10th Anniversary Play! Theatre Open Day

ROHM Theatre Kyoto 10th Anniversary Main Hall Performance

Saturday, January 10, 2026 / 1 p.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday, January 11, 2026 / 1 p.m.–6 p.m. (end time updated)
Venue: Main Hall
Free, no registration required

This event brings together performers from a wide range of fields, including theatre, dance, music, and performance, all selected through an open call. The commemorative performance celebrates the tenth anniversary of ROHM Theatre Kyoto with those who have been involved with the venue up until now, alongside those who will create its future.

Kyoto Records (Directed by Daisuke Yamashiro)

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Venue: North Hall, Promenade (northside)
Free, no registration required (with some exceptions)

Participating artists: Aokid, Emi Ogura (SMILE), Motoyuki Shitamichi (Setouchi “       ” Archive), Shuta Hasunuma, Daisuke Yamashiro, and more
Spatial Design: REUNION STUDIO
Graphic Design: Shota Urakawa

ROHM Theatre Kyoto hosts a variety of artists and creatives’ booths and workshops, showcasing their free-ranging ideas. The results is like a theme park of records and memories. Two special days at the crossroads of past, present, and future.

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Weaving Performances: Thinking About Theatre Culture Talk Series

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026
Venue: Park Plaza 3F lobby
Free, no registration required

Saturday, January 10, 2026
(1) 2:30–3 p.m.
Connecting the Traditional and Contemporary
Taro Yamamoto (Nippon-ga painter), Anzuko Inoue (Kyomai Inoue-ryu dancer)
(2) 3:15–4 p.m.
A Theatre Venue Open to Alta Cappella and Early Music
Kiichi Suganuma (recorder player and musicologist)
(3) 4:15–4:45 p.m.
What’s Born from Not Throwing Away: MEGURIDO: Art Recycling Project
(4) 5–6 p.m.
Thoughts behind the Redesign of ROHM Theatre Kyoto: Design Connecting the Theatre to the Future
Taichi Shimokawa (Chief Designer, Kohyama Atelier)

Sunday, January 11, 2026
The discussions center on researchers participating in ROHM Theatre Kyoto’s ongoing Research Program, and focus on subsequent developments and current interests.
Discussants: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Tomoko Wakabayashi (Research Program mentors)
(5) 3:00–3:45 p.m.
Traditional Folk Performance Today
Tatsuki Hayashi, Wakako Tsuchiya (Naha Cultural Arts Theatre NAHArt)
(6) 4:00–4:45 p.m.
Children and the Performing Arts
Kenichiro Watanabe (actor, critic), Pijin Neji (dancer, choreographer)
(7) 5:00–5:45 p.m.
Archiving the Performing Arts
Naoyuki Niisato (theatre critic), Jun Tsutsui (director, playwright)

Kyoto Performing Arts Antenna Booths

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Venue: 2F lobby (in front of Main Hall entrance)
Free (some fees apply), no registration required

Kyoto Experiment, Kyoto Art Center, and Kyoto Performing Arts Organization present booths packed with information for learning about the history of contemporary performing arts in Kyoto and connecting that to the future.

Art-Cycling with MEGURIDO: Art Recycling Project

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Venue: 2F lobby
Free, no registration required
Planning and Materials: MEGURIDO: Art Recycling Project(Mizunoki Museum of Art Kameoka, All Japan Trading, Shigeru Oyatani)

The tools that have supported someone’s daily life or creative efforts are passed down over time into the hands of others. The Megurido project promotes the recycling and upcycling of resources in ways that connect and nurture artistic people. Enjoy new encounters and creative endeavors with Megurido’s art supplies.

Let’s All Make Friends for the Whale!

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Venue: 2F lobby
Free, no registration required
This project brings together friends made by members of the public around the whale that tupera tupera created as the key visual for ROHM Theatre Kyoto’s tenth anniversary.

Kiichi Suganuma’s Alta Cappella Wind Band

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto
Free, no registration required
Kuniko Ueno (cornetto), Kazumasa Ono (sackbut), Hiroe Awashima (dulcian), Kiichi Suganuma (cornet, etc.)
Produced by researcher and recorder player Kiichi Suganuma, a wind band performs period instruments in various locations throughout ROHM Theatre Kyoto.

A Mini Celebration Just for You!

