Conductor: SONODA Ryuichiro

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

MC: TSUKAMOTO Eriko (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leader)

DEAF/Sign Navigator: NISHIWAKI Shogo

Relaxed performances, different from other regular stage performances, are designed for everyone to enjoy in a cozy way regardless of disabilities or generations.

Those who feel insecure at concerts in theaters and music halls, related to their symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, communication disorder, developmental disabilities, and so on, can stay comfortable with their families and caregivers at the concert. Guided by an MC, the program is also welcoming those who are intimidated by classical music concerts, which seem to require strict etiquettes, and children aged 4 and above.

The following accessibility services are available to ensure everyone can enjoy the performance comfortably.

⁃ Audience members can bring their assistance dogs to this performance.

⁃ The auditorium light will not go completely dark.

⁃ The audience can leave the auditorium and come back to their seats during the performance for a chill-out.

⁃ There is a free seating area in the auditorium for those who feel uncomfortable going back to their seats or want to move from their seats for a while.

⁃ The text-to-speech program leaflet and the guide for assisting families and caretakers will be posted on this page about 2 weeks before the performance.

⁃ Calm-down space is available.

⁃ Earmuffs are available for loan.*

⁃ Fidget toys are available for loan*

⁃ Japanese Sign Language interpreters are at the reception.

DEAF/Sign navigator is on the stage. Japanese Sign Language interpretation is provided.

⁃ Captioning tablets are available for loan.†

We lend a dedicated tablet with a light-blocking screen that displays spoken words as text, such as the workshop leader’s emceeing, music titles, and announcements in the auditorium. (Captions are only in Japanese.)

If you wish to use this service, please purchase a ticket that includes hearing assistive services.

⁃ 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 varies with the type of sound and volume.

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

If you wish to use this service, please purchase a ticket that includes hearing assistive services.

⁃ A hearing loop is available in a specific seating area.*

Available seats: 1st floor, rows 12 to 18, and rows 13 to 30

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

Hearing loop receivers are also available at the venue. Please ask at the reception on the day of the performance.

⁃ Wheelchair accessible seats are available.†

⁃ The music list of this performance in Japanese in Braille text, large print, and inverted text (white on black) is available.*

⁃ Visual assistive device RETISSA ON HAND is available for loan.†

There is no age limit on the devices; however, we lend them to individuals 18 or older.

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

The linked webpage is only in Japanese. English subtitles are available for the video on the webpage.

https://retissa.biz/usr/onhand.html

If you wish to use this service, please purchase a ticket that includes visual assistive services.

†Accessible services that require a reservation (The number of services is limited. Please make sure to select the ticket that includes the service you wish to use.)

*Accessible services available without reservation (Please note that the number of accessible services is limited.)

Reserved Seats 2,200yen (Wheelchair accessible seats are available.)

Tickets with hearing or visual assistive services are for deaf or hard-of-hearing people and individuals with visual impairments.

View Seating Chart (PDF)

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office (by telephone, in person, online)

* The service in person is available until Wed, May 6, due to the building closure for major renovations.

* Tickets for wheelchair accessible seats and tickets with visual assistive device (RETISSA ON HAND) are only available by telephone and in person.

* The ticket receiving method for this concert is “LessQ (Electronic tickets)” if you purchase via online ticketing service in English.

(LessQ issuing fee: 77yen per ticket)

* Persons having difficulties in hearing or speaking can be also assisted by Telephone Relay Service. (only available in Japanese).

Telephone relay service enables those with difficulties in hearing or speaking to communicate with hearing people over the telephone in real-time through an operator as an intermediary, interpreting in either sign language, text, or voice. The service is available 24/7 for placing and receiving calls, including contacting emergency services.

User registration guide for people with difficulties in hearing and speaking (Registration required in advance, only in Japanese)

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

Co-organizer: Tachikawa Community & Culture Foundation

Supported by: Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities

Planning & Production: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Production Section