Pia Rakugo Zanmai Releases 6th Archive of Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan 'Genki Yose' Performances

Pia Corporation's video streaming service 'Pia Rakugo Zanmai', which offers unlimited access to rakugo performances for a fixed monthly fee, has started the 6th archive distribution of carefully selected performances from the Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan 'Genki Yose' series on June 4.

The lineup for the 6th archive distribution includes five acts: Tsukitei Tenshi's 'Oni no Men', Katsura Shikaemon's 'Sanada Kozō', Tsuyu no Mizu's 'Dōbutsuen', Hayashiya Somekichi's 'Hōkiya Musume', and Katsura Yukashika's 'Hanbun Aka'.

Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan, which opened in July 2018, is the only permanent yose theater in Hyogo Prefecture. It holds rakugo and other performances daily, operating 365 days a year, allowing audiences to fully enjoy Kamigata rakugo. The theater launched the 'Genki Yose' project in September 2021. The project started with the aim of 'cheering people up with laughter from rakugo during a time when non-essential outings and interactions were restricted due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.' It continues as an ongoing series, held原则上 every Thursday evening.

Future archive distributions are scheduled to add five acts each on the first Thursday of every month (until October 2026). These can be viewed as part of the 'Pia Rakugo Zanmai' flat-rate unlimited viewing content at no additional charge. Please enjoy the steadily increasing collection of precious Kamigata rakugo performance videos.

Pia Rakugo Zanmai Distribution Lineup

(From left in photo) Tsukitei Tenshi, Katsura Shikaemon, Tsuyu no Mizu, Hayashiya Somekichi, Katsura Yukashika

<Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan 'Genki Yose'>

★...Rakugoka appearing for the first time on Pia Rakugo Zanmai

●Distribution starts Thursday, June 4, 2026

★Tsukitei Tenshi 'Oni no Men' (Performance on 2024/9/19)

★Katsura Shikaemon 'Sanada Kozō' (Performance on 2024/10/3)

・Tsuyu no Mizu 'Dōbutsuen' (Performance on 2024/10/17)

★Hayashiya Somekichi 'Hōkiya Musume' (Performance on 2024/12/12)

・Katsura Yukashika 'Hanbun Aka' (Performance on 2024/12/21)

Pia Rakugo Zanmai

Kirakukan 'Genki Yose' Lineup Starting June 4

●Distribution scheduled to start Thursday, July 2, 2026

・Katsura Genta 'Mikan-ya' (Performance on 2024/12/28)

★Hayashiya Sōsa 'Tako Shibai' (Performance on 2025/1/30)

★Katsura Ayame 'Real Gold na Tasogare ni' (Performance on 2025/2/13)

・Tsuyu no Makoto 'Shika Seidan' (Performance on 2025/2/13)

★Shōfukutei Tobiume 'Sasaki Sabaki' (Performance on 2025/2/27)

*Content will be added on the first Thursday of every month until October.

*The archive distribution period is limited to one year from the start date of each distribution.

Kirakukan Genki Yose Future Performance Information

2026/6/11 (Thu) [Performers] Katsura Yukashika / Katsura Sakinousuke / Katsura Sankichi / Katsura Yoneza

2026/6/18 (Thu) [Performers] Shōfukutei Roshō / Tsukitei Yūma / Shōfukutei Shōri / Katsura Mitsuwaka

2026/6/25 (Thu) [Performers] Katsura Fukutome / Hayashiya Somehachi / Shōfukutei Jinfuku / Katsura Kaishi

Curtain 18:30 (Doors open 18:00) *Common to all performances

*Please check the official Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan website for the latest information.

●Related Links

> Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan Official Website

> Kobe Shinkaichi Kirakukan 'Ouchi de Genki Yose'

> 'Genki Yose' Ticket Information (Ticket Pia)

Pia Rakugo Zanmai

Kirakukan 'Genki Yose' Lineup Starting June 4

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Pia Rakugo Zanmai Distribution Lineup

(As of June 4, 2026)

[*In Japanese syllabary order]

