Event Special Offers

“Enjoying the Performing Art of Noh at the Keio Plaza Hotel”

Dates: October 1 (Sunday) to 31 (Tuesday), 2023
Venue: 3rd Floor Art Lobby, and Other Locations

*Admission: Complimentary

Special Exhibition (The National Noh Theatre Collection)

Venue: 3rd Floor Art Lobby

The Japanese traditional drama artform of “Noh”, which combines song and dance with lavish masks and costumes, was founded in the Muromachi Perod (1336 to 1573) about 600 years ago, and is one of the oldest surviving dance-drama artforms still performed today. Noh has also been recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008.

“Noh Performance Demonstration” *English interpretation provided

Venue: 3rd Floor Main Lobby
Dates: 20 minute performances held from 4:00PM on October 19 (Thursday) and 24 (Tuesday), 2023
Performer: Teruhisa Oshima, Kita School Noh Master

Profile: Teruhisa Oshima

Born in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture in 1976.
Teruhisa is the 5th generation of the Oshima family in the Kita school of Noh performers. He made his stage debut at the age of three in the “Shimai Shojo” play.
Thereafter, Teruhisa has performed various Noh plays including “Shojomidare”, “Dojoji”, “Shakkyo”, “Okina” and “Mochizuki”.
He has also performed in several overseas performances in North America, Europe and Asian countries.
More recently, Teruhisa has also conducted Noh performances in English and sign language, and using advanced virtual reality and three-dimensional technologies to explore the untapped potential of Noh.