Theater
Kabuki-za
4-chōme-12-15 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061
Grand kabuki playhouse with palace-style roofs fused to a modern glass tower, rebuilt after repeated fires and war damage.
This guide to Kabuki-za in Tokyo follows the playhouse founded in 1889 by journalist Fukuchi Gen'ichiro and named for the kabuki art form itself, through rebuilds after a 1921 fire, the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, and 1945 wartime bombing. It traces how star performer Ichikawa Danjuro IX shaped its early years and how the theater was reborn in 1950, then again in 2013 under architect Kengo Kuma. Look up at where the old palace-style roofline meets the modern glass tower behind it.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.