Mai Kyo Shi Pastoral—Dance, Beat, Sign

SAKURAI Shiori, NOGUCHI Ayako (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leaders)

Workshop Leader and Piano: SAKURAI Shiori (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leader), NOGUCHI Ayako (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leader)

Deaf Dancer: MAHO, YUTO

Deaf Poet: Sasa-Marie

Percussion: FUJII Takeshi, SAITO Ayano (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leader) 

Saxophone: MIYAGUSU Nao (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leader)

Workshop Participants (Dance Team, Percussion Team, and Te-kotoba Team)

Costume Design: MASUDA Emi (MOMA WORKSHOP)

Lighting Design: MOCHIZUKI Daisuke (Art Stage Lighting Group)

Stage Manager: HOZUMI Chihiro (The Stuff)

Associate Director: GOZU Naomi

Wardrobe: TERADA Kazue (MOMA WORKSHOP)

Te-kotoba Team Instruction: Yumiko Mary Kawai (Deaf actor)

Japanese Sign Language Interpretation: ISHIKAWA Arisu, OKAJIMA Tamami, KATO Yuko, SETO Isamu, SETOGUCHI Yuko, HIRABARU Rena

Free Admission (Registration required in advance)

Fri, Oct 24, 2025 10:00am

LivePocket

Advance registration required.

There will also be seats for walk-in visitors on the day of the performance. (The details for walk-in visitors will be posted on the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan website by the performance day.)

Wheelchair accessible seats

There is a dedicated area in the auditorium for people to enjoy the performance while seated in their wheelchairs. A limited number of seats is available.

Sign Language interpretation

Japanese Sign Language interpreters are at the reception.

Hearing Loop (All seats available)

A “hearing loop” (also called a “magnetic induction loop” or “magnetic loop”) transmits sound picked up by a microphone directly to the hearing aid or cochlear implant, allowing the user to hear voices and music clearly. The sound sent from the loop can be heard through the T (telecoil) setting of the hearing aid or cochlear implant or through a dedicated receiver.

Please check in advance whether your hearing aid or cochlear implant is compatible with T setting and how to switch to T setting before purchasing a ticket.

* Some manufacturers’ products or certain models are not compatible with T setting.

* Limited number of hearing loop receivers are also available at the venue. Please ask at the reception on the performance day.

Device converting sounds into vibration

Touch the sound picnic, a hand-held device that converts sounds into vibration is available for loan.

It is a flashlight-like shape in which the vibration changes along with the types of sounds and volume.

Developed by: KANEBAKO Junichi (Kyoyu [co-playing] musical instrument researcher)

Body-sensible vibrating speaker

We loan a body-pillow-shaped, body-sensible vibrating speaker, “HugMe.” The device, with the size and weight of a regular pillow, sends users a vibration of the instruments played by musicians.

Laser retinal projection visual aid

We loan hand-held visual assistive devices “RETISSA ON HAND.”

For the details of RETISSA ON HAND, please refer to the manufacturer, QD Laser, Inc.’s official webpage as linked below.

QD Laser’s official webpage: How to use RETISSA ON HAND (The webpage is only in Japanese. English subtitles are available for the video on the webpage.)

Music setlist in Braille text, large print, and inverted text (white on black) in Japanese

The music setlist of this performance in Braille text, large print, and inverted text (white on black) is available only in Japanese. If you would like to have a copy, please ask our staff members at the venue on the performance day.

Sensory earmuffs

We loan sensory earmuffs, which are hearing protection devices in the form of headphones. Please ask our staff members at the venue on the performance day if needed.

* The number of accessibile devices is limited.

During the Games, Deaflympics Square, a base which consolidates functions such as operations, transportation, and interactions between athletes, will be set up at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Centre.

In addition to serving as the headquarters for the Games operations, including the transport hub, media centre, and practice venues, we will offer a variety of programmes for athletes and visitors. These programmes will provide opportunities for universal communication and interaction using new technologies, as well as experiences of arts and culture of Tokyo, ensuring that everyone can enjoy them.

Inspiration and empathy will transform Tokyo—and its future.

Together, we create a circle of support.

All Welcome TOKYO is a campaign aimed at making Tokyo a place where everyone can enjoy more, regardless of disabilities or language and cultural barriers, alongside those working to improve accessibility in arts and culture.

Official website: https://awt.rekibun.or.jp/en/

“Mai Kyo Shi Pastoral” team

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Production Section

+81-3-3828-2111

info-jigyo(at)t-bunka.jp

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Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture

Planning & Production: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Production Section