Music & Performing Arts & Sumou

　 In TSUKUBA

　　 KEK Concert

　　 KEK holds a concert as some cultural activity of the staff regularly. KEK concert becomes the part of
　　 the interchange promotion with the outside of the KEK area.
　 　KEK offers free concerts by professional musicians on a regular basis.

　 　Plese visit the KEK website : https://www2.kek.jp/music/index-e.html

　　 Nova Hall & Capio

　　 ・NOVA HALL
　　　 Address : 1-10-1 Azuma, Tsukkuba. / Tel: 029-852-5881 <Map >
　　 　Entertainment website: http://www.novahall.tsukubacity.or.jp/event_chiket (Japanese)

　　・CAPIO
　　　Address : 1-10-1 Takezono, Tsukuba. / Tel: 029-851-2886 <Map >　　
　　　Entertainment website: http://www.capio.tsukubacity.or.jp/event_chiket (Japanese)

　 In TOKYO

There are many music institutions in Tokyo. We introduce some typical Music institutions. Links 　 Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra 　Tokyo Opera City (At Shinjuku) 　 Bunkamura (At Shibuya) 　 Suntory Hall ( At Roppongi ) 　 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (At Ueno)

　Please enjoy activity, Noh, Japanese puppet and Kabuki play which are Japanese culture by all means.

Japan Arts Council Outline of the Japan Arts council. 　 An Introduction to Noh & Kyogen 　 An Introduction to Bunraku 　 An Introduction to Kabuki 　 Shochiku Kabuki Official Website 　　 Shochiku traces its origins to 1895, when Takejirō Ōtani presented his first 　　 stage play. 　　 The Company has since expanded into kabuki, motion pictures, and theater 　　 operation.

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　 The New National Theater Tokyo

　　New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT), was constructed in February 1997, is a theatre for the
　　performing arts, such as opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama.

　　There are three theatres, "Opera House", "Play House" and "The Pit", suitable for the kind of public
　　performance staged to each. Many audiences appreciating the various productions are made and
　　staged in the theatres having the highest quality equipment and the wide backstage.

　　 Please visit the New National Theater Tokyo website :http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/

		Please visit Nihon Sumo Kyokai Official Grand Sumo website to see more explanation; http://www.sumo.or.jp/en/index Sumo is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler (rikishi) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally.( by Wikipedia)