Korakukan

Theater

4.0

The National Important Cultural Property designated Korakukan was built in 1910 as a theater in the Meiji period. Kurogo (stage assistants dressed in black) explain the history and characteristics of the playhouse, the stage equipment and the dressing room to visitors, and plays are still performed. There is also a shop and a buckwheat soba noodle restaurant in the hall. Lunch boxes can be ordered three days in advance, so visitors can eat and drink while watching a play at their seats. It is approximately three minutes by car from Kosaka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

Spot details

Address: Akita Pref. Kadunogunkosakamachi Kosakakouzan Matsunoshita 2
Area: Towada Hachimantai / Shirakami Area
Phone: 0186293732
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: New Year's Holiday(12/29-1/3)
Fees: [Facility tour fee] 660yen
[Play Admission fee to view] 2,200yen
Parking Lot: Available(200spaces)
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

History and Culture in Northern Akita

Akita | Traditional Culture

Review

Superkabuki Translation = Variety Show

Reviewedï¼2019.08.09

I first heard about this theatre on the NHK travel show Journeys in Japan, which - for some reason - made me think superkabuki was a shortened (2 hours) but still serious performance (despite the...
An amazing small-town theater

Reviewedï¼2016.10.28

Residents of a thriving mining town needed entertainment, so they got a theater with a fashionable western exterior and a thoroughly traditional Japanese interior, where you sit on a cushion on the...
Odd but interesting...

Reviewedï¼2014.10.09

I dont think Kosaka gets many English-speaking tourists, so its not really set up for people like us whose Japanese is basic to say the least. However, it makes up for it with enthusiasm and...