
A Wide Variety of Programs, Indoors and Out
Toyooka Theater Festival 2025 will take place over two weekends, with events held throughout the entire Tajima region.
From acclaimed works by invited artists from Japan and abroad to fringe performances selected through open calls, the festival offers a rich and diverse lineup.
Be sure to use the convenient filter functions to find shows eligible for the Uzumaku Pass and more.
Official program is selected by festival director


Hotaka Kawai × Shimogamo-shasow
“Yellow Airship”

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“The Window of Spaceship ‘In-Between’”

IKKO TAMURA / Dairakudakan + Toyooka citizen's butoh company “Tajima Kanjyakuro”
special appearance: Maro Akaji
Butoh performance “Butoh Tajimafudoki _Kinosaki reitou engi”

Oriza Hirata + Kaito Nakahori
Kinosaki International Arts Center AIR Program 2025/26
Theater Opera
“The star has no sound −Clockwork Universe−”

Chia-Ming Wang / Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group
✕ Kuro Tanino / Niwa Gekidan Penino
Kinosaki International Arts Center AIR Program 2025/26
“The Bathhouse of Honest Desires”

Three Pielbergs
Outdoor Performance vol.3 in Beach
Musical「Humming “paradise”」
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KIKAI institute for Coral Reef Sciences Theatre Project
“Serenade of the Sea”
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Seinendan
“From S Plateau”

Hydroblast(Shingo Ota/Kyoko Takenaka)
“The Last Geishas: Re-creation”
An official program produced by the theater festival. The program will further expand the possibilities of performing arts by crossing art and culture with the community, food, transportation, and other aspects of the arts.

Masashi Nukata × Books & Onsen
“At Kinosaki”

JR‐WEST × Professional College of Arts and Tourism
“Ten Dreaming nights Last Go. in Umiyamamusubi With the journey I had a such Dream.”

Karasuma Stroke Rock & People of Tanto
“Tanto Sai Sai”
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namstrops × Unlock Dancing Plaza
”Today is the youngest day of my life”

Daijiro Harada and Masaharu Sato
“The New World of Reading and Percussion”

Setouchi Circus Factory
“Workers!”

Living Statues Performance Association × Asago Art Village
“Living Statues”

Daijiro Harada and Masaharu Sato
“The New World of Reading and Percussion”

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Workshop “TORU – TORARERU”
Performance “THE INCH-HIGH SAMURAI” short version

Hiroshi Kosuge × Yuki Nakagawa
“The Moon Over the Mountain”
Over 140 applications were submitted, and the selected programs offer a wide range of performances in venues all around the area.

Akihito Hirano × Chiharu Shinoda
“N’espérez pas vous débarrasser des traductions humaines.”

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“On a Stormy Night”
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Sorami Tate
“The Scriptwriter and Director’s Creative Room”
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Sorami Tate
“Experiential Course: Simulating the Work of a Screenwriter – How to Create a Story”

[Ebara]Sep.13(Sat)
[Kannabe]Sep.13(Sat)
Veronika Gryshchuk
Timeless layers upon layers

Junnosuke Tada x Yadorigiza
“For Encounters”

[Toyooka] Sep.14 (Sun)
Yumi Okada x Marika Suzuki
“Measuring the distance between you”

[Kinosaki]Sep.21(Sun)
0471 Acro Physical Theatre
Duo

[Kinosaki]Sep.15(Mon)
[Toyooka]Sep.16(Tue)
Asia's Bones
Shadow Play “Whale Life ~Geio~” Domestic Tour 2025 in Toyooka

Gaki no Danjiki
“STUDY | Modifiers…the Environment Welcomes ←→the Body Resists”

Yusuke Miya
“Research on birds for the recreation of ‘cockcrow:repetitions'”

[Takeno]Sep.20(Sat)
Sung Nam HAN
“The Dog, the Fly & the Japanese Language Teacher”

Undone Theatre
“The Butterfly Project”

Moe Yoshida
“Vacance” and Research Residency toward a New Creation

Taiki Nagase
“Where the Land’s Memories Walk: Toyooka”

Tanshin Drama Club
“The Shinkin Bank, Live Up to the Trust!”

[Takeno]Sep.20(Sat)
[Kinosaki]Sep.21(Sun)
Itoguchi to Toi
“Itoguchi to Toi: Radio and Workshop”

Yuki Miyawaki ArtConnect
Performing Arts Project”LOCUS”− KISEKI −

Hajime Fukuma
“Art Manager’s Sabbatical & Research Residence”

Artist: Neil Luck+Masamitsu Araki
Sensible Activities TAKENO

Mayuko MATSUMOTO
“Composition: Listening to Oto-Shakkei–borrowed soundscape from Takeno”

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“Ukifune”

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“DIVE/JOURNEY”

Humpit
“Swallow a room”

Amber Liberté
“The Mycelium Rebirth”

Yoh Morishita + Hannah Todt
“Research on Shadow Expression and Shinobue in Japan – Research Residency for the New Dance Performance Work “Dog Star””

Rika Megumi
“A Residency Journey Through the Stages of Tanto”

Nanami Tomita + Mana Hashimoto + Takami Tachibana + Neiho Kuzutani
“The place where you can get a bite”
At Toyooka Million Theater, a small theater renovated from a former pachinko parlor and opened in February 2025, three groups will consecutively perform short plays each season.
The program is divided into two seasons: Sep. 12 (Fri) and Sep. 13 (Sat) for Season 1, and Sep. 15 (Mon, holiday) and Sep. 16 (Tue) for Season 2.
![[A]kuniyoshigumi<small>“Tetsuko faints〜Woman with vasovagal reflex〜”</small></br>[B]Yota<small>”Morning at the start of a long day”</small></br>[C]Tatara Theatre Unit<small> ”Us Ver. ♡ Based on Heed My Plea”</small>](https://toyooka-theaterfestival.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ttf2025_showcace_01-800x533.jpg)
Showcase First Session
[A]kuniyoshigumi“Tetsuko faints〜Woman with vasovagal reflex〜”[B]Yota”Morning at the start of a long day”[C]Tatara Theatre Unit ”Us Ver. ♡ Based on Heed My Plea”
![[A]SR/Yuria Onishi<small>“Pulse”</small></br>[B]Tanaka Misa +Akashi mariko+Shimizu Haruka<small> ”DNA” </small></br>[C]Ayako Kato<small>“(Meta)fiction by Violinist”</small>](https://toyooka-theaterfestival.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ttf2025_showcace_02-800x533.jpg)
Showcase Second Session
[A]SR/Yuria Onishi“Pulse”[B]Tanaka Misa +Akashi mariko+Shimizu Haruka ”DNA” [C]Ayako Kato“(Meta)fiction by Violinist”
Street performances, music, and more—various genres come alive beyond the theater to brighten up the town.

Fringe Street
Toyooka Area

Fringe Street
Kinosaki Area

Fringe Street
Ebara Area