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026
Free, no registration required
A special troupe is here to hold a mini celebration just for you! When the paper ball splits open, see what comes out. The troupe appears randomly at various spots around the theatre!

Yuscul Challenge

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Venue: 2F lobby
Free, no registration required
Guides: Youth Culture 2025 volunteers
Presented by Kyoto City Higashiyama Youth Activity Center, ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation), Kyoto City
Yuscul (Youth Culture) is an event held by the Kyoto City Youth Service Foundation every autumn at ROHM Theatre Kyoto’s ROHM Square. This time, participants write and draw things based on four themes, which they then paste onto sculptural objects. Out of this emerges logos as well as flower and rainbow designs young people have conceived by expanding on the image of the event.

Stamp Hunt Adventure

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
A stamp rally all around ROHM Theatre Kyoto. Pick up a stamp card at the theatre’s special information desk and then start hunting for the stamps!
Free

Anniversary Marché

Dates: Saturday, January 10, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Venues: Promenade (south side), Park Plaza 1F

Fees apply, no registration required

Food:

Kyoto Omusubi Cafe Rerimano, Panda’s Walk, Kyoto Modern Terrace, Aoki Koetsudo
Workshops:
January 10: Make fluffy, sparkly charms and clips with QLITA
January 11: Chihiro Takeuchi paper cutting art workshop
Information about prices and registration TBA

Featuring booths by Tsutaya Books, this special market celebrates ROHM Theatre Kyoto’s birthday. Food is also available to buy.

Food available only while stocks last

Co-presented by Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books

ROHM Theatre Kyoto 10th Anniversary & Kyoto Concert Hall 30th Anniversary Program Thinking About the Now Talk Series Vol. 27 What Is a Theatre? The Future of Places to Gather

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 3–5 p.m.
Venue: Main Hall
This talk features Toru Koyamada (artist and President, Kyoto City University of Arts), Tatsushi Fujihara (historian and Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University), and Kiyokazu Washida (philosopher and Director, Kyoto Concert Hall). On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of ROHM Theatre Kyoto, take this opportunity with us to reflect on the past and future of this place we call a theatre.

Heritage and Creation: Sanbaso

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
Venue: South Hall
Tickets:
Reserved seating: ¥5,500
Club Members: ¥5,000
25 and Under: ¥3,000
18 and Under: ¥1,000
Now on sale
Featuring:
Awaji Ningyoza (Awaji Puppet Theatre)
Yasuko Inoue (Inoue School of kyomai)
Katsushichiro Kineya (nagauta)
Sengoro Shigeyama (Okura School of kyogen)
Take kagura (Hayachine Take kagura)

ROHM Theatre Kyoto 10th Anniversary Kagami-biraku Sake Barrel Opening Ceremony

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:45–1 p.m.
Venue: South Hall foyer
Free, no registration required
Celebrate ROHM Theatre Kyoto’s tenth anniversary with the performers appearing in Heritage and Creation: Sanbaso. There is a traditional barrel-breaking ceremony to mark the start of the celebrations, with the sake provided by Matsui Sake Brewery, the only sake brewery in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto.

Resonant Performances: Recitals by Kyoto Concert Hall Artists

Dates: Saturday, January 10, 2026
(1) 2:15–3:15 p.m. (2) 3:45–4:45 p.m. (3) 5:15–6:15 p.m.
Venue: South Hall foyer
Free, no registration required
(1) Yuka Fukuta (piano) and Kana Miyakuni (piano), (2) DUO GRANDE (Aiko Kamishikiryo [violin] and Rie Park [viola]), (3) Ayano Fukuda (saxophone) and Kyoko Tagawa* (piano)
All Kyoto Concert Hall registered artists except those marked with asterisk

Weaving Performances: Puppet Theatre Park

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (with interval)
Venue: Park Plaza 3F lobby
Free, no registration required
Marionette MINOMUSHI
After the puppet show, enjoy the chance to touch and use the puppets, and experience how marionettes move and work. All ages are welcome.

