Interested in seeing a Broadway-style performance during your stay in Osaka? The Takarazuka Revue offers lavish first-class productions that are sure to please any theater fan.
What makes Takarazuka Theater so unique is their all-female troupe, or more specifically, five distinct troupes that alternate in month long productions throughout the year. These women sing, dance and act in female or male roles depending on how they’re cast. Many find their gender-bending performances impressive and unique.
Guests of Hotel Kinki can board a train for Takurazuka from Hanku Umeda Station. The Takarazuka Grand Theater is a short walk from Takarazuka Station. Take the walkway called ‘Hana no michi’ (flower path) to reach the Theater complex.
Show tickets cost between 3,500 - 11,000 yen and can be purchased from most convenient stores, or at the ticket counter at the theater.
Inside the Takarazuka Grand Theater complex lie several cafes, restaurants and stores. Visitors come from all over Japan to see the Takarazuka Revue and many visit the gift shop to get themselves a souvenir.
And despite the theater’s western-style appearance, you can absolutely get yourself some battered octopus balls (takoyaki) from the cafeteria if you’re looking for a snack!
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