Kikugoro Onoe

Dan-Kiku Festival: May Program at the Kabukiza Theatre, Matinee (May 2026)

A front-row seat right beside the hanamichi (runway), with kabuki star Shoroku Onoe close enough to touch! With Tatsunosuke III's name-taking ceremony adding extra celebration, this matinee at Kabukiza was unforgettable.

April Program at the Kabukiza Theatre: Matinee (April 2026)

My day at the closing performance of April Program at the Kabukiza Theatre matinee at Kabukiza. Kikugoro's brilliant performance across three roles, tears at Masaoka's "yo de kashatta," and the breathtaking Nikki Danjo on the hanamichi viewed from my favorite hanagai dobu seki.