
A Wide Variety of Programs, Indoors and Out
Toyooka Theater Festival 2026 unfolds across the entire Tajima region, presenting a diverse range of performances and events in both indoor and outdoor venues. From acclaimed productions by artists from Japan and around the world to Fringe programs selected through an open call, the festival’s rich variety is one of its defining features.
We invite you to explore this year’s lineup Jikkuri (Take a Good Look.)
Details of the Fringe Program will be announced at a later date. We hope you’ll look forward to what’s still to come.
Official program is selected by festival director


Oh Se-hyeok/Never Ending Play
“100 Hours in the Prime Minister’s Office”

snuunuu
“100 Years to the see”

[Takeno]Sep.24 (Thu)
Yu-mei
Music Theatre Tour “A Manga”

Mulawali Institute
“THE (FAMOUS) SQUATTING DANCE”

James Harvey Estrada/Masashi Nukata
“Mga Pagtatagpo ng Pagkalinga : Care Encounters”

Satoko Ichihara/Q
“KITTY”

Seinendan Theatre Company + Osaka University Robot Theatre Project
“The Metamorphosis, Android Version”

JR‐WEST × Professional College of Arts and Tourism ×Shinichi Anasako/egonaku
“The Foolish Ones”

Hyokkori Theatre
“Pop-Up Theater”
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Karasuma Stroke Rock & People of Tanto
“Tanto Sai Sai”

namstrops
“Body, body, body-talking every day.”

to R mansion
“Run☆Little Prince Melos”

Osaka Symphony Orchestra × to R mansion
Babies are Welcome! Fun for both children and adults. “Miracle Circus Hyper!”

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

[Kami]Sep.24(Thu)
[Asago]Sep.26(Sat)
Shido Kapi/Anjū no Chi
”Tajima-no-kuni-no”

Hiroshi Kosuge × Yuki Nakagawa
“The Moon Over the Mountain”
Through collaboration between artists selected from an international open call and the festival coordinators, this flagship Fringe category brings to life performances and projects that can only be realized at the Toyooka Theater Festival.

choreo ∞ scape
”Touching /Opening the Landscape throgh the dance”

[workshop]Sep.26 (Sat) - Sep.27 (Sun)
Marie Hahne
"Everyday rituals - Practicing tomorrow"

Re Shikichi
"Like the fish that live in the deep sea, if they do not burn from within, there is no light anywhere."

Tomomi Onuki
『The Carried Body and the Healed Marrow (Fragments)』Research residence

Chiniashi
Feet on Ground “parking“

Haruka Ueda × Ulin Miula
"The Last Gig—of a Japanese Translator Who Feels at Home in English"

Louise Bonpaix
"A drag king at the Eirakukan Kabuki Theater"

OKUMA RYUTARO
“Super Walk”

Mirte Bogaert
『As You Like It – Solo』

melomys
"Dreamtime"

Airi Suzuki Projects / Airi Suzuki
"With My Dad's Wonderfully Useless Ideas"

Taiki Nagase
"Where the Land’s Memories Walk: Kinosaki"

Alysa Leung x Uka
“In search of Asian Mermaid (ningyo) “

[Toyooka]Sep.20 (Sun)
Ayako KATO
"A violinist is here - Research and Workshop

晚熟 Late Protocol
Late Protocol “Take Me With You”

[Toyooka] Sep.26 (Sat)
[Kinosaki] Sep.27 (Sun)
Punit & Jamey Wamey
'We just out here Loitering!'

SR/Yuria Onishi
"Protecting Takeno Beach Through Dance: Dance-Led Environmental Research and Community Engagement"

YADANBOPSEOK
“In the Deep Sea”

Nana Ichikawa
“The Wind”

White Project
"From That Day to Tomorrow"

Humpit
“You Don’t Get There the Same”

[Kami]Sep.24(Thu)
[Toyooka]Sep.25(Fri) - Sep.27(Sun)
amuumeru
“Sitting next to me”

Shoya Fukunaga×Haruki Inose
『POV:』

Olivia Negrean
Women in Folklore Research Project

itakurasaki
“Research for Creating Performance about Fire”
Multiple groups will share the intimate Toyooka Million-za Theater. This year, five companies will each present a 30-minute performance in a continuous program. As the name “Meeting” suggests, exchange and networking events are also planned.

Nikubukashigi
"Post Gregor"

Haruna Ueno
"Contemplating the Abyss"

Koki Sakakihara
"He wanna be a good tennis player."

Hino7+Fumiya Saito
"WaRp/sCape/esCApE"

Saru saru saru MATSUI Eri
“Walking.Becoming aqueous.The now pierces your balcony.”
Artists step beyond theaters and halls to bring performances into the streets and public spaces of the city. Some programs can also be enjoyed alongside the Festival Night Market, offering a unique festival experience throughout the town.


