Opened on March 11, 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas. The original structure was rebuilt in 1966 as
Toho's "flagship" theater, opening with the premiere of
Scaretto, a local adaptation of
Gone With the Wind, which drew 380,000 attendees over the course of the theater's first five months of operation. The theatre is set to temporarily close in mid-February 2025 as part of a redevelopment plan that will involve reconstructing the building. ==References==