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Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Music Workshop was created based on our wish for "as many people as possible to come enjoy the wonder of music without making large efforts!" Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Music Workshop is a program with an objective to foster thriving spirits through the development of both communication and self expression skills, via the raising of interest in music and the arts. As a public cultural institute, we wish to provide a comfortable space where people can come together to enjoy music. And lately, we are putting more of our energy into workshops for people who need support from society, by growing our activities into nursing homes and welfare facilities for persons with disabilities.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Music Workshop
Various Online Programs Available on YouTube!
2024 season workshop lineup and detailed introduction of each program (PDF *only in Japanese)
October 2024–March 2025
Welcome to Omatsuri Island!
Enjoy Japanese festivals together with fun-loving friends!
6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Shiny! Fluffy! The Weather Research Lab
Let’s play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and feel the weather through sounds and your body!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months
American Music Party
It’s Show Time!!
Are you ready to jump into the exciting world of American music?
- 3 years–Adults
Welcome to Classical Music!—String Quartet
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
Music flower
Let the flower seeds sprout and grow into bloom with a help of sun and rain fairies!
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Shall we sing?
Beginners and repeaters welcome! Find another you by singing and dancing with your flexible body and relaxing voice!
- Age 50 and above (Free invitation for those aged 65 and above)
Jazz Bar for Babies
That cool jazz bar is also open tonight! Let’s enjoy jazz music through singing, dancing, and swinging!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Concert under the sea—The secret of the mysterious treasure box
Let's work together with our friends under the sea to crack open the world treasure box!
- 6 months–4 years, 3–6 years (Pre-school children)
Bebe Waka (Lion Beat)
Let's make friends with a lion in the music jungle in Africa!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Monkey Music Lab
Japanese children's songs that everyone knows get jazz and rock makeovers! The fun music experiments by Kikki and Mon-chan are ready to start.
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 5–8
Sound Atelier
Touch, play, listen, and then?
Feel the world of musical instruments with your whole body!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Original Workshop A (New Production)“Hello to the World Behind the Mirror!”
The magic word is “Mirror!”
Let’s make friends in the world behind the mirror!
- 19–35 months
Festa with the King of the Forest
Let's have a festival for welcoming our princess! Sing with smiles and dance together!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Baby Cricket
Let's go on an adventure with two friendly crickets and see how the nature sounds from mountains and valleys transform into music!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Original Workshop B (New Production) “Hungry Béla and the Sounding Tree”
Béla enters the forest to look for tasty fruits. Suddenly, he hears something.
Let’s enjoy some Eastern European music!
- 6–18 months
Museum of Wonders
- Age 4-6 (Pre-school children/for deaf and hard-of-hearing participants), Age 5-8 (for deaf and hard-of-hearing participants), 1st-3rd grade elementary school students (for deaf and hard-of-hearing participants)
Rhythmic Kitchen
Let's cook a feast of sounds and rhythms! The ordinary kitchen tools become fun musical instruments!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Musica Piccola
The long-awaited concert is going to be held today! Let's play fabulous music with the maestro!
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Cha Cha Pum
Casa da Música’s very popular concert is coming to Tokyo!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Animal Detective
Let’s go seek the hidden animals in the riddle zoo!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–6 (Pre-school children)
Welcome to Classical Music!—Violin & Cello & Piano
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
April 2024–September 2024
Tora and Shiroko's story
Seeding together with a cat and a mouse. Let's grow the plant with lovely music!
- Age 3–4, Age 3–8
Body, Sound, Sing
Your voice and Everyone's voice, Your tone and Everyone's tone. Find the only music you can't find anywhere else, created with various sounds.
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Migo's Magic
Let's recycle the thrown away items into a fancy music!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–8
Welcome to Cafe Ensemble!—Today's special: DVOŘÁK
Enjoy a delightful moment with a cup of music brewed with unique sounds!
- Age 50 and above (Free invitation for those aged 65 and above)
Monkey Music Lab
Japanese children's songs that everyone knows get jazz and rock makeovers! The fun music experiments by Kikki and Mon-chan are ready to start.
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Shall we sing?
Beginners and repeaters welcome! Find another you by singing and dancing with your flexible body and relaxing voice!
- Age 50 and above (Free invitation for those aged 65 and above)
Welcome to Classical Music!—Flute
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
Festa with the King of the forest
Let's have a festival for welcoming our princess! Sing with smiles and dance together!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Open Sesame! The Storytelling Door—Arabian Nights Woven with Sounds
A plethora of surprises is in fairy tales. So let's delve into a fantasy world along with the music!
- 6 months–4 years, 3–6 years (Pre-school children)
Traveling Europe
Let’s take a train with George and Mary and travel around Europe along with popular classical music!
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Welcome to Classical Music!—Brass Quintet
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
One Day Chorus
If you love to sing, join us! All you need is your passion for singing to become a member of the one day chorus!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Happy and Friends
English is fun! Let's make friends all over the world by speaking and singing in English!
- 19–35 months, Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Treasure box in the sea
Open a pair of wonder treasure boxes with your friends under the sea filled with music!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Baby Cricket
Let's go on an adventure with two friendly crickets and see how the nature sounds from mountains and valleys transform into music!
- 19–35 months, 6–18 months
Rhythmic Kitchen
Let's cook a feast of sounds and rhythms! The ordinary kitchen tools become fun musical instruments!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Symphonic Jungle
Let’s go on a musical safari in the jungle, where you will hear fantastic melodies!
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Traveling Europe Vol.2
Let's go on a trip around Europe with musical masterpieces! Can you guess the next country George and Mary are heading to?
- Age 5–8, Age 3–4
Body Beat
Let's discover our inborn power of music. Your body becomes an amazing percussion from head to toe!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Musica Piccola
The long-awaited concert is going to be held today! Let's play fabulous music with the maestro!
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
The Troll and the Music Tree
In the Nordic winter forest, you hear music sounding through the crisp air. Let’s wake up the “Tree of Musica” in a deep sleep with the power of music.
- 6 months–4 years, 3–6 years (Pre-school children)
House of Samba
Let’s sing, dance, and play sounds to the rhythm of samba in the Brazilian breeze!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
October 2023–March 2024
Treasure box in the sea
Open a pair of wonder treasure boxes with your friends under the sea filled with music!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4
Tora and Shiroko's story
Seeding together with a cat and a mouse. Let's grow the plant with lovely music!
- Age 3–4, Age 3–8
Classical Music Quest
Let's become a master of Classical Music Quest, gaining powers hidden in classical music pieces!
- 5 years–Adults
Welcome to Omatsuri Island!
Enjoy Japanese festivals together with fun-loving friends!
- Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Shall we sing?
Beginners and repeaters welcome! Find another you by singing and dancing with your flexible body and relaxing voice!
- Age 50 and above (Free invitation for those aged 65 and above)
Traveling Europe Vol.3
The journey of George and Mary keeps on going! Let’s travel around Europe along with the masterpieces of music!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–4, Age 5–8
Go! Wild!
The early people Purpicuthecamanthus love music. Let's become friends by communicating with songs and rhythms!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
American Music Party Vol.2
It's Show Time!!
Are you ready to jump into the exciting world of American music?
- 3 years–Adults
Workshop Concert—Violin & Double Bass & Piano
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
Workshop Concert—Violin & Cello & Piano
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
One Day Chorus
If you love to sing, join us! All you need is your passion of singing to become a member of one day chorus!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Original Workshop A (New Production) “Shiny! Fluffy! The Weather Research Lab”
Let's play Vivaldi's Four Seasons and feel the weather through sounds and your body!
- 19–35 months
Sound Atelier
Touch, play, listen, and then?
Feel the world of musical instruments with your whole body!
- 6–18 months, 3–4 years
Bebe Waka (Lion Beat)
Let's make friends with a lion in the music jungle in Africa!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Original Workshop B (New Production) “Hello from Tummy!”
Everyone has once been in a mother's tummy.
Do you remember what kind of sounds you heard in there?
- 19–35 months
Pa-Pi-Pu-Pe-Pot
Music from all over the world comes out through the mysterious pot if you cast a spell on it. Everyone, say "Pa-Pi-Pu-Pe-Pot!"
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months
Playing with Classic!—Singing Singing!
Interactive workshop concert led by workshop leaders from Casa da Música
- 3 years–Adults
Migo's Magic
Let's recycle the thrown away items into a fancy music!
- 6–18 months, 19–35 months, Age 3–6 (Pre-school children)
Rhythmic Kitchen
Let's cook a feast of sounds and rhythms! The ordinary kitchen tools become fun musical instruments!
- Elementary School Students–Adults
Ninjapan!
Get ready for a Ninja practice along music!
- Age 3–6 (Pre-school children), Age 3–8
Workshop Concert—Piano
Interactive concert by seeing, listening, and experiencing
- 6 months–6 years (Pre-school children)
Workshop Leader Skills Training Program
Having a partnership with an overseas music institution which leads the state-of-the-art educational programs, we offer training courses to develop a personnel who can share the joy of music with new approaches to diverse people. The most outstanding participants will have a chance to visit Casa da Música (Portugal) for attending the special training program!
The application for 2024 season has been closed.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Casa da Música (Portugal) are in collaboration since 2013, and we have been in cooperation to build a relationship that will further our programs, through offerings including the dispatch of workshop leaders and lecturers from Casa da Música to the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, and the sending of our Workshop Leader Skills Training Program students to their site for training. Casa da Música, which means "House of Music," inaugurated in 2005 as the first institution in Portugal specialized in music aimed for enhancing the creativity of music, and commemorating the city of Porto's being designated as European Capital of Culture in 2001.
Casa da Música has hosted concerts and festivals that blend the diverse arts and cultures, and was the first in Portugal to work on fully-realized educational programs. Under their credo that "music is both art and what fosters the generous spirit in people," Casa da Música's mission is to have all types of people to experience music in all of its richness under their educational programs, and they run activities for the local communities and projects where citizens can actively participate.