Noh Theater SANPO at Ginza Prefectural Noh Theater

Opening hours: 8/11-15 2025 1:30-7:30PM
Venue: Kanze Noh Theater (GINZA SIX)
Admission fee: 1,000JPY

※ Ticket is available at the entrance.

This summer, a Noh festival is coming to Ginza!

Noh（能）,which is popularized and formalized during the Muromachi period(1336-1568), is a form of theater involving music, dance and drama. Today, it is recognized internationally as one of great Japanese classical performing arts. Throughout the event, the performers of Kanze school Noh invite you to explore the history and tradition of Noh at the Kanze Noh theater, which is located in the center of Ginza, Tokyo. Check out our full lineup of the event, including workshops held at the front of historical Noh stage, and experience to wear Noh masks at the lobby.

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Highlights

This event will introduce the Japanese traditional performing art of Noh from various angles,with a festival theme. There will be an opportunity to try on a Noh masks, and historical Noh costumes will be on display. Many Noh actors will also be there. Interpreters will be available, so please feel free to join us.

*You may have to wait to enter when the theater is crowded.

Noh Masks Experience

Main characters of Noh wear masks that represent women, old men, demons and spirits. These masks tell the audience what kinds of characters are being portrayed. In this booth, find your favorite mask and try it on. You can try on about 50 types of Noh masks.

Exhibition of Noh Masks and Costumes

You can see close to Noh masks and costumes which are actually used at performance. You will discover beauty of the traditional embroidery and patterns that have been a real treat for the eyes of audience for over 700 years.

Commemorative Photo Spot

We will have a large panel of a popular scene from the Noh play"FUNABENKEI", which serves as the main visual for this event. Please enjoy taking commemorative photos with your family and friendsat the impressive photo spot.

Event Shop

We have various gifts that you can find only at Kanze Noh theater including collaboration products with the popular comic strip "Peanuts". These products will only be sold at the venue, so be sure to stop by to commemorate your visit.

A Movie Show on a Big Screen

You can watch a special movie about the Kanze Noh theater's backstage that only performers are allowed to enter. The host will be the young Noh actor Kanze Saburota. There will also be a special video introducing famous places in Ginza. In addition, a Noh movie called "God, Demon. Beauty: The Three Great Noh Plays", which makes fulluse of cutting-edge computer graphics, willbe screened twice a day. Please enjoy the powerful images on the specially prepared large screen.

Interactive Workshop
Featuring with Knaze Noh Performers

Kanze Noh School performers willexplain aboutthe history. Noh masks and costumes. They also invite you their Noh exercise such as a theater vocal training and acting practices that all participants move their body together.
In addition, a short Noh performance will be presented. This workshop is our highlight of the event that you can enjoy learning about unique expressions of Noh.

Open time

•The workshop will be held twice a day, starting at 2:15pm and 6pm.
•The workshop willbe about for 45min.
•Simultaneous interpretation is available in English.
•Each workshop is available up to 400 participants on a first-come first-served basis.

Let’s Become a Promotion Ambassador of Noh

Let’s take photos or movie and upload them to social medias (Instagram, X and Facebook etc) like an ambassador, and you have a chance to receive Kanze Noh theater original items.

Venue Information

Venue: Kanze Noh Theater

GINZA SIX 3rd basement floor 10-1, Ginza 6-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

GINZA SIX, which is a stunning large complex in Ginza, provides us diverse metropolitan experiences. There are not only commercial and business areas but also cultural exchange facilities along with the roof top garden and tourist bus stop.
The commercial area is lined with luxury brands, the finest amenity shops that enrich your life,authentic restaurants, cafÈ, patisseries/cake shops, art galleries, convenient store, tourist center and tax-free counter etc. Kanze Noh theater is located at 3rd basement floor.