Toyooka Theater Festival 2025 to be held
We are pleased to announce that the Toyooka Theater Festival 2025 will be held from September 11 (Thu) to 23 (Tue), 2025.
▼ Toyooka Theater Festival Festival Director’s Comments
The essence of the Toyooka Theater Festival lies in its sense of exploration.
One of the greatest attractions of the Toyooka Theater Festival is the abundance of performances, events, and cultural sites to explore and enjoy.
This year’s Directors’ Program presents a selection of works that are more ambitious and avant-garde than ever before.
At the same time, for the people of Toyooka and the Tajima region, we will continue to enrich the festival with content that remains accessible and familiar—one you can easily attend in your everyday *geta* sandals.
We offer many family-friendly performances and programs that can be enjoyed casually, and we hope you and your loved ones will have a wonderful time.
Between performances, we encourage you to indulge in the region’s renowned hot springs and savor its exquisite cuisine, curating a festival experience uniquely your own.
Once again, we look forward to seeing you again this year in Toyooka and Tajima.
Toyooka Theater Festival Festival Director
Oriza Hirata
▼Toyooka Theater Festival Executive Committee Chairman’s Comment
Five years have passed since the Toyooka Theater Festival, and many artists have visited the area, creating a rich exchange of ideas. While many were unsure of how to enjoy the festival at first, a definite change has taken place through exposure to a variety of genres of work.
Over the past five years, a wide variety of genres have been presented, including theater, dance, music, and visual arts, building new connections between the community and the artists.
I am excited to see what kind of works we will encounter this year. We are truly looking forward to presenting wonderful works in this area of rich nature and diverse history and backgrounds.
The Toyooka Theater Festival hopes to continue promoting new attractions as a place where the community and the arts come together.I am now looking forward to sharing a wonderful time with all of you.
Chairman of the Toyooka Theater Festival Executive Committee (Toyooka Tourism Council)
Hiroyuki Takamiya
▼ Director’s Program
Oriza Hirata ＋ Kaito Nakahori
Theater Opera “The star has no sound – Clockwork Universe -”
This year’s official program will feature the director’s first new work at the festival in two years, and a sequel to his chamber opera “Zero,” which was performed at the Toyooka Theater Festival in 2020. This production is a co-production by the Toyooka Theater Festival,Setouchi Triennale, and Mito International Music Festival.
Please watch for future program announcements!
▼ Fringe Program
The Fringe Program of the Toyooka Theater Festival 2025 will begin accepting applications from 3/31(Mon.).