📢 Announcement: “Miyazaki Kagura” at the National Noh Theatre — Katsura Kagura Performance

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the National Noh Theatre (Sendagaya, Tokyo) will host a performance of Katsura Kagura, a traditional performing art handed down in Morotsuka Village.
Kagura is offered as a prayer to the gods.
Please take this opportunity to experience its mysterious dances and sounds.

📅 Event Details
・Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
・Doors open: 12:30 / Performance starts: 13:30 (scheduled to end around 17:40)
・Venue: National Noh Theatre (4-18-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
・Admission: Free (advance application required; if applications exceed capacity, attendees will be selected by lottery)

📖 Program
1️⃣ Keynote lecture (about 30 minutes)
2️⃣ Katsura Kagura performance (about 3 hours)

📝 How to Apply
・Application period: Thursday, August 14, 2025 – Monday, October 6, 2025
・Lottery results notification: Scheduled to be sent around Friday, October 17, 2025

📞 Contact
“Miyazaki Kagura — National Noh Theatre Performance” Office
TEL: 0985-22-1122 (Mon–Fri) 10:00–17:00 (excluding public holidays)

🔍 About Katsura Kagura
Katsura Kagura is a kagura tradition from the Katsura settlement in Miyazaki Prefecture, preserved as an offering to Katsura Shohachiman Shrine. The shrine is said to have been established in the Nanbokucho period through a dedication from the Kanto region, and it preserves a mysterious history and long-standing traditions.

⛩️ Timing of Offerings
・Major kagura (night kagura) are offered irregularly for shrine relocations, shrine rebuilding, or when prayers are answered.
・Normally, the three-part kagura is offered during the spring and autumn grand festivals.