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Setagaya Literary Museum 30th Anniversary Donald Keene Exhibition<br />Setagaya Literary Museum x Setaon Collaboration Event

Setagaya Literary Museum 30th Anniversary Donald Keene Exhibition
Setagaya Literary Museum x Setaon Collaboration Event

(1) Starts at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025　(2) Starts at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 18, 2026

Setagaya Literary Museum Access Map

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1-10-10 Minami Karasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Looking back on memories of Donald Keene through music. We will share stories of the opera he loved so much, as well as his relationship with Yukio Mishima. Enjoy special talks and exclusive live performances along with the exhibition at the Setagaya Literary Museum.

Click here for flyer (PDF file)

(1) Talk and Opera

The Opera Donald Keene Loved
Starts at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

[Talk]
Shinichiro Ikebe (Music Director, Setagaya Arts Foundation)　profile…

[Performance]
Noriko Tanetani (soprano)　profile…
Kei Harada (baritone)　profile…
Saori Takase (piano)　profile…

[Program]
Opera (La Traviata): “Ah, fors’è lui che L’anima… Sempre libera ”
Opera (The Marriage of Figaro: “Non più andrai”
and more

Free Discussion and Noh

Donald Keene and Yukio Mishima — Reflections on Modern Nohgaku —
Starts at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 18, 2026

[Free Discussion]
Koji Orita (former Executive Director, National Theatre )　profile…
Ryuichi Kodama (Director, Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University) 　profile…
Seiki Keene (Representative Trustee, Donald Keene Memorial Foundation) 　profile…

[Performances]
Shimai (Kumano) Asami Shigeyoshi (Kanze School shite-kata Noh actor )　profile…
Shimai (Aoi no Ue) Kimitake Ueda (Kanze School shite-kata Noh actor)　profile…

Fees

[Unreserved seating with numbered entry tickets]
Each event ((1) or (2)): General ¥2,500
Set tickets for both events: General ¥4,500
Age 25 or under: ¥1,000 per event (no set tickets)

*All prices include tax.
*Preschool children not admitted.
*Those aged 25 or under must present ID on the day.
*Set tickets are limited and sales end when sold out.

*Wheelchair spaces available (limited number, reservations required)
Fee: ¥2,250 (free admission for one escort)
Application: Contact the Music Division, Setagaya Arts Foundation (03-5432-1535), by 6:00 P.M. on the day before each event.

How to Apply

Apply online from below (connects to external page, “teket”)

▼Setagaya Literary Museum x Setaon Collaboration Event: Apply

*A message will appear on the screen saying, “Sold out” if capacity is reached. The accepting of applications will resume if there are cancellations.

Start of applications

10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Profile

Shinichiro Ikebe

Noriko Tanetani (soprano)

Kei Harada (baritone)

Saori Takase (piano)

Koji Orita

Ryuichi Kodama

Seiki Keene

Asami Shigeyoshi

Kimitake Ueda

Sponsor: Setagaya Arts Foundation Music Project Department
Cosponsor: Setagaya Literary Museum
Cooperation: Taishidou Musical Instrument Store
Matsumoto Memorial Music Guest House
Setagaya General Service Co., Ltd., Community Radio Station FM Setagaya