Awa Jurobei Puppet Theater
Also written: 阿波十郎兵衛屋敷 · 阿波十郎兵卫宅邸
Watch traditional Awa Ningyō Jōruri (Awa puppet jōruri) performances here; it’s highly regarded as a place to experience Japan’s traditional performing arts.
An Illustrated Japan / Tokushima / Culture & Tradition
About this place
Awa Jurobe Yashiki is the preserved residence and open-air museum of Bando Jurobe, 1646-1698, and a dedicated puppet theater in Kawauchi-cho, Tokushima City, selected among Tokushima's 88 scenic spots and Awa historical culture road. Jurobe was a Tokushima domain retainer who monitored rice imports from Higo. Because Higo and Awa bales differed, boatmen could pocket the difference, which Jurobe banned. To avoid the shogunate learning of illicit imports, domain officials executed Jurobe without clear charge in 1698. His family grave is at Hoshoji nearby. The story was dramatized by Chikamatsu Hanji as ningyo joruri play Keisei Awa.
