Guidebook for Kōtō-ku
Sightseeing
Very famous & beautiful Japanese temple.
Every 9:00, 11:00,13:00, 15:00,17:00, there will be an amazing ceremony called “Fire puja”. Monks are saying mantra with playing Japanese drums / TAIKO. It is amazing. Once a month I go to this temple.
http://www.fukagawafudou.gr.jp/about/index.html
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Naritasan Fukagawa Fudōdō
1-chōme-17-13 TomiokaVery famous & beautiful Japanese temple.
Every 9:00, 11:00,13:00, 15:00,17:00, there will be an amazing ceremony called “Fire puja”. Monks are saying mantra with playing Japanese drums / TAIKO. It is amazing. Once a month I go to this temple.
http://www.fukagawafudou.gr.jp/about/index.html
Tokyo Cruise / Ship.
From Toyosu, there is Odaiba-Asakusa Direct line. this line has Himiko which is designed by Reiji Matsumoto and broadcasting inboard appoints the voice of Tetsuro Hoshino, Matel, conductor, you can enjoy the trip with them.
Toyosu, 2 Chome
Tokyo Cruise / Ship.
From Toyosu, there is Odaiba-Asakusa Direct line. this line has Himiko which is designed by Reiji Matsumoto and broadcasting inboard appoints the voice of Tetsuro Hoshino, Matel, conductor, you can enjoy the trip with them.
Name:San'en-zan Kodo in Zojoji
Denomination:Jodo shu (Pure Land Sect) of Buddhism, founded by Honen
Shonin Main Image (Hohzon):Amida Buddha, the Nembutsu prayer Namu Amida Butsu is recited.
Founder:Yuyo Shoso shonin, the 8th patriarch of Jodo shu.
Temple Status:Main temple (Headquaters: Dai-Honzon)
194 yerel halk öneriyor
Zōjōji Tapınağı
4-chōme-7-35 ShibakōenName:San'en-zan Kodo in Zojoji
Denomination:Jodo shu (Pure Land Sect) of Buddhism, founded by Honen
Shonin Main Image (Hohzon):Amida Buddha, the Nembutsu prayer Namu Amida Butsu is recited.
Founder:Yuyo Shoso shonin, the 8th patriarch of Jodo shu.
Temple Status:Main temple (Headquaters: Dai-Honzon)
Tokyo Kulesi
4-chōme-2-8 ShibakōenFrom the apt to Tokyo Skytree, there is a direct bus / 30min ride.
1847 yerel halk öneriyor
Tokyo Skytree
1-chōme-1-2 OshiageFrom the apt to Tokyo Skytree, there is a direct bus / 30min ride.
Drinks & Nightlife
The biggest club in Tokyo.
From the apartment to this club, it will take only 15min.
It offers three dancefloors, a pool area, numerous bars and chill-out spaces, and the best sound system in town. The club provides a free bus from Shibuya every half hour.
36 yerel halk öneriyor
ageHa
2-chōme-2-10 ShinkibaThe biggest club in Tokyo.
From the apartment to this club, it will take only 15min.
It offers three dancefloors, a pool area, numerous bars and chill-out spaces, and the best sound system in town. The club provides a free bus from Shibuya every half hour.
as ONE Roppongi / My best friend's bar.
If you have a chance to go to Roppongi, go to this bar.
If you tell me you are my guests, they will give you a shot free:)
20:00～5:00
https://www.facebook.com/as-ONE-Roppongi-108148932671672/timeline
7-chōme-9-3 Roppongi
as ONE Roppongi / My best friend's bar.
If you have a chance to go to Roppongi, go to this bar.
If you tell me you are my guests, they will give you a shot free:)
20:00～5:00
https://www.facebook.com/as-ONE-Roppongi-108148932671672/timeline
Located in the same building as Club Atom, Harlem has been the mecca of hip-hop culture in Japan since the mid 1990s. If you want to see B-boys and fly girls shakin’ it, as well as some of Japan’s up-and-coming MCs, this is the spot. The tunes are basically straight-up rap with a little R&B mixed in. DJ Hazime and other well-known Japanese spinners often play here.
21 yerel halk öneriyor
Harlem
2-4 MaruyamachōLocated in the same building as Club Atom, Harlem has been the mecca of hip-hop culture in Japan since the mid 1990s. If you want to see B-boys and fly girls shakin’ it, as well as some of Japan’s up-and-coming MCs, this is the spot. The tunes are basically straight-up rap with a little R&B mixed in. DJ Hazime and other well-known Japanese spinners often play here.
Space Lab Yellow's short-lived resurrection as Eleven aside, it seemed for a good few years that the Tokyo club scene wouldn't be getting any new venues that were any larger than a shoebox. That changed in late 2011, with the opening of this 1,500-capacity space in Shibuya – run by Global Hearts, the folks behind Daikanyama club Air. Sound Museum Vision spreads the action across four rooms, the largest of which, Gaia, has a sound system loud enough to make your teeth rattle. Regular club nights include the Classics (hip hop), Alien Radio (techno) and Girls Festival, in which all ladies get in for free.
60 yerel halk öneriyor
Sound Museum Vision
2-chōme-10-7 DōgenzakaSpace Lab Yellow's short-lived resurrection as Eleven aside, it seemed for a good few years that the Tokyo club scene wouldn't be getting any new venues that were any larger than a shoebox. That changed in late 2011, with the opening of this 1,500-capacity space in Shibuya – run by Global Hearts, the folks behind Daikanyama club Air. Sound Museum Vision spreads the action across four rooms, the largest of which, Gaia, has a sound system loud enough to make your teeth rattle. Regular club nights include the Classics (hip hop), Alien Radio (techno) and Girls Festival, in which all ladies get in for free.
Shopping
The wide variety of shops (180 in total) includes everything from Uniqlo and other casual fashion shops to the 100-yen shop The Daiso.
54 yerel halk öneriyor
Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu
2-chōme-4-9 ToyosuThe wide variety of shops (180 in total) includes everything from Uniqlo and other casual fashion shops to the 100-yen shop The Daiso.
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza is a shopping mall designed with the theme of creating a "theatrical city space." It's home to the world's only full-size Gundam statue and offers a wide selection of Japan-themed souvenirs at many of its shops. With many authentic Japanese restaurants and convenient access to transportation, DiverCity is a fun new destination in Tokyo for overseas visitors!
14 yerel halk öneriyor
ダイバーシティ
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza is a shopping mall designed with the theme of creating a "theatrical city space." It's home to the world's only full-size Gundam statue and offers a wide selection of Japan-themed souvenirs at many of its shops. With many authentic Japanese restaurants and convenient access to transportation, DiverCity is a fun new destination in Tokyo for overseas visitors!
VenusFort is a shopping mall designed to resemble a medieval European village. The Sky Feature Program displays a fantastical sky expanding overhead, creating a magical atmosphere where time flows unlike anything in the outside world. December 2009 saw the opening of the first outlet floor in Tokyo’s 23wards, transforming VenusFort into a "hybrid shopping mall."
59 yerel halk öneriyor
VenusFort
1-chōme-3-15 AomiVenusFort is a shopping mall designed to resemble a medieval European village. The Sky Feature Program displays a fantastical sky expanding overhead, creating a magical atmosphere where time flows unlike anything in the outside world. December 2009 saw the opening of the first outlet floor in Tokyo’s 23wards, transforming VenusFort into a "hybrid shopping mall."
Large compound shopping center in perfect location that AQUA CiTY ODAIBA is next to Odaiba Kaihinkoen, and faces the downtown area over the Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge. Shopping zone where approximately 80 stores gathered mainly on casual fashion which felt refreshing sea breeze. Gourmet zone largest in seafront where restaurants which are full of variety such as Japanese, Western, and Chinese style Italians form a line. Large-scale multiplex cinema (compound movie theater) which is fully equipped with latest picture, sound facilities, and can enjoy movie in the finest environment.
Furthermore, in upper rank, there is Fuji TV kids cafe "mom Toko" whom the main character back side of gachapin mook Fuji TV meets, and Shinto shrine "AQUA CiTY ODAIBA Shinto shrine" where wish of "local noodles Festival" and seven comes true does and can enjoy all day.
Come to resort "Tokyo re-dzo Island" (father) in the middle of the downtown area AQUA CiTY ODAIBA by all means.
44 yerel halk öneriyor
Aqua City Odaiba
1-chōme-7-1 DaibaLarge compound shopping center in perfect location that AQUA CiTY ODAIBA is next to Odaiba Kaihinkoen, and faces the downtown area over the Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge. Shopping zone where approximately 80 stores gathered mainly on casual fashion which felt refreshing sea breeze. Gourmet zone largest in seafront where restaurants which are full of variety such as Japanese, Western, and Chinese style Italians form a line. Large-scale multiplex cinema (compound movie theater) which is fully equipped with latest picture, sound facilities, and can enjoy movie in the finest environment.
Furthermore, in upper rank, there is Fuji TV kids cafe "mom Toko" whom the main character back side of gachapin mook Fuji TV meets, and Shinto shrine "AQUA CiTY ODAIBA Shinto shrine" where wish of "local noodles Festival" and seven comes true does and can enjoy all day.
Come to resort "Tokyo re-dzo Island" (father) in the middle of the downtown area AQUA CiTY ODAIBA by all means.
MITSUKOSHI Ginza store
4-chōme-6-16 GinzaJapanese traditional department store in Ginza.
Matsuya Ginza
3-chōme-6-1 GinzaJapanese traditional department store in Ginza.
This eight-floor building – a landmark in Ginza – contains showrooms for Sony’s world-famous products, including the AIBO robot hound, PlayStation 3, VAIO, Cyber-Shot, Handycam and others. The building also contains a number of cafés and restaurants, and even an English pub.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Sonibyru
5-chōme-3-1 GinzaThis eight-floor building – a landmark in Ginza – contains showrooms for Sony’s world-famous products, including the AIBO robot hound, PlayStation 3, VAIO, Cyber-Shot, Handycam and others. The building also contains a number of cafés and restaurants, and even an English pub.
Food Scene
My favourite coffee shop in Tsukiji.
6:00～16:00
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131301/13012800/
米本珈琲本店
My favourite coffee shop in Tsukiji.
6:00～16:00
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131301/13012800/
My favourite french cafe restaurant in Ginza.
11:00～23:00（L.O.22:00）
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13002522/
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Aux Bacchanales Ginza
6-chōme-3-2 GinzaMy favourite french cafe restaurant in Ginza.
11:00～23:00（L.O.22:00）
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13002522/
My favourite RAMEN shop in Tsukiji.
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131301/13002337/
5:00～13:30
（株）築地井上
My favourite RAMEN shop in Tsukiji.
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131301/13002337/
5:00～13:30
There are many nice restaurants in this building.
It's 6min walk from the apt.
http://www.gatharia.jp/guide/restaurants.html
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Fukagawa Gatharia
1-chōme-5-25 KibaThere are many nice restaurants in this building.
It's 6min walk from the apt.
http://www.gatharia.jp/guide/restaurants.html
My favourite Ramen Shop near my apartment.
Just 5min walk from the apt.
Lunch time 11:00～15:30
Dinner time17:00～23:00
Shop holiday Every Sunday
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131303/13112667/
さっちゃんラーメン 本店
My favourite Ramen Shop near my apartment.
Just 5min walk from the apt.
Lunch time 11:00～15:30
Dinner time17:00～23:00
Shop holiday Every Sunday
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131303/13112667/
My favourite cozy coffee shop in Monzen-nakacho.
It's near my favourite amazing temple called "Fukagawa-Fudo".
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131303/13161831/
Open 8am
Close 7pm
Monz Cafe
1-chōme-14-5 TomiokaMy favourite cozy coffee shop in Monzen-nakacho.
It's near my favourite amazing temple called "Fukagawa-Fudo".
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131303/13161831/
Open 8am
Close 7pm
I visit only this SHABUSHABU restaurant since my childhood.
Very nice and it's near my favourite amazing temple called "Fukagawa-Fudo" in Monzen-Nakacho.
17:30~22:30
Shop holiday every Sunday & national holidays.
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131303/13030294/
しゃぶしゃぶすき焼き専門 花水木 門前仲町
1-chōme-12-4 TomiokaI visit only this SHABUSHABU restaurant since my childhood.
Very nice and it's near my favourite amazing temple called "Fukagawa-Fudo" in Monzen-Nakacho.
17:30~22:30
Shop holiday every Sunday & national holidays.
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131303/13030294/
My favourite restaurant / medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine).
It's near my favourite amazing temple called "Fukagawa-Fudo" in Monzen-Nakacho.
http://www.omanekiya.com/menu/index.html
104 yerel halk öneriyor
Tokyo
6-chōme-10-1 RoppongiMy favourite restaurant / medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine).
It's near my favourite amazing temple called "Fukagawa-Fudo" in Monzen-Nakacho.
http://www.omanekiya.com/menu/index.html
My favourite bakery.
Here's pastries & breads are made in this bakery.
