Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tokyo Tickets

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child plays in Tokyo as one of the few permanent productions of the play anywhere in the world, staged in Japanese at a dedicated theatre in Akasaka with the full scale stagecraft that made the show famous in London and New York. For travelling fans, it is a chance to see one of modern theatre’s great spectacles in a city that has embraced it completely.

The show and the magic

The story picks up years after the books, following the next generation at Hogwarts, but the reason audiences worldwide keep coming is the staging: illusions, transformations and effects performed live in ways that genuinely defy explanation from metres away. The Tokyo production condenses the original two part play into a single epic performance, and the theatre district around it has been dressed for the occasion, making the whole outing feel like an event.

Seeing it as an overseas visitor

Performances are in Japanese, so check the booking page for current support options for non Japanese speakers before choosing a session. Knowing the story helps enormously, and fans who have read the script or seen the play elsewhere will follow every beat. The stagecraft, it must be said, needs no translation.

Getting there

The theatre stands in the Akasaka entertainment district, directly above Akasaka Station on the Chiyoda Line and a short walk from Akasaka-mitsuke on the Ginza and Marunouchi lines. From Tokyo Station allow about fifteen minutes by subway with one change.

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