murmurInukai Rural Stage Awa Puppet Theater Performance
Tokushima City · Inukai Rural Stage (Goo Shrine grounds)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tokushima City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026 About 10:30–14:20 (held rain or shine)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early November
- How the date is set
- Every year on November 3 Culture Day; held rain or shine
- Venue
- Inukai Rural Stage (Goo Shrine grounds)
- City
- Tokushima City, Tokushima
About
Every year on Culture Day, November 3, Awa ningyo joruri puppet theater is staged on the Inukai Rural Stage at Goo Shrine in Hata-cho, Tokushima City; the stage itself is a nationally designated tangible folk cultural property. The Tomowaka-kai and Katsuura-za troupes perform pieces such as Shiki Sanbaso, two scenes from Keisei Awa no Naruto and the Amagasaki scene of Ehon Taikoki, and the Inukai stage preservation society ends the day with a fusuma karakuri display. Entry is free, you may come and go as you like, and rain does not stop it. By bus, ride a Tokushima city bus toward Gotaki from JR Tokushima Station and walk about 10 minutes; drivers can reach it in about 40 minutes from the station and park nearby.
Sources
- OfficialTokushima City www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp
- OfficialTokushima Prefecture Tourism Association (Awanavi) www.awanavi.jp
- OfficialAwa Rural Stage Society (NPO) www.nousonbutai.com
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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