Weaving Performances: Is ROHM Theatre Kyoto a Whale?! Talk

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:15–2:15 p.m.
Venue: Park Plaza 3F lobby
Free, no registration required
Part 1: The Story behind Creating the Whale Key Visual
Part 2: The Architectural Secrets behind the Whale Shape
tupera tupera (Tatsuya Kameyama and Atsuko Nakagawa), Kenta Yamaji (photographer), Kazuki Kitahara (designer), Taichi Shimokawa (Chief Designer, Kohyama Atelier) (Part 2 only)

Talking around the Mini Bonfire (Wood Stove)

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5–7 p.m.
Venue: ROHM Square
Host: Toru Koyamada (artist and President, Kyoto City University of Arts)
Creating a shared space for different people to meet and form connections, this is an autumnal edition of the series of informal talks that have continued with the support of volunteers.

A Musical Feast for Five Pianos and Five Pianists

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026
Part 1: 12:30 p.m. / Part 2: 3:00 p.m. / Part 3: 5:00 p.m.
Doors open: 30 min. before start
Running time: approx. 60 min. per performance
Venue: South Hall
Tickets:
Reserved seating: ¥2,000
Club Members: ¥1,800
25 and Under: ¥1,000
Whole-Day Tickets: sold out
Now on sale
Featuring:
Miyuji Kaneko
Fumiya Koido
Shota Nakano
Ryoma Takagi
Miki Yamagata

Resonant Performances: A Musical Feast for Five Pianos and Five Pianists Talk

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026 (1) 2:00–2:30 p.m. (2) 4:00–4:30 p.m. (start times may change depending on end times of preceding performances)
Venue: South Hall foyer
Free, no registration required
This talk offers a chance to hear from the pianists appearing in the recital and even the piano tuner, who normally works behind the scenes to ensure the music sounds just right.

Weaving Performances: Start Your Morning with Stretches and Dancing

Dates: Sunday, January 11, 2026 (1) 10–11 a.m. (stretches) (2) 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (dance workshop)
Venue: Park Plaza 3F lobby
Free, no registration required
Instructor: Shigemi Kitamura (Shigeyan) (dancer, choreographer)
Move your body to music in the morning sun. Wake up by stretching and get energized with dancing! Anyone can join in this fun and easy activity to welcome the morning.

Weaving Performances: Knit Cap Theater
Stage Reading & Talk: Reading, Seeing, and Telling the Saturday Newspaper

Dates: Sunday, January 11, 2026, 1:15–2:45 p.m.
Venue: Park Plaza 3F lobby
Free, no registration required
Reading: Knit Cap Theater members
Talk: Fumi Inoue (editor, writer), Kenji Yamashita (Ho Ho Ho Za), Gomanohae (Knit Cap Theater)
Ahead of Knit Cap Theater’s production of How to Spend a Saturday in February 2026, this event features a talk and readings from the prewar newspaper Saturday, the inspiration for the play. Discover prewar Kyoto through articles about cinema, fashion, and war as well as advertisements for coffee shops and clothing stores.

tupera tupera
ROHM Theatre Kyoto 10th Anniversary Key Visual Original Art Exhibition

Dates: Saturday, January 10–Thursday, December 31, 2026 (TBC) (during Promenade opening hours)
Venue: Promenade (next to ticket counter)
Free, no registration required
This exhibition features the original artwork for the tenth-anniversary promotion’s key visual, created by tupera tupera. Enjoy the texture and detailed expression unique to the collage of the original art.

Architecture Exhibition: 65 Years of Kyoto Kaikan and ROHM Theatre Kyoto

Dates: Saturday, January 10–Monday, November 30, 2026 (during Park Plaza 3F lobby opening hours)
Venue: Park Plaza 3F lobby
Free, no registration required
Kyoto Kaikan opened in the Okazaki area of Kyoto in 1960. It underwent a major renovation in 2016, reopening as the ROHM Theatre Kyoto. This exhibition traces the history of the venue while rediscovering its architectural appeal by displaying valuable documents from the time of its original construction and comparing its past and present appearances through photographs and more.

ROHM Theatre Kyoto 10th Anniversary Archive Exhibition: Memories of Continuation

Dates: Saturday, January 10–Sunday, March 29, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (January 10–11), 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (all other dates)
Venue: Park Plaza 3F Music Salon
Free
ROHM Theatre Kyoto has presented numerous productions since its reopening. Take a look back at its ten-year history through flyers, posters, trailers, and props from past performances.

Flyer

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  Presented by ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation), Kyoto City

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  Supported by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Arts Council

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  Sponsor: SunM Color Co., Ltd.

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  In cooperation with Congrès Inc., Matsui Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

ROHM Theatre Kyoto Tel.: 075-771-6051