Kyoto

Kabuki

March Program at the Minamiza Theatre: Pre-Curtain Notes (March 2026)

Minamiza's "Hanagata Kabuki Special Performance" features a role-swapping production. I cheerfully bought tickets to both the Matsu and Sakura casts — only to find myself nervous about Kazutaro in a male role… A pre-show notebook of the jitters before opening day.
2026.03.01
Kabuki
Solo Gourmet

A Tabletop Journey: Osoba Horai (December 2025)

A tiny counter-only soba shop down a Gion alley, Osoba Horai. The star is the nine-compartment appetizer treasure box. From sashimi and spring rolls to soba with plenty of condiments and an ice-cream monaka finish, this is a solo tabletop journey in the order each dish arrived.
2025.12.23
Solo Gourmet
Solo Gourmet

A Tabletop Journey: CANAVON (December 2025)

CANAVON, a vegetable-and-natural-wine bistro near Jingu-Marutamachi in Kyoto. After all the clever dishes, the one that stole the show was the fries. A solo tabletop journey that proved the strength of a classic.
2025.12.19
Solo Gourmet
Others

Touken Ranbu AR Walk at the Minamiza Theatre (August 2025)

The kabuki Touken Ranbu: Azuma Kagami Yuki no Midare never fitted into my schedule, so I summoned sword warriors with the game app's AR Walk feature in front of the huge Minamiza signboard.
2025.08.17
Others
Kabuki

The Kaomise Maneki Boards at the Minamiza Theatre (December 2024)

No tickets for me this year, but just seeing the maneki boards up at the Minamiza was enough to make me giggle. A mini report on the sign that winter has come to Kyoto.
2024.12.01
Kabuki
Kabuki

Kaomise at Kyoto’s Minamiza Theatre: Evening Program (December 2023)

The Evening Show of the Minamiza kaomise celebrating Ichikawa Danjuro XIII's name succession: Nizaemon's sublime Yuranosuke, a Stage Announcement that nearly made me cry, and the whole audience shouting "Naritaya!" together.
2023.12.10
Kabuki