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The Otaru Noh Theatre (formerly the Okazaki Family Noh Stage) is a theatre for Noh performances that was built in Otaru, Hokkaido in 1926. It meets the highest standards for Noh performances established during the Edo period and is a building of great historical and cultural value.

Okazaki Ken, a native of Sado who was successful as a general merchandise merchant and contributed greatly to Otaru as a city council member, built the temple on his own premises in 1926. The temple is made from specially selected materials, including a 2.4m diameter Jindai cedar from Sado, cypress from Kyushu, and pine from Hokkaido, and the paintings of pine trees on the panel and bamboo on the doorway were painted by Kano Mochinobu, the 17th head of the Kano school, during his two-month stay in Otaru.

Since its opening in 1926, the stage has welcomed many distinguished guests (such as Princess Takamatsu and Tokugawa Iesada, chairman of the House of Peers), the head of the school, and Yugen Noh performer Noguchi Kanesuke, and has hosted many important events.After his death, in 1954, according to his will, the stage was donated to the city of Otaru.

In 1961, when the Public Hall was relocated, the Noh stage (excluding the viewing area and dressing room) of the Noh Theatre, which had been located on the grounds of the Okazaki Residence, was moved to its current location. Currently, the theatre is open to the public in the summer, and various events are held by volunteer civic groups to share its historical value.

Facility name : Otaru Noh Theater (formerly the Okazaki Family Noh Stage)

address
Otaru City Public Hall, 5-2-1 Hanazono, Otaru City, 047-0024

phone
0134-22-2796

Opening hours : Open to the public from June to early September

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