National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi)
The National Bunraku Theatre is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku.Photo: Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater
- Also known as: “National Bunraku Theatre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nippombashi and Nippon-bashi Bridge.
Nippombashi
Metro station
Photo: ほっきー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the two lines of the Osaka Metro in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nippombashi is situated 210 metres west of National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi).
Nippon-bashi Bridge
Bridge
Kuromon Ichiba Market
Marketplace
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sōemon and Dōtonbori.
Sōemon
Neighborhood
Photo: Tuyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sōemonchō or Soemonchō is an entertainment district in Chūō-ku, one of the wards of Osaka, Japan. The district borders on two other entertainment districts, Shinsaibashi to the north and Dōtonbori to the south.
Dōtonbori
Locality
Photo: Kang-min Liu, CC BY 2.0.
Dōtonbori or Dōtombori is a district in Osaka, Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chūō ward.
Minami
Photo: joopdorresteijn, CC BY 2.0.
Minami is the largest commercial area in Osaka, Japan. All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Minami Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.
National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi)
- Categories: national theater, puppetry company, building, public building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.66746° or 34° 40′ 3″ northLongitude
135.50869° or 135° 30′ 31″ eastOperator
日本芸術文化振興会Open location code
8Q6QMG85+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 178481588OpenStreetMap feature
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Q1138857
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi)” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bunraku Antzoki Nazionala”
- Chinese: “国立文乐剧场”
- Chinese: “國立文樂劇場”
- Dutch: “National Bunraku Theatre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح بونراكو الوطنى”
- French: “théâtre national de bunraku”
- French: “Théâtre national de bunraku”
- German: “National Bunraku Theatre”
- Japanese: “国立文楽劇場”
- Korean: “국립 분라쿠 극장”
- Korean: “국립분라쿠극장”
- Portuguese: “Teatro Nacional de Bunraku”
- Russian: “Национальный театр бунраку”
- Ukrainian: “Національний театр бунраку”
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