Noh Masterpiece Unrin-in Comes to Ashiya Luna Hall on Sat August 1

It looks like “Ashiya-Related Noh Masterpiece ‘Unrinin’” will be performed on Saturday, August 1 at the Renaissance Classics Ashiya Luna Hall (Ashiya Civic Center) Main Hall along the Ashiya River.

Quoted from the official Ashiya Municipal Community Center website

The performance offers an introduction to the world of Noh through memorable scenes and commentary, so it sounds enjoyable even for those who are new to Noh!

Ashiya-Related Noh Masterpiece “Unrinin”

When is it?

Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 15:00 (doors open at 14:30)

Where is it?

Renaissance Classics Ashiya Luna Hall (Ashiya Civic Center)

Here it is on the map ↓

The address is 8-24 Narihira-cho, Ashiya, Hyogo.

What will happen?

• A performance of the Ashiya-related Noh masterpiece “Unrinin” 🎭
• The story apparently follows Kimimitsu, an Ashiya resident who visits Kyoto and has a mysterious experience
• An introduction to the world of Noh featuring memorable scenes and commentary 📖
• A tsuzumi hand-drum experience (participants are being recruited to try it on stage) 🥁
• Performers: Shite: Kozo Nagayama; Waki: Kinjiro Ezaki; flute: Ryo Noguchi; kotsuzumi: Atsushi Ueda; otsuzumi: Toshiya Yamamoto 🎵
• Stage attendant: Kiyoko Akai; chorus: Akimune Ueda, Noboru Ihara, Mineki Ueda, and Mei Nagayama 🎶

How much does it cost?

Open seating throughout
・First-floor seating: 1,500 yen (2,000 yen on the day)
・Second-floor seating: 1,000 yen
・University students and younger: 500 yen
※You may sit on either the first or second floor.
・Parent-and-child ticket (one adult and one junior high school student or younger): 1,500 yen ※Please sit on the first floor. 【Parent-and-child tickets are available electronically only.】

Who can attend?

Anyone is welcome
※Children aged 3 and under will not be admitted.

How to apply

Parent-and-child tickets are available electronically only. Applications are also open for the tsuzumi hand-drum experience. Please check the official website for details.

For event details, see → here (official Ashiya Municipal Community Center website)

In Closing

We wonder what this Noh masterpiece connected to Ashiya is all about! With a format that combines memorable scenes and commentary, it sounds accessible even for first-time Noh audiences. The tsuzumi hand-drum experience also offers a chance to go up on stage, so why not apply if you’re interested? Parent-and-child tickets are available too, making this a wonderful way to create some summer vacation memories.