Korakukan

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The National Important Cultural Property designated Korakukan was built in 1910 as a theater in the Meiji period. Kurogo (stage assistants dressed in black) explain the history and characteristics of the playhouse, the stage equipment and the dressing room to visitors, and plays are still performed. There is also a shop and a buckwheat soba noodle restaurant in the hall. Lunch boxes can be ordered three days in advance, so visitors can eat and drink while watching a play at their seats. It is approximately three minutes by car from Kosaka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

Spot details

Address: Akita Pref. Kadunogunkosakamachi Kosakakouzan Matsunoshita 2 Map
Area: Towada Hachimantai / Shirakami Area
Phone: 0186293732
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Last entry16:30)
※11/1-3/31 is 16:00Last entry
Closed: New Year's Holiday
Fees: [Friday performance fee] General 2,500 yen (tax included)
[Facility tour fee Friday] General 700 yen (tax included)
Parking Lot: Available(80spaces)
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen, 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (regular plays are allowed, facility tours are not allowed)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Superkabuki Translation = Variety Show

Reviewed : 2019.08.09

I first heard about this theatre on the NHK travel show Journeys in Japan, which - for some reason - made me think superkabuki was a shortened (2 hours) but still serious performance (despite the...
舞台の仕掛が良く理解出来ました。

Reviewed : 2023.01.14

夫婦で立寄りました。二人の為に親切に館内を説明して頂きました。大変楽しかったです。舞台の仕掛が良く理解出来ました。
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Reviewed : 2021.07.04

3館共通券で入館見学。入館者を何人かまとめて係の方が、2階、桟敷席、舞台裏、楽屋などを解説しながら案内していただけました。明治43年1910年に小坂鉱山の厚生施設として建てられ、現在も現役の芝居小屋として使われています。国の重要文化財にも指定されています。