This is a small hub for my August Program posts from the Kabukiza Theatre.
It follows the order in which I want the posts to be read: first the flat-rate service visits, then the later return visits to Parts 1, 2, and 3.
- Article List
- 1. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 1
- 2. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 2
- 3. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 3
- 4. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026)
- 5. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026)
- 6. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026)
- 7. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026, Third Visit) | Subscription Service 4
- Final Thoughts
Article List
1. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 1
My first visit with the flat-rate service: opening-day atmosphere, a second-floor box seat, Hanakago, and earphone-guide perks.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 1
2. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 2
Part 1 from the second-floor seats, in which Kaidan Botan Doro made the humans feel scarier than the ghosts.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 2
3. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 3
Rakuda, hand-drawn uchiwa, an east box-seat discovery, and a pre-curtain medetai-yaki.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026) | Subscription Service 3
4. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026)
A second look at Part 1, with Tokyo Kitcho at intermission and a different kind of pleasure in revisiting the same program.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026)
5. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026)
Another Part 2 visit: Rakuda still makes me laugh, and Kishin no Omatsu leaves a quiet ache.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 2 (August 2026)
6. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026)
The auditorium before curtain, the young Matsumushi duo, Tamasaburo’s jiuta-mai, and one more night at the Kabukiza.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 3 (August 2026)
7. August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026, Third Visit) | Subscription Service 4
A third look at Part 1, beginning with a Togeki detour, then Kaidan Botan Doro, Hanakago's Hanaguruma set, and tea in Ginza afterward.
Read it here -> August Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Part 1 (August 2026, Third Visit) | Subscription Service 4
Final Thoughts
Because the August Program is divided into three parts, the Kabukiza can feel surprisingly different from one part to another.
This month also became a good reminder that revisiting the same program can change what I notice, in which I settle in, and what stays with me afterward.