It's in Toyosu.
Open 8:00am
Close 8:30pm
Free WiFi
http://saneido.biz/pere/commodity01.html
Pere et mere
My favourite bakery.
Here's pastries & breads are made in this bakery.
It's in Toyosu.
Open 8:00am
Close 8:30pm
Free WiFi
http://saneido.biz/pere/commodity01.html
My favourite NAGOYA cuisine.
Here's Taiwan noodle is amazingly super hot! & yummy!!
It's near the KABUKIZA in Ginza.
Open 5pm
Close 3am
Shop holiday : every Sunday & national holidays
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13009022/
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Gz
5-chōme-14-15 GinzaMy favourite NAGOYA cuisine.
Here's Taiwan noodle is amazingly super hot! & yummy!!
It's near the KABUKIZA in Ginza.
Open 5pm
Close 3am
Shop holiday : every Sunday & national holidays
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13009022/
My favourite pizza restaurant near Tokyo Tower.
Even Italian live in Japan say this pizza restaurant is the best!!
If you go there, try "DON SALVO".
The shape is like a star, the taste is mind blowing.
Open 11:30am
Close 10pm
Shop holiday : every Monday
Here is the URL of this restaurant.
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1307/A130704/13132020/
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Pizzeria da Peppe NAPOLI STA'CA"
1-chōme-11-4 AzabudaiMy favourite pizza restaurant near Tokyo Tower.
Even Italian live in Japan say this pizza restaurant is the best!!
If you go there, try "DON SALVO".
The shape is like a star, the taste is mind blowing.
Open 11:30am
Close 10pm
Shop holiday : every Monday
Here is the URL of this restaurant.
http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1307/A130704/13132020/
My favourite coffee shop in Toyosu.
★Coffee 108JPY ★Cafe late 190JPY
・Open 7am
・Close 8pm
Free WiFi
R.O.STAR(ロースター)
3-chōme-2-20 ToyosuMy favourite coffee shop in Toyosu.
★Coffee 108JPY ★Cafe late 190JPY
・Open 7am
・Close 8pm
Free WiFi
My favourite Japanese traditional oyster restaurant.
Operating Hours
17:00～22:00（Ｌ．Ｏ 21：00）
Shop holidays
Sat, Sun, National holidays
安芸路 酔心 西新橋店
My favourite Japanese traditional oyster restaurant.
Operating Hours
17:00～22:00（Ｌ．Ｏ 21：00）
Shop holidays
Sat, Sun, National holidays
Parks & Nature
Port / beautiful view.
From here, you can see Tokyo tower & Rainbow bridge at the same time.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Harumi Wharf
5-chōme-7-1 HarumiPort / beautiful view.
From here, you can see Tokyo tower & Rainbow bridge at the same time.
Parks Kiba
4-chōme-6-1 Hirano Huge park near the KIBA station.
You can have BBQ here.
Hamarikyu Gardens is a public park in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened April 1, 1946.
145 yerel halk öneriyor
Hama Rikyu Bahçeleri
1-1 HamarikyūteienHamarikyu Gardens is a public park in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened April 1, 1946.
This park was built on reclaimed land surrounded by canals and waterways. Yumenoshima (the “island of dreams”) was born as a landfill in 1974, and for a long time many people thought of it as a place where trash is buried. But today, you would never image a mountain of trash at Yumenoshima Park. This green multipurpose park is a true island of dreams, with a tropical greenhouse dome, athletic field, and the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibit Hall. Centered around a colosseum, the park has approximately 120 cherry trees, and visitors can relax and enjoy the blossoms of spring as well as a variety of wild grasses throughout the year. Since the park used to be a landfill, many naturalized plants can be seen.
Opened October 1, 1978
Area 433,212.23 m2
Trees Tall trees: 10,300, shrubs: 11,700 m2, grass: 50,000 m2
Main plants Eight varieties of eucalyptus, cockspur coral tree, Canary Island date palm, camphor, black pine, silver wattle, stone oak, cherry, ubame oak, amomi semen, orange cosmos, buckwheat
Facilities Tropical greenhouse dome (telephone: 03-3522-0281), athletic field (telephone: 03-3522-0281), BumB Tokyo Sports Cultural Center (telephone: 03-3521-7321), Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibit Hall (telephone: 03-3521-8494), Koto Ward Yumenoshima Athletic Field (telephone: 03-3522-0846), Koto Ward baseball field (telephone: 03-3521-8265)
Yumenoshima Parkı
2-chōme-1 YumenoshimaThis park was built on reclaimed land surrounded by canals and waterways. Yumenoshima (the “island of dreams”) was born as a landfill in 1974, and for a long time many people thought of it as a place where trash is buried. But today, you would never image a mountain of trash at Yumenoshima Park. This green multipurpose park is a true island of dreams, with a tropical greenhouse dome, athletic field, and the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibit Hall. Centered around a colosseum, the park has approximately 120 cherry trees, and visitors can relax and enjoy the blossoms of spring as well as a variety of wild grasses throughout the year. Since the park used to be a landfill, many naturalized plants can be seen.
