• Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

  Summer Festival Opera 2019-20 Japan↔Tokyo↔World “Turandot”

  Jul 12 Fri. - 14 Sun.

  • Turandot features a lot of music that will be familiar to people, and for those who haven’t seen it before, it has an easy to follow story. Director Alex Olle from La Fura dels Baus, famous for his spectacular productions, makes his Japan debut. The performance will be in Italian with Japanese subtitles.

    Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ayano Shima

    

  • I’ve never seen opera so it’s an unknown world to me, but my interest is piqued by the thought of such a magnificent story being expressed through song. It would be my first time and I was worried I wouldn’t understand it, so I’m relieved to hear there will be subtitles. I’m also interested to see the stage design and costumes.

    

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Event Information

• Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

  The History of Sport in Japan -From the Edo Period to the Tokyo Olympics

  Jul.6 Sat. – Aug. 25 Sun.

  • This exhibition takes a broad perspective on sports history, looking at Edo period sports and recreation, the popularization of modern sports from the Meiji era onwards, and Japan’s participation in and organization of the Olympic Games. Some of the figures examined appear in the current NHK Taiga TV drama. By visiting this exhibition you can develop a greater appreciation for the Olympics and Paralympics in 2020!

    Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum,　Hiroyuki Kutsuzawa

    

  • Before I appeared in Idaten , I never knew that marathon runners used to run in tabi socks, which gave me new appreciation for sneakers, and helped change my perspective on sports. I think the Olympics will be even more interesting if you know some of the history.

    

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  Onogawa and Tanikaze’s Match Ends in a Tie / Syunnei Katsukawa / collection of Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum