the Edo Shogunate.
The essence of Nohgaku, which has survived through the ages and continues to live on in the present day,

a talk and performance of Shimai and Maibayashi (a specific part of Noh)
by Noh performer Takeda Munenori .

[First performance: Performance] Shimai "Tama no Dan"
[Second performance: Performance] Maibayashi "Takasago"

[Shite actors] Takeda Munenori / Sakai Otoga / Takeda Fumishi / Sakai Otoharu
[Hayashi actors] Flute: Isso Takayuki / Kotsuzumi: Okura Reishiro /
Otsuzumi: Kakihara Hirokazu / Taiko: Sakurai Hitoshi

Munenori Takeda

Ako Nagao

October 26th: The history and appeal of Kabuki

The first episode will
be a dialogue between kabuki actor Nakamura Kyozo and classical arts commentator Kasai Seiji, exploring
the history and appeal of kabuki, led by the three Edo theaters, and the rise and fall of the theater.
In the second episode, Tobaya San'emon Company will be invited
to delve deeper into the appeal of the Kuromiso music that adds color to the stage.
The world of kabuki will be unraveled from the perspectives of both actors and musicians.
Please take your time to enjoy its diverse charms.

Kyozo Nakamura

Seiji Kasai

Performance implementation system

Organized by:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture / Edo-Tokyo Traditional Performing Arts Festival Executive Committee
In cooperation with:
Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
Supported by:
Society for the Management of Compensation for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes (SARTRAS) /
Japan Theatre Association
Supported by:
Chuo City / Chuo City Board of Education / Chuo City Tourism Association
Produced by:
Japan Council of Performing Arts Organizations