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Experiencing Osaka’s Culture and Arts

In preparation for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan,
and the Osaka Culture and Arts Project Organizing Committee

are working to create an environment where visitors to Osaka can experience and enjoy the attractiveness of Osaka’s culture and arts under the Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 program by the Japan Arts Council and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan.

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EVENT Osaka International Culture and Art Project Takigi Noh at Osaka Castle Nishinomaru 2024

The main performers are Otsuki Bunzo, Osaka’s representative Noh actor and a living national treasure, and his successor Otsuki Yuichi. Nationally renowned Noh and Kyogen actors, including Kanze Saburota, Nomura Mansai and Nomura Yuki, are invited from Tokyo. This is a large and gorgeous Takigi Noh in the Osaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden.
Enjoy Noh, one of Japan’s most representative traditional performing arts, in a fantastic atmosphere lit by bonfires.

Date and time:
Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, 2024
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., the performance begins at 6:30 p.m., and the performance ends at 8:40 p.m., both days (tentative)
Venue:
Specially built stage in Osaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden (Address: 2 Osakajo, Chuo-ku, Osaka)

For program details and ticket information, visit the Official Website .

Regarding free rental of "Audio Guides"

To enhance your enjoyment of this performance, we will provide a free rental service for "Audio Guides," offering simultaneous audio commentary.
Audio guides are available in Japanese, English, Chinese, French, and Spanish.

Due to the limited number of devices available, they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting from the venue opening time.

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