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Festival

Seihakusai Festival

This Ishikawa festival of over 1,000 years parades three huge wheeled floats with life-size Kabuki figures, recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

3–5 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNanao · Ishikawa

Performing Art

Ninja＋Kabuki Tokyo

This nonverbal stage experience blends traditional kabuki and taiko drumming to tell a mythological tale of rival ninja, opening in August 2024.

Tokyo

Festival

Otabi Festival

A spring celebration in Komatsu blends Shinto ritual, elaborate festival floats, and children's kabuki performances at two historic shrines.

8–10 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKomatsu · Ishikawa

Historic Site

Okinaza (Theatre)

A wooden theatre of 1927 in the old post town of Joge, the only pre-war wooden playhouse still standing in the Chugoku region.

Fuchu · Hiroshima

Festival

Yamaage Festival

Karasuyama's largest festival pairs a nationally designated folk performance tradition with outdoor Kabuki dance, organized in rotation by six local districts.

24–26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNasukarasuyama · Tochigi

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