Opened October 1, 1978
Area 433,212.23 m2
Trees Tall trees: 10,300, shrubs: 11,700 m2, grass: 50,000 m2
Main plants Eight varieties of eucalyptus, cockspur coral tree, Canary Island date palm, camphor, black pine, silver wattle, stone oak, cherry, ubame oak, amomi semen, orange cosmos, buckwheat
Facilities Tropical greenhouse dome (telephone: 03-3522-0281), athletic field (telephone: 03-3522-0281), BumB Tokyo Sports Cultural Center (telephone: 03-3521-7321), Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibit Hall (telephone: 03-3521-8494), Koto Ward Yumenoshima Athletic Field (telephone: 03-3522-0846), Koto Ward baseball field (telephone: 03-3521-8265)
Surrounded by canals and waterways, this park is built on top of a former landfill and boasts features such as the Tropical Greenhouse Dome, the Bumb sports and culture building, barbecue grounds, and sports fields. The Dome hosts many exciting specimens, telling the story of tropical plant life and its coexistence with humans. The building also features a cinema hall, an information gallery, and an event space.
Yume no Shima Tropikal Seracılık Kupolu
2-chōme-1-2 YumenoshimaSurrounded by canals and waterways, this park is built on top of a former landfill and boasts features such as the Tropical Greenhouse Dome, the Bumb sports and culture building, barbecue grounds, and sports fields. The Dome hosts many exciting specimens, telling the story of tropical plant life and its coexistence with humans. The building also features a cinema hall, an information gallery, and an event space.
Essentials
This is a big shopping mall near the apt.
You can buy food, have some coffee or tea, and watch movies.
Also there are some restaurants.
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Ito-Yokado Kiba
1-chōme-5-30 KibaThis is a big shopping mall near the apt.
You can buy food, have some coffee or tea, and watch movies.
Also there are some restaurants.
Food Store Aoki, Tokyo Toyosu
2-chōme-1-14 ToyosuMy favourite grocery store in Toyosu.
It is Japanese traditional public hot bath near the apt.
We call "SENTO / 銭湯".
You can pay with your IC card like PASMO & SUICA.
Hakusanyu
1-chōme-6-15 EdagawaIt is Japanese traditional public hot bath near the apt.
We call "SENTO / 銭湯".
You can pay with your IC card like PASMO & SUICA.
This is TAI CHI studio where I go to.
If you we have a chance we can learn Tai Chi together:)
Taichi studio Ginza
5-chōme-14 GinzaThis is TAI CHI studio where I go to.
If you we have a chance we can learn Tai Chi together:)
Arts & Culture
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, was opened in 1995 to systematically research, collect, preserve and display contemporary art that has been created both in Japan and overseas since 1945.
Situated in the eastern part of Tokyo, which is also home to Ginza, Akihabara, Tokyo Sky Tree® and the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall, the area surrounding the museum retains some of the charm of old Edo, and standing adjacent to Kiba Park, the large entranceway offers a beautiful view of the greenery.
The museum boasts three floors (4,000㎡) of galleries devoted to temporary exhibitions and two floors (3,000㎡) for "MOT Collection" exhibitions, making it the largest modern/contemporary art museum in the country. The temporary exhibition galleries are used to present exhibitions on a wide range of genres centered around contemporary art, including architecture, fashion, design, etc. The "MOT Collection" exhibition galleries present exhibitions of work from our collection of approximately 5,000, that have been acquired either for their historical significance or because they are by young artists representative of the current art scene, offering systematic introductions to postwar art history both at home and abroad or arranged according to various themes. Many of the exhibitions take advantage of the galleries' extremely high ceilings to show large-scale works while the Atrium, which is part of the collection exhibition space, is the venue for the 'Atrium Project' in which spectacular installations are displayed over the course of one year.
