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You can enjoy different experiences with three types of seats: Drums, Lanterns, and Round Fans.
Surrendering yourself to the festival beat along with the actors, you will experience the one and only moments in Matsuri Theater. -
People of all ages from around the world can enjoy this performance.
Matsuri Theater is spun not by reading lines but by dance, drums, actors’ expressions and gestures. That’s why anyone can enjoy the performance, regardless of age, gender or nationality.This story is about a young demon and Ohana, who met and fell in love. -
“HANA” aims to gain a world-class reputation with its attempt to integrate traditional Tohoku festivals with contemporary performance styles.
Don‘t miss a magnificent shower of cherry blossoms!
“HANA” was supervised by Kensuke Yokouchi, known for his involvement in the scriptwriting and directing of “Super Kabuki II: One Piece”, which revolutionized the world of traditional Japanese Kabuki. He has written the script for the non-verbal stage of Warabi-za, a theater company with a proven track record of performing Japanese ethnic arts in 17 countries worldwide. Working together with Warabi-za, Lucky Ikeda and Eri Saiki collaborated to create an original choreography. Please come and enjoy the energy of Japanese festivals and the beauty of Japan.
STAFF
Scriptwriting and directing: Kensuke Yokouchi
Kensuke Yokouchi, who is a playwright, director, and head of Tobira-za Theater Company, won the 26th Kishida Kunio Drama Award. He has written script and directed Super Kabuki II “One Piece”, and written the script for Yukio Ninagawa’s musical “V6”.
Staging: Hiroshi Kuriki
Music director: Junya Watanabe Music: Junya Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Ozawa
Choreographer: Lucky Ikeda, Eri Saiki, Akio Morishita, Junko Suzuki
Art: Hiroshi Miyamoto Lighting: Miyuki Mieno Sound: Akiko Sato Costume: Ai Higuchi, Sachie Ichihashi Props: Shinobu Hirano
Stage Director: Shiduka Jin
Assistant Director: Yuko Iino Assistant Choreographer: Miwa Togashi
Original character design: Ai Iseki
CAST
Act: Warabi-za
Based in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, the theater company “Warabi-za” celebrated its 72nd anniversary this year. Warabi-za experienced overseas performances of Japanese folk performing arts in 17 countries, and has many achievements in Japanese original musicals, including the first musical adaptation of Studio Ghibli, and Osamu Tezuka’s works such as “Phoenix,” “Atom,” and “Buddha.”
- Yuzo Okamura
- Tsuyoshi Ozawa
- Satoshi Watanabe
- Shinichi Hirano
- Aoi Mieno
- Akio Morishita
- Yuta Koyama
- Kazuhiko Takida
- Masashi Hukaya
- Yuki Ogure
- Yuko Maruyama
- Izumi Kuroki
- Junko Suzuki
- Maiha Segawa
- Ami Sasaki
- Miyabi Enda
- Miyu Kubota
- Miwa Togashi
- Chiaki Sato
- Misaki Kamitaira
- Shino Komatsu
- Maho Kuroki
- Tsukushi Hirano
- Haruna Shirai
- Miyu Akaishi
Children from Akita prefecture
Performance Shedule[Running Time: Approximately 75 minutes]
Join and enjoy different experiences
with three types of seats!
- The drums and lanterns are fixed installations. Please refrain from taking them home.
- You can take home an original fan from all seats.
- Children at the age of 3 and under are not allowed in the audience seating area. Instead, a multipurpose room is available (reservation required).
- For the purchase of wheelchair seat and multipurpose room, please inquire at the information desk.
Ticket reservation
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| Online |
Warabi-za Online Ticket Reserve until 23:59 on the day before the performance |
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Ticket Pia Reserve until 23:59 on the day before the performance [P code]650346 |
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Lawson Ticket Reserve up to 1 hour before the performance start [L code]21390 |
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e+ Reserve until 23:59 on the day before the performance |
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CN Play Guide Reserve until 4 days before the performance |
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| Telephone |
CN Play Guide 0570-08-9999 Reserve until 4 days before the performance |
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| Convenience Store |
Lawson & MINI STOP LOPPI [L code]21390 Reserve up to 1 hour before the performance start |
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Seven-Eleven Multi-function Copier Reserve up to 1 hour before the performance start [L code]21390 |
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FamilyMart Multi-function Copier Reserve until 23:59 on the day before the performance |
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| Ticket Office |
Akita Arts theatre Mille Has SOLD OUT |
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Access to Akita Arts theatre Mille Has
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By Airplan
Take Akita Airport Limousine
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By Car
10 minutes’ ride from AKITA EXPWY, Akita Center IC (approximately 6 km)
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By Train and Bullet Train
10 minutes’ walk from JR Akita Station (approximately 800m)
[Bus Information]
- City Center Loop Bus (GURURU)
Bus stop “Mille Has Mae”
-Akita Chuou Kotsu
Bus stop “Senshu Koen Iriguchi” (Senshu Park Entrance) -
［Parking Information］
Akita Arts theatre Mille Has has an attached parking lot, which is capable of parking 194 cars.
If the parking lot is full, please use other parking lots.
Please see Mille Has web site for more details, such as congestion status.
