Kabuki-za Theatre

The Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza is the leading home of the traditional form of Japanese theater known as Kabuki. Kubuki was first performed in the early 17th century and with the unique performances and costume it has now become a symbol of Japanese Culture.

The Kabuki-za theatre first opened in 1889 but unfortunately was burned to the ground in a fire in Oct,1921. Rebuilding began in the following June. The uncompleted Kabuki-za theatre was again damaged by the great earthquake that hit the Kanto area in September 1923. The new theatre was finally completed in December 1924.

Plays still continued even during the war years until a massive air raid on Tokyo on May 1945 completely gutted the building. The Building was rebuilt after the war and still retains the same architecture as the 1924 building.

Kabuki-za is located near Higashi Ginza Station which is on the Hibiya and Toei Asakusa subway lines or via a short walk up Harumi Dori Ave from the main Ginza Station.

A full Kabuki play is quite long but you can purchase tickets for one act only if you just want to get an idea of what Kabuki is like, there also headsets available for rental with English narration to explain what is going on during the play.