Ichigen-tei Kometarō

Irifunetei Senkyō

Irifunetei Senkō

Irifunetei Senzō

Irifunetei Senta

Irifunetei Sentatsu

Irifunetei Senpaku

Irifunetei Sen'yū

Katsura Akane

Katsura Utasuke

Katsura Utazō

Katsura Udanji

Katsura Umedanji

Katsura Edatarō

Katsura Kichibō

Katsura Ginji

Katsura Genta

Katsura Kosaemon

Katsura Kōme

Katsura Konami

Katsura Kobunzō

Katsura Sakinousuke

Katsura Sasamaru

Katsura Sanshirō

Katsura Shikaemon

Katsura Jimon

Katsura Shōmaru

Katsura Shin'emon

Katsura Shinbee

Katsura Sensei

Katsura Takeda Chiyo

Katsura Takemaru

Katsura Tengo

Katsura Natsumaru

Katsura Shiroshika

Katsura Hana Danji

Katsura Harusame

Katsura Harunosuke

Katsura Haruwaka

Katsura Hina Tarō

Katsura Fuku Danji

Katsura Fukutome

Katsura Fukumaru

Katsura Fukuya

Katsura Fumizuki

Katsura Fumika

Katsura Bunji

Katsura Bunjaku

Katsura Fumio

Katsura Marisuke

Katsura Manga

Katsura Yamato

Katsura Yūyū

Katsura Yukashika

Katsura Kōmaru

Kaminarimon Otojo

Kaminarimon Konosukeroku

Senryū Tsukushi

Kanda Akuko

Kanda Kyōko

Kanda Shōri

Kanda Yōko

Kanda Ran

Kingen-tei Ikoma

Kingen-tei Umaji

Kingen-tei Umatarō

Kingen-tei Umanosuke

Kingen-tei Kogoma

Kingen-tei Koumao

Kingen-tei Komazō

Kingen-tei Hakuraku

Kingen-tei Umao

Kingen-tei Umayū

Kingen-tei Seinosuke

Kingen-tei Ryūma

Gokaidō Kumojo

Kokin-tei Enkiku

Kokin-tei Kikushin

Kokin-tei Kikutarō

Kokin-tei Kikuchiyo

Kokin-tei Kikunojo

Kokin-tei Kikuharu

Kokin-tei Kikumatsu

Kokin-tei Kikuryū

Kokin-tei Ginshi

Kokin-tei Komaji

Kokin-tei Jusuke

Kokin-tei Shinkyō

Kokin-tei Shingo

Kokin-tei Shinjaku

Kokin-tei Shinsuke

Kokin-tei Shinmaru

Kokin-tei Shin'ya

Kokin-tei Shin'yō

Kokin-tei Densuke

Kokin-tei Hinagiku

Kokin-tei Bunkiku

Kokin-tei Yūsuke

Gomyōrō Tamanosuke

Sanshōtei Yumemaru

Sanyūtei Airaku

Sanyūtei Arama

Sanyūtei Iori

Sanyūtei Uta Tsukasa

Sanyūtei Utahiko

Sanyūtei Utamusa

Sanyūtei Uta Yakko

Sanyūtei Enka

Sanyūtei Enjaku

Sanyūtei Emmaru

Sanyūtei Onimaru

Sanyūtei Utami

Sanyūtei Utaruta

Sanyūtei Kichisō

Sanyūtei Kenkō

Sanyūtei Kentarō

Sanyūtei Gohantsubu

Sanyūtei Shiuka

Sanyūtei Jōji

Sanyūtei Asakitsu

Sanyūtei Tendon

Sanyūtei Tomba

Sanyūtei Hanakin

Sanyūtei Mansō

Sanyūtei Yūki

Sanyūtei Yūzō

Sanyūtei Yūshirō

Sanyūtei Yūnosuke

Sanyūtei Yūma

Sanyūtei Ritsuka

Sanyūtei Wanjō

Shunpūtei Aikyō

Shunpūtei Ichizō

Shunpūtei Ikkyū

Shunpūtei Issa

Shunpūtei Isshō

Shunpūtei Kakebashi

Shunpūtei Koieda

Shunpūtei Sanchō

Shunpūtei Shōkō

Shunpūtei Seichō

Shunpūtei Shōnoshin

Shunpūtei Seichō

Shunpūtei Asaeda

Shunpūtei Den'eda

Shunpūtei Baichō

Shunpūtei Momoe

Shunpūtei Yoichi

Shunpūtei Koizumu

Shunpūtei Ryūshi

Shunpūtei Ryūtarō

Shunpūtei Ryūchō

Shōfukutei Hanehikari

Shōfukutei Gakukō

Shōfukutei Kyōro

Shōfukutei Kyōsuke

Shōfukutei Kyōhei

Shōfukutei Chakō

Shōfukutei Matsugo

Shōfukutei Shōyū

Shōfukutei Shōri

Shōfukutei Matsukyō

Shōfukutei Seikyō

Shōfukutei Seiju

Shōfukutei Hakueda

Shōfukutei Fūkyō

Shōfukutei Fukushō

Shōfukutei Yūkyō Shōfukutei Yuhei

Shōfukutei Satomitsu

Shōfukutei Rokō

Shōfukutei Roshō

Shōfukutei Rochiku

Shōfukutei Wakō

Matsuyanagi Tsurueda

Shinkirō Ryūgyoku

Sumidagawa Umaseki

Sekisekitei A Tarō

Sekisekitei Kitarō

Sekisekitei Noboru

Sekisekitei Momotarō

Sekisekitei Momonosuke

Daidokoro Osan

Takaraizumi Kintyō

Takigawa Koikyō

Takigawa Koishū

Takigawa Koishiro

Tachibana no Emman

Tachibana-ya Enjūrō

Tachibana-ya Entarō

Tachibana-ya Kurō