The 3rd Yugawara Kabuki Dance Performance

About this event

Held in Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, under the theme of a banquet blending traditional performing arts with a historic hot spring town, the "3rd Yugawara Kabuki Dance Performance" will be staged for a total of 6 performances from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6, 2026, on the 3rd floor of the Yugawara Geigi Guild (Kemban). Centered around the three Narikomaya brothers—Nakamura Hashinosuke, Fukunosuke, and Utanosuke—and Japanese traditional dancer Fujima Naozo, this performance was launched following project adoption by the Japan Tourism Agency. For this 3rd edition, the humorous Matsubamemono kabuki dance-drama 'Tachi Nusubito' (The Sword Thief), the Wakayagi Kan'en Stage Name Announcement Kojo (stage greeting), the celebratory dance 'Tsurukame' (Crane and Tortoise) based on Noh utai chant, and the celebrated Soga-mono dance 'Shofudatsuki Kongen Kusazuri' (The Armor-Pulling Contest) will be showcased. In particular, the Kojo greeting where Nakamura Shikan, Wakayagi Juen, the three Narikomaya brothers, Fujima Naozo, and Wakayagi Kan'en gather together on one stage is one of the key highlights. Of the 6 total performances, 2 are private charters and 4 are open for general sale. All seats are unreserved at 14,300 yen (tax included) per ticket, with 80 seats prepared per performance. Tickets are sold via the official Narikomaya ticket website (CN Play Guide), the Yugawara Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Yugawara Onsen Tourism Association. All performances were completely sold out in the previous year, attracting high attention once again.

Venue

Yugawara Geigi Guild (Yugawara Geigi-ya Kumiai)

458 Miyagami, Yugawara-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa 259-0314