Live Rakugo Event

Exclusive Spring Event: April 2,7,9 Art of Laughter

■Event Details

April 2 (Thu) & April 7 (The), April 9 (Thu) 2025
4:00 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.
Location: Guest Lounge (For Hotel Guests Only)

Free Admission / No Reservation Required

Program

• Introduction to Rakugo (Japanese comic storytelling)
   ・Explanation of gestures, roles, and traditional props
   ・Short comedic performances (Kobana-shi)
• Language: Japanese & English

Our Guest Lounge is exclusively accessible to all staying guests and offers a breathtaking view of Hokan-ji Temple’s Yasaka Pagoda, one of Kyoto’s most iconic landmarks.

What is Rakugo?

Rakugo is a traditional Japanese performing art that invites you to imagine.
A single storyteller (Rakugoka), using only a fan and a cloth, plays multiple characters and scenes.
With gestures and words alone, the audience envisions sounds, smells—even tastes—becoming fully immersed in the story.
Both humorous and heartfelt, Rakugo is a deep and timeless form of “entertainment through imagination.”

Cyril COPPINI

Born and raised in Nice, France. Worked at the cultural center
affiliated with the French Embassy in Japan for about 20 years,
and began performing as a French rakugo performer in 2011.
Appears frequently on television and radio.