Izushi Eirakukan
出石永楽館
A theater built in 1901, the oldest surviving traditional playhouse in the Kinki region. Its revolving stage and hanamichi runway are still usable.
Eirakukan opened in 1901 (Meiji 34) as a traditional playhouse. It sat unused for many years before being restored and reopened in 2008. Each autumn, kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke hosts the “Eirakukan Grand Kabuki,” and tickets are very hard to get. On ordinary days, visitors can see the auditorium, the revolving stage mechanism and the nara (the space beneath the stage), and experience the theater space of a century ago. Admission is about 400 yen. It is open roughly 9:30 to 17:00 and closed on Thursdays. It is in the center of Izushi castle town, about 300 meters from the Shinkō bell tower.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:30–17:00 (closed Thu)
Nearby sights
- Izushi Castle Town
- Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork
- Genbudo Park
- Takeda Castle Ruins
- Kinosaki Literary Museum
- Otani River Willow Street
- Kinosaki Seven Public Baths
- Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway