The NŌWHERE Tours are themed tours exploring Kyoto through the unique perspective of noh, a traditional performing art bringing together poetry, chant, dance, and music, as well as gorgeous costumes and masks. It has been passed down in Kyoto for almost 700 years and has inspired many of the existing Japanese arts.

On the tours, we will visit places or people related to noh plays and attend professional performances or workshops by specialists. Kyoto is full of places that became stages to the stories in noh, and many of the traditions depicted in the plays are still found here, making it the ideal place to discover noh in both historical and contemporary contexts.

*Once applications are open, information will be available on the home page. In the meantime, you are welcome to contact us for information on potential itineraries or special arrangements.

Upcoming NŌWHERE Tours:

April 28 (Sun) Kiyomizu Temple and the noh play Yuya (Applications pending: please contact us if you are interested in joining this tour)

June 9 (Sun) Shimogamo Shrine and the noh play Hanjo (Applications open)

Photo by Kin no Hoshi Watanabe Shashijo