📢 "Miyazaki no Kagura" National Noh Theater performance Katsura Kagura Held in

On October 29, 2025 (Water), we will Held in a performance of Katsura Kagura, a traditional performing art that has been passed down to Morotsuka Village, at the National Noh Theater (Katsura Sendagaya, Tokyo).
Kagura is Dedication with prayers to the gods.
Please take this opportunity to experience the mysterious world of dance and sound.

📅 Outline of the performance
・Date: Water, October 29, 2025
・Opening: 12:30 / Start: 13:30 (~17:40)
・Venue: National Noh Theater (4-18-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
・ Admission fee: Free (* Advance application required * If there are many applications, a lottery will be held)

📖program
1️⃣ Keynote speech (approx. 30 minutes)
2️⃣ Katsura Kagura performance (about 3 hours)

📝 How to apply
・Application period: August 14, 2025 (Thursday) ~ October 6, 2025 (Monday)
・Notification of lottery results: Scheduled to be shipped around Friday, October 17, 2025

📞 Inquiries
"Miyazaki no Kagura National Noh Theater Performance" Secretariat
TEL: 0985-22-1122 (Mon-Fri) 10 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. (except Holidays)

🔍 What is Katsura Kagura?
Katsura Kagura is a kagura that has been handed down to the Katsura Village in Miyazaki Prefecture and has been passed down as a dedication to Katsura Masa Yawata Shrine. The shrine is said to have been solicited from the Kanto region during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and has a mysterious history and tradition that has been passed down to the present day.

⛩️ Timing of Dedication
・ Dai Kagura (Night Kagura) is Dedication irregularly during the relocation of the palace, temple renovation, wish fulfillment, etc.
・ Normally, "Kagura Sanban" is dedicated at the Annual Grand Festival in Spring and Autumn.