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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Experience Traditional Japanese Performing Arts ‘Noh’)

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Experience Traditional Japanese Performing Arts ‘Noh’)   Experience ‘Noh’ at Yarai Noh Theater: The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku Today, we would like to introduce one of the experiences listed in ‘The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku,’ published by the Shinjuku Ward Cultural and Tourism Industry Department. Our company offers this as a tour: “Experience Traditional Japanese Performing Arts ‘Noh’ and Modernized Japanese Goods.” In particular, the Yarai Noh Theater is a special place in Kagurazaka where we provide traditional cultural experience tours, and it is also a unique performing art.    About Noh and Kyogen, Together Known as Nohgaku Nohgaku, Japan’s prestigious traditional stage art, comprises two elements: Noh and Kyogen. Having been continuously performed for over 650 years since the Muromachi period, it has enjoyed the patronage of samurai and feudal lords. Noh is a mystical musical drama, while Kyogen depicts people’s everyday lives with humor. Both forms were cherished by historical figures such as Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and today, they are registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, receiving high acclaim both domestically and internationally.  Noh Experience for Beginners in Tokyo—The Charm of Nohread moreThe Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Experience Traditional Japanese Performing Arts ‘Noh’)

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (A Stroll to Reminisce About Natsume Soseki)

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (A Stroll to Reminisce About Natsume Soseki) A Stroll to Reminisce About Natsume Soseki: Things to Do in Shinjuku “The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku” includes “Enjoy a Soseki Stroll in the Waseda Area Loved by Literary Giants,” a tour we also offer as “Kagurazaka Walking Tour.” Let’s take a stroll to reminisce about Natsume Soseki in Shinjuku. Natsume Soseki once lived in Kagurazaka, and many shrines, temples, and restaurants from his novels appear there. Recently, we started offering Geisha experience tours at Shimakin, Kagurazaka’s oldest restaurant, established in 1872 (Meiji 2), which is also featured in Soseki’s novels. Shimakin was Japan’s fourth restaurant to open, specializing in beef hot pot. During the Edo period, eating beef was prohibited, making beef hot pot a symbol of the end of the samurai era and the advent of modernization. Natsume Soseki was born in Kikuicho, Shinjuku Ward. His father, a village headman, named the town after the Natsume family crest. The site where Soseki spent his last nine years has become the “Natsume Soseki Memorial Museum.” It’s a 7-minute walk from Waseda Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and an 11-minuteread moreThe Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (A Stroll to Reminisce About Natsume Soseki)

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Experience Traditional Dyeing)

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Experience Traditional Dyeing)   Experience Traditional Dyeing: Things to Do in Shinjuku Today, we introduce the dyeing experience offered by Tomita Sen Kogei (Tokyo Some Monogatari Museum), one of ‘The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku’ for which we are selling tours.  Many dyeing-related businesses gathered in the Kanda River basin, seeking clean water suitable for dyeing. As a local industry in Shinjuku, they continue to preserve traditional crafts while incorporating new designs. Our company, Tomita Sen Kogei, which offers dyeing experience tours, is the largest dyeing workshop.  Tomita Sen Kogei Was Founded in 1882 Tomita Sen Kogei was founded in 1882 by the first generation, Tomita Kichibei, in Asakusa, marking the beginning of its history. In 1914 (Taisho 3), the dyeing workshop for Edo Komon and Edo Sarasa was relocated to its current location in Waseda. The workshop retains traditional features such as the “Itaba” and the steam box used to fix colors on dyed fabrics, providing a nostalgic atmosphere. The workshop has amassed an extensive collection of Ise Katagami stencils, totaling over 120,000 sheets for Edo Komon and Edo Sarasa. Among them are many with a modern touch. Edoread moreThe Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Experience Traditional Dyeing)

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku

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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku   Today, we introduce “The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (19 New Things to Experience in Shinjuku).” This booklet is only available in Japanese, but it contains many activities that foreign tourists can also enjoy, so we are sharing it here. Shinjuku is known worldwide for places like Kabukicho and the view of Mount Fuji from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Nishi-Shinjuku. However, the true charm of Shinjuku also lies in lesser-known areas like Kagurazaka and Ochiai, which are calm and hardly known to foreigners. The booklet describes Shinjuku’s finest offerings as “a toy box of Shinjuku’s best items.” When you come to Shinjuku, don’t limit yourself to Kabukicho and Nishi-Shinjuku. Explore the new Shinjuku and discover its hidden treasures!     Highlights of “The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku” Use the WE Bus to Visit Shinjuku’s Landmarks and Local Specialties: The Shinjuku WE Bus runs on three routes centered around Shinjuku Station, covering tourist spots and commercial facilities like Kabukicho and Shinjuku Gyoen. Enjoy Gourmet Delights in Kabukicho, the World’s Most Famous Entertainment District: Known as the “Number One Entertainment District in the East,” Kabukicho isread moreThe Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku