Museum Yose
Chōkarō Momoka & Hayashiya Tsuruko

This popular rakugo performance* by female storytellers Chōkarō Momoka and Hayashiya Tsuruko will bring you cheerful and festive humor for the New Year.
*It will be held only in Japanese.

Date:

18 January (Sat), 2025

Doors open:

13:30

Show begins:

14:00
Numbered tickets for reserved seating* will be distributed on the day from 11:00 in front of the Museum Hall on Floor 1.
*Seating closes when all tickets are gone

Venue:

Museum Hall, Kyushu National Museum

Suitability:

From elementary school-age students

Admission:

Free, First-come, first-served

Capacity:

288

Performers:

Chōkarō Momoka
A young storyteller said to be changing the history of women's rakugo, she started out as master Shunpūtei Koasa’s apprentice.
After training as a third-ranked zenza in Shunpūtei Poppo, she won the Rookie of the Year Asakusa Performing Arts Award during her period as a second-ranked futatsume in Shunpūtei Pikkari☆.
She has since been active in a wide variety of venues. Reaching the finals of the NHK Newcomer Rakugo Awards 3 times, she has also worked on NTV’s Shōten comedy show, as well as on radio and in film.
In March 2022, she was promoted to the long-awaited highest rank, shin’uchi.

Hayashiya Tsuruko
She is eager to take on new challenges, from the comedies of classical rakugo to human-interest stories and new pieces. Playing mistresses and courtesans as the main characters of classical works like Shibahama, Kowakare and Konya Takao, she has been featured on NHK General Channel’s Witness! Nippon, NTV’s NEWSZERO, as well as in Bungei Shunju magazine and other media.
In March of 2024, she became the first woman in the world of rakugo to be selected for quick promotion to shin’uchi.

Organizer:

Kyushu National Museum