Studio Kochūten

Tokyo


This practice and performance space is run by one of Japan's most active butō (a contemporary dance style) troupes, Dairakudakan ('Big Camel Ship'). It's a small space that gets you right up close to the performers. Shows are irregular; info is posted online in English.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Tokyo attractions

1. Harmonica-yokochō

0.54 MILES

This covered market, with low ceilings and lots of aka-chōchin (red lanterns), began as a black market in the post-war days. these days the tenants are…

2. Inokashira-kōen

0.77 MILES

One of Tokyo's best parks, Inokashira-kōen has a big pond in the middle flanked by woodsy strolling paths. A highlight is Inokashira Benzaiten, a shrine…

3. Inokashira Benzaiten

0.87 MILES

Benzaiten, one of Japan's eight lucky gods, is actually the octet's sole goddess; she's also the Japanese incarnation of the Hindi goddess Sarasvati and a…

4. Ghibli Museum

1.2 MILES

This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored') film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated titles…

5. Suginami Animation Museum

1.79 MILES

This small museum, designed mostly for kids (and rather dry considering its subject), covers the history of animation in Japan and its digital future…

6. Asagaya Pearl Centre

3.18 MILES

Asagaya's 1km-long shōtengai (market street) is one of Tokyo's longest and most iconic – a covered arcade with an arching roof and a poetic name (the…

7. Reversible Destiny Lofts

3.21 MILES

Designed by husband and wife Arakawa Shūsaku (1936–2010) and Madeleine Gins (1941–2014) and completed in 2005, this housing complex certainly strikes…

8. Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum

3.82 MILES

This fantastic yet overlooked museum is a preserve for historic buildings rescued from around Tokyo during the city's decades-long construction jag. Among…