Kinokuniya Southern Theatre Takashimaya, Contemporary theatre in Sendagaya, Japan
Kinokuniya Southern Theatre TAKASHIMAYA is a 468-seat theatre on the seventh floor of the south building of Takashimaya Times Square in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is run jointly by the Kinokuniya bookstore chain and the Takashimaya department store. The auditorium opened on 5 October 1996, the same day the complex opened, and hosts plays, musicals and literary lectures.
The theatre opened in 1996 under Books Kinokuniya's management as an effort to expand cultural options in the area. Since its opening, it has become a regular venue for Japanese theatre productions.
The theatre stages plays, musicals and literary lectures, and every year during the May holidays the comedy duo Kyain performs a live show there. Its name was changed on 2 September 2016 from Kinokuniya Southern Theatre to Kinokuniya Southern Theatre TAKASHIMAYA, when Takashimaya joined Kinokuniya in running the venue.
The theatre is on the seventh floor of the south building of Takashimaya Times Square in Sendagaya, Shibuya ward. It is about a 5-minute walk from the New South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station and the East Exit of JR Yoyogi Station, and about 8 minutes from the South Exit of Shinjuku Station on the Odakyu and Keio lines.
The theatre's name changed on 2 September 2016, when Takashimaya joined Kinokuniya in running it and "TAKASHIMAYA" was added. Every year during the May holidays, the comedy duo Kyain holds a live show here. The 468-seat hall opened on 5 October 1996, the same day as Takashimaya Times Square.
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