Kabuki: Theaters during the Edo Period

This exhibition commemorates the opening of the
fifth Kabuki-za, theater in Ginza, Tokyo in April 2013. Through paintings and prints, it traces the history of Kabuki theaters from the playhouses of the early modern period to the establishment of the Kabuki performance space as we know it today.
The exhibition also includes actor prints, which functioned much like modern publicity photographs for actors, as well as actors’ treasured possessions, an examination of ardent kabuki fans, Kabuki-inspired clothing and other fashionable trends throughout the city when Tokyo was still Edo. It especially highlights the actors and audiences who supported the development of Kabuki.

Extended hours till midnight on Saturday (museum and shop)
Admission 500 yen on Saturday.