PUK Puppet Theater

The PUK Puppet Theater celebrated its 30th Anniversary in November 2001. Standing in the heart of Tokyo in Shinjyuku PUK Theatre is the Japan's first modern theater built specifically to stage puppet plays.

Every year the theater hosts approximately 10 different plays with performances on more than 120 days (plays for families, and plays for adults that run for 10 or more days).

Since 1971, the theater presents some 50 performances by outstanding puppet theater troupes from throughout the world such as Percy Press and his Junior (Great Britain), Albrecht Roser (Germany), Dick Myers (U.S.A.), Jim Gamble (U.S.A.), Jean- Paul Hubert (France), Richard Bradshaw (Australia), Central Puppet Theater- Sofia (Bulgaria), and State Puppet Theater- Varna (Bulgaria).

In addition to these puppet plays, the theater program also feature Portuguese guitar, French chanson, and Japanese drum concerts, and variety shows. PUK Puppet theatre is one of the best indoor evening relaxations.

Ticket prices: JPY 3,000.

Opening Hours: 10am - 5pm; Daily.

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Contact Information

PUK Puppet Theater
2-12-3 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
830-003 Tokyo

Tel. +81333705128
puppet@puk.jp
http://www.puk.jp