Asakusa Engei Hall Performance Schedule for October 21, 2026

Asakusa Engei Hall will hold its yose variety show in two parts, a daytime show and an evening show, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Centered on rakugo, the program offers a wide variety of acts including manzai, magic, paper cutting (kamikiri), comedy skits, and zokkyoku (traditional popular songs).

Daytime Show (11:40–16:30)

• Appearing: Maki Kitami (magic), Goro Kaminarimon and Aima Sanyutei (rakugo), and Kazuya (sumo comic storytelling)
• Natsumaru Katsura (rakugo), Murasaki Kanda (kodan storytelling), and Peesuke & Peeko Aozora (manzai) will also perform
• On stage: Imamaru Hayashiya (paper cutting), Sukeroku Kaminarimon (rakugo), Yamaguchi-kun and Takeda-kun (comedy skits), and Umekichi Hiyama (zokkyoku)
• The headliner (closing act) will be Sachimaru Katsura

Evening Show (16:40–20:50)

• Appearing: Raiko Sakamoto (katsudo shashin benshi, silent film narrator) and Seinojo Kanda (kodan storytelling, newly promoted to futatsume rank)
• Comedy D51 (comedy skits), Tokyo Boys (musical comic talk), and rakugo performers including Edaemon Shunputei, Yusaku Sanyutei, and Danko Tatekawa will take the stage
• The News Paper (comedy skits) and Shiyu Fujimoto (shamisen comic talk) will also appear
• The headliner (closing act) will be Ryujaku Shunputei

Admission

Adults ¥3,500, students ¥2,500, children ¥1,500. Tickets are sold on the day only; purchase them at the ticket counter by telling the staff how many tickets you need. Performers may change due to unavoidable circumstances.