Shimbashi Embujō Theatre

Ginza & Tsukiji


As well as operating Tokyo's premier kabuki theatre Kabukiza, Shōchiku stages traditional theatre here. This venue dates from 1982 and is also used for contemporary plays, musicals and Super-kabuki (a modern interpretation of the genre).


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