--- title: "National Bunraku Theater · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/national-bunraku-theater-plc_JV3AWTJMSG96HTGXN84ZFN4T0N" updated: null --- # National Bunraku Theater · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [National Bunraku Theater · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/national-bunraku-theater-plc_JV3AWTJMSG96HTGXN84ZFN4T0N) attraction # National Bunraku Theater One of the last places in the world where bunraku, a form of intricate puppet theater from the Edo period, can be seen live. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=National+Bunraku+Theater&city=Osaka&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fnational-bunraku-theater-plc_JV3AWTJMSG96HTGXN84ZFN4T0N&lat=34.66751&lon=135.508696) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=National+Bunraku+Theater&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fnational-bunraku-theater-plc_JV3AWTJMSG96HTGXN84ZFN4T0N) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![National Bunraku Theater](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JJ41BTNZDHPBH4KB12X6W) Photo: Mc681 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_Bunraku_Theatre_in_201408.JPG) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) 2 more photos - ![National Bunraku Theater, photo 2 of 3](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQ0FFM5EBMQ2Y8RW6C3FBX?w=640) Photo: Rush Austria · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AChochin_at_National_Bunraku_Theatre_in_Osaka.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) - ![National Bunraku Theater, photo 3 of 3](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JYQK5XG3HTGQJ58XRD63W?w=640) Photo: sodai gomi · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_Bunraku_Puppet_Theatre_2004.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=34.66751&mlon=135.508696#map=16/34.66751/135.508696) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The large puppets, which require three operators each, are accompanied by traditional music and narration, and act out great Japanese plays of the 1600s and 1700s. Transcripts in Japanese and synopses in English are provided. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Osaka/Minami) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=National+Bunraku+Theater&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fnational-bunraku-theater-plc_JV3AWTJMSG96HTGXN84ZFN4T0N&title=At+National+Bunraku+Theater) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![Abeno Harukas Tower](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JJADH3AVGM7ZEQNFR12D6?w=640) ### [Abeno Harukas Tower](/place/abeno-harukas-tower-plc_V1JVQRH004PC6XHT0Q1JPYP1MN) attraction Photo: Oilstreet · CC BY 2.5 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAbeno_Harukas_Osaka_Japan01-r.jpg) 2. ![Osaka Castle](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JKPT1SKC83X8NQREPAEAK?w=640) ### [Osaka Castle](/place/osaka-castle-plc_YQHR1SDMVZCB7A64GDMBMQSW6S) attraction Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOsaka_Castle_02bs3200.jpg) 3. ![Shitennōji Temple](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JHQBXAC959T5NH3689ZS0?w=640) ### [Shitennōji Temple](/place/shitennoji-temple-plc_PHCV84NYBSYS5Y49EE0C7PGVZR) attraction Photo: 名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShitennoji_%26_Abeno_Harukas.jpg) 4. ![Umeda Sky Building](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JJGTKAMZXKHK8QVJBSNQK?w=640) ### [Umeda Sky Building](/place/umeda-sky-building-plc_TH70MBYCYTTQXTQZ1P3N4AX2ZJ) attraction Photo: Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2018_Umeda_Sky_Building.jpg) 5. ![Tsūtenkaku](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JHXPVT5TVTHBWJPS692KP?w=640) ### [Tsūtenkaku](/place/tsutenkaku-plc_ATP1F532YP0HZMVPG2ZSBQY2E6) attraction Photo: Mc681 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANew_Tsutenkaku_in_201409_003.JPG) 6. ![Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70JJXF29J1AWNDY2Z2JR0GQ?w=640) ### [Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan](/place/osaka-aquarium-kaiyukan-plc_ZD35JY12TD0SDVWR09PRCNN7FP) attraction Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOsaka_Kaiyukan01s3872.jpg) [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Fplace%2Fnational-bunraku-theater-plc_JV3AWTJMSG96HTGXN84ZFN4T0N) to save this place to a trip.