[2025 Yamaga Attraction] Travel Guide for Yachiyo-za (Updated Apr)

🌿 To Yachiyoza in Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture 🪭 A place I've always wanted to go to 😊 Don't just eat, do some sightseeing sometimes ( * ॑꒳ ॑* )ྀི Yachiyoza, which still exists in its original structure, is a playhouse designated as a national important cultural property ☝️ ̖́- It is still in use today, and you can visit it when it is not in performance. When you pass through the "Kidoguchi" entrance, you will feel as if you have traveled back in time to the Edo period 100 years ago. 🫢✨ The ceiling is decorated with colorful advertising paintings and a large brass chandelier that has been restored. The tour behind the scenes and the revolving stage equipment directly below the stage were interesting and worth seeing. 🙌✨ ┈┈┈┈𖤣𖥧𖥣𖡡𖥧𖤣┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 【Yachiyoza】 ꕤAddress: 1499 Yamaga, Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture ꕤOpening hours and closed days ꕤ︎︎ Admission fee: Adults 530 yen ꕤNo parking┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈𖤣𖥧𖥣𖡡𖥧𖤣┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ #Yachiyoza #YamagaTourism #KumamotoTourism #2024

Yachiyoza, located in Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture, is a historic playhouse built in 1910 and designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. It continues the style of a kabuki playhouse from the Edo period, and strongly retains the characteristics of theaters of that time, such as the revolving stage, box seats, and flower path that use rails made in Germany. Recommended points - Historical architecture: Yachiyoza is built by combining the sophistication of Japanese architecture with the advantages of Western architecture, and the ceiling is decorated with colorful advertising posters and large brass chandeliers, giving it a Meiji-era atmosphere. - Comprehensive tours: Tours with explanations by staff are available inside the theater, and you can see the revolving stage, pit, and other backstage areas that are not usually open to the public. Please come and experience the charm of the playhouse of those days ~ ...

Yachiyoza 1499 Yamaga, Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 861-0501 About an hour by car from Kumamoto Station Parking available A playhouse designated as an important cultural property by the national government that is still in use. On days when there are no plays or performances, you can pay an admission fee to visit. (Monthly schedules are available on the official website) The runway, stage wings, dressing rooms, prop rooms, and even the underground facilities are all open to the public. When there are few visitors, the guide will explain various things to you. There are also many atmospheric shops around Yachiyoza, so you can take a stroll or have a meal before or after your visit. Also, on the way from Kumamoto Station to Yachiyoza, there is a roadside station called Shichijo Melon Dome, which sells souvenirs and makes a great place to take a break. #Travelingwithme #KumamotoTourism #Kumamoto

If you go to Kumamoto and are too lazy to go to Kurokawa Onsen or Mount Aso, you can go to Yachiyoza, an old Japanese theater in Yamaga Prefecture. It takes about an hour by bus from Kumamoto Bus Terminal to get there. There is a small prop shop near Yachiyoza. (Not related to Yachiyoza) However, there is a rising sun flag magnet there, so be careful if it makes you feel bad. Yamaga Prefecture is a quiet town with not many Korean tourists👍 In particular, if you go before 11 minutes, you won't encounter any package tourists and only a few individual tourists will encounter Yachiyoza, so it's really good for taking pictures.

I went to Yachiyoza, the playhouse I wanted to visit the most in Yamaga Onsen☺️ From its opening in 1911 to the beginning of the Showa era, Yachiyoza was at the center of Yamaga culture🌿 Over the years, it became increasingly dilapidated, but thanks to people's efforts, such as fundraising, it was restored and designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1988🕊✨ Because it is a historical building, I was surprised to learn that even during large-scale restorations, materials such as wood were reused as much as possible🫢 The most eye-catching feature is the vibrant ceiling, but in fact this is It's an advertising image for the time❕😆 Combined with the brass chandelier, it was a spectacular sight that you can't see anywhere else🥺 I'm proud that there is such a place in Japan☺️ The admission fee is 530 yen, and you can not only see the audience seats and the second floor seats, but also climb up to the central stage and see the pit and dressing room, which is very fulfilling😍 By the way, the Yachiyoza mark is a design with eight "chi" characters around the katakana "yo", and it was created with the hope that Yachiyo will continue for a long time✍️ When you visit, be sure to look for it👀 #Domestic travel#Kumamoto Prefecture #Yachiyoza