The museum contains numerous other facilities, such as the museum shop, which offers original items, those connected with exhibitions and numerous books, etc., a library containing approximately 100,000 books on art-related subjects, a relaxing restaurant and a café, making it ideal for an entire day's outing.
60 yerel halk öneriyor
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
4-chōme-1-1 MiyoshiThe Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, was opened in 1995 to systematically research, collect, preserve and display contemporary art that has been created both in Japan and overseas since 1945.
Situated in the eastern part of Tokyo, which is also home to Ginza, Akihabara, Tokyo Sky Tree® and the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall, the area surrounding the museum retains some of the charm of old Edo, and standing adjacent to Kiba Park, the large entranceway offers a beautiful view of the greenery.
The museum boasts three floors (4,000㎡) of galleries devoted to temporary exhibitions and two floors (3,000㎡) for "MOT Collection" exhibitions, making it the largest modern/contemporary art museum in the country. The temporary exhibition galleries are used to present exhibitions on a wide range of genres centered around contemporary art, including architecture, fashion, design, etc. The "MOT Collection" exhibition galleries present exhibitions of work from our collection of approximately 5,000, that have been acquired either for their historical significance or because they are by young artists representative of the current art scene, offering systematic introductions to postwar art history both at home and abroad or arranged according to various themes. Many of the exhibitions take advantage of the galleries' extremely high ceilings to show large-scale works while the Atrium, which is part of the collection exhibition space, is the venue for the 'Atrium Project' in which spectacular installations are displayed over the course of one year.
The museum contains numerous other facilities, such as the museum shop, which offers original items, those connected with exhibitions and numerous books, etc., a library containing approximately 100,000 books on art-related subjects, a relaxing restaurant and a café, making it ideal for an entire day's outing.
Kabuki is a Japanese traditional theater form, which originated in the Edo
period at the
beginning of the seventeenth century and was particularly popular among
townspeople.
Originally, both men and women acted in Kabuki plays, but eventually only male
actors performed the plays: a tradition that has remained to the present day.
Male actors specialized in women’s roles are called onnagata. Two other major
role types are aragoto (rough style) and wagoto (soft style).
Kabuki plays are about historical events and moral conflict in relationships of
the heart.
The actors speak in a monotone voice and are accompanied by traditional
instruments.
The Kabuki stage is equipped with several gadgets, such as revolving stages
and trapdoors through which the actors can appear and disappear. Another
speciality of the Kabuki stage is a footbridge (hanamichi) that extends into the
audience. Important characteristics of Kabuki theatre include its particular
music, costumes, stage devices and props as well as specific plays, language
and acting styles, such as the mie, in which the actor holds a characteristic pose
to establish his character. Keshÿ, the particular make-up, provides an element
of style easily recognizable even by those unfamiliar with the art form.
After 1868, when Japan opened to Western influence, actors strove to heighten
the reputation of Kabuki among the upper classes and to adapt the traditional
styles to modern tastes. Today, Kabuki is the most popular of the traditional
styles of Japanese drama.
404 yerel halk öneriyor
Kabukiza Kulesi
4-chōme-12-15 GinzaKabuki is a Japanese traditional theater form, which originated in the Edo
period at the
beginning of the seventeenth century and was particularly popular among
townspeople.
Originally, both men and women acted in Kabuki plays, but eventually only male
actors performed the plays: a tradition that has remained to the present day.
Male actors specialized in women’s roles are called onnagata. Two other major
role types are aragoto (rough style) and wagoto (soft style).
Kabuki plays are about historical events and moral conflict in relationships of
the heart.
The actors speak in a monotone voice and are accompanied by traditional
instruments.
The Kabuki stage is equipped with several gadgets, such as revolving stages
and trapdoors through which the actors can appear and disappear. Another
speciality of the Kabuki stage is a footbridge (hanamichi) that extends into the
audience. Important characteristics of Kabuki theatre include its particular
music, costumes, stage devices and props as well as specific plays, language
and acting styles, such as the mie, in which the actor holds a characteristic pose
to establish his character. Keshÿ, the particular make-up, provides an element
of style easily recognizable even by those unfamiliar with the art form.
After 1868, when Japan opened to Western influence, actors strove to heighten
the reputation of Kabuki among the upper classes and to adapt the traditional
styles to modern tastes. Today, Kabuki is the most popular of the traditional
styles of Japanese drama.