National Bunraku Theatre
Nipponbashi, Japan
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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Completed in 1984 in Osaka's Nipponbashi district, the National Bunraku Theatre is Japan's fourth national theatre and serves as the headquarters of bunraku, the country's traditional puppet theatre. Designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa in brutalist style, the complex comprises two performance halls and an exhibition room dedicated to preserving and showcasing this centuries-old theatrical form.
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Movement
- Built
- Type
- theatre building, national theatre, puppetry company
- Place
- Nipponbashi, Japan
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