Private company
National Theatre of Japan
Theater and performing arts center in Tokyo, Japan
The National Theatre of Japan (国立劇場, Kokuritsu Gekijō) is a complex consisting of three halls in two buildings in Hayabusachō, a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan Arts Council, an Independent Administrative Institution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, operates the National Theatre. It primarily stages performances of traditional Japanese performing arts.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The National Theatre of Japan (国立劇場, Kokuritsu Gekijō) is a complex consisting of three halls in two buildings in Hayabusachō, a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan Arts Council, an Independent Administrative Institution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, operates the National Theatre. It primarily stages performances of traditional Japanese performing arts. The National Theatre is currently closed for the “National Theatre Reconstruction Project - Towards a New Adventure” since the end of October 2023.2
Timeline
- 1966Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.ntj.jac.go.jp/english/index.html1
- Websitewww.ntj.jac.go.jp/en/theatre/national_theatre1
- X (Twitter)x.com/nt_tokyo1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/nationaltheatre_tokyo1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCzL2YBulm60QrN0PkdQFaSw1
- WikipediaNational Theatre of Japan
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1369225
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsNational Theatre of Japan photo by Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0