Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre holds monthly "Theater Tours" to help visitors discover and experience the venue's various attractions.
In March 2026, the theater will offer a special edition tour exploring Bon Cri Fes venues and the standard tour entering the Concert Hall auditorium before performances.
Whether you want to explore the bustling theater during the festival or experience the quiet Concert Hall before a performance, both options provide enriching experiences. These tours are also recommended for first-time visitors to the theater.
March 2026 Implementation Overview
This approximately 60-minute tour features unique guides who help visitors fully appreciate the theater's charm. On March 1st, the special Bon Cri Fes tour allows guests to explore various festival venues while listening to guest commentary. In addition to learning about the festival content, the tour visits areas that are rarely accessible to the general public. On March 15th, after viewing the theater's architecture and artworks, participants will enter the Concert Hall where the orchestra has been set up for the performance, and receive explanations about the hall's mechanisms and acoustics while viewing the stage.
Schedule and Routes: Bon Cri Fes 2026 Special Edition
March 1, 2026 (Sun) 11:30 AM (Reception starts 11:15 AM, Duration: approximately 60 minutes)
March 1, 2026 (Sun) 3:00 PM (Reception starts 2:45 PM, Duration: approximately 60 minutes)
Concert Hall
March 15, 2026 (Sun) 10:00 AM (Reception starts 9:45 AM, Duration: approximately 60 minutes)
Bon Cri Fes is a festival where everyone can easily enjoy new music that is being created right now.
The festival delivers a comprehensive lineup including concerts, workshops, and free programs with open admission.
*Tour routes may change depending on the theater's daily usage and weather conditions.
Venue: Various locations at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Address: 1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 〒171-0021)
Eligibility: 4th grade elementary school students and above *Elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian
Participation Fee: 500 yen (tax included)
Capacity: 20 people per session (first-come, first-served) *Same-day tickets available only if capacity not reached
Registration Method: Pre-registration via Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre website (payment on-site)
https://www.geigeki.jp/performance/gt2026-03/
Theater Tour Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
About Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (commonly known as Geigeki) is located in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo. This comprehensive arts and culture facility features four specialized halls for music, theater, and dance performances, along with exhibition spaces. The venue includes a concert hall with one of the world's largest pipe organs dedicated to music, a playhouse for theater and dance performances, and two smaller halls. As a creative theater, it produces and presents performing arts works. Activities such as exhibitions, lectures, and workshops at the atelier and gallery are also actively held.
The Appeal of Theater Tours
Monthly "Theater Tours" guided by knowledgeable staff are conducted to explore the halls. The tours introduce the theater's history and hall characteristics, including behind-the-scenes stories known only to theater staff. While tour routes change each time depending on hall usage, each tour touches on both the hardware aspects such as architecture and stage mechanisms, and the software aspects including performances and concerts being presented, as well as viewing artworks placed throughout the interior and exterior, making for a comprehensive course.
Tour Guide Presentations
The tours are guided by passionate theater enthusiasts. Each guide uses their specialized knowledge and personality to convey Geigeki's appeal. Walking together through the facility, entering audience-free auditoriums to understand hall mechanisms, and hearing live voices from those involved in creation – the guides help visitors discover new attractions of the theater and feel a closer connection to it. When participating, feel free to ask questions about anything that interests you.
Past Theater Tour Scenes
*Routes change each time
