GION CORNER

This very touristy theatre offers, from March to November, a true potpourri of traditional arts in 50 minutes, stopwatch in hand: ikebana and tea ceremony demonstrations, kyōmai (dance from Kyōto), kyōgen (comic theatre), bunraku (doll theatre), gagaku (court music). All this is accompanied by explanations translated live by an interpreter. This gives a first glimpse of the traditional Japanese arts, even if one regrets that the effectiveness of the show somewhat erases the charm of each of these arts.