Don't go if you don't speak Japanese. you will read many things about soaking in the atmosphere or something. but in the end it's just s guy or a girl holding a monologue followed by the next guy or girl really not much to soak.

Theater of Rakugo, traditional Japanese entertainment. It might be difficult to fully enjoy it if you don't speak Japanese. Anyway seeing the building from outside is also nice. 入れ替えなしなので、昼からずっと楽しめます。

I love this place. They have showing from noon to evening. You can stay there all day for 3000yen if you want to. I suggest you to bring food and drinks because you cannot go out and return and the little shop has small variety. Enjoy the traditional japanese Rakugo. Late Sat show is cheaper and you can try casually.

It’s located in Shinjuku 3 chome where lots of people hang around. I visited there with my old friends after a long interval. It’s one of the historical comedy theaters in Japan. We’re able to enjoy listening and watching traditional Japanese comedy and magic shows etc..,

One of the few venues for Rakugo, traditional Japanese comedy. There are only handful of such venues in Tokyo. And I love this place. Disclaimer: It requires a good command of Japanese, at least listening skills, to fully enjoy Rakugo.

If you're interested in Rakugo, this is the place. On saturday night (21:30~23:00) the show costs only 1000 yen, while during the day it's longer but costs more. If you don't speak Japanese it could be a little boring, but the building itself and the atmosphere of the show are worth a shot.

It’s Japanese tradition and fun! I guess more difficult than Kabukiza due to no interpreter tools. But you should try if you want to understand Japanese comedy culture deeper!

If you like rakugo, or a fan of Shouwa Genraku Rakugo Shinjuu (so am I), you will love it. Not only Rakugo, but also other performances like magic, comedy, etc. You can enjoy rakugo for 4 hours but if you can't stay too long, you can leave. And as you know, rakugo storyteller talk fastly so you must be fluent in Japanese too. 10 of 10 from me.

I feel compelled to give this 5 stars since I had a wonderful time. The performers were all excellent and the crowd was clearly entranced; however, I have to warn non-Japanese speaking visitors that this is almost entirely spoken word performances by individual actors. If you don't speak Japanese, you should skip this show. For some reason the style of theater got translated as "vaudeville" and that's not at all what this is!

I went to Osaka for rakugo and this time I went to Tokyo. It was great. It's a bit different with Osaka taste but you can watch not only rakugo but the others as well.