Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival 2025

ACCESSIBILITY

Ticket Purchase Support in Japanese Sign Language

Tickets can be purchased through our official website's linked platform, PassMarket, and at the ZA-KOENJI Ticket Box. If you have difficulty purchasing tickets online, you can make a reservation by phone or purchase tickets directly at the ZA-KOENJI Ticket Box counter. For those who wish to purchase tickets online, we offer in-person Japanese Sign Language support at the following times:

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Place: 5005 (1-A Noguchi Building, 3-24-1 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001)
Nearest Stations：5-minute walk from either JR Nishi-Nippori Station or JR Sendagi Station.

Date: Wednesday, September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Place: WP Nakano(O.C. Nakano Building 3F, 4-2-12 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001)
Nearest Station：5-minute walk from JR Nakano Station North Exit

※: This service is designed to help you navigate the ticket purchasing process for the program(s) you wish to see. Please bring your own smartphone, iPad, or laptop for the session.

※: Schedules for October and beyond will be announced as needed.

Deafblind Attendees Accompanied by Interpreter Guides

If you will be accompanied by an interpreter-guide, please let us know in the form when you purchase your ticket on PassMarket.
After you select "Yes" for an interpreter-guide, the festival office will send an email via PassMarket to your registered email address to confirm the number of guides.
Please note that interpreter-guides are generally admitted free of charge for up to one person. If you require a second guide, please contact us to discuss further details.
To ensure we can arrange appropriate seating, please let us know by Tuesday, October 28th, at the latest. Depending on seat availability, tickets may become unavailable without prior notice.

If you have difficulty applying through PassMarket, please contact the festival office at info@shuwanomachi.jp.

Blind and Low-Vision Attendees

The following programs are available with audio guides:

①: “Mark of A Woman” Performance
Thursday, November 6 at 5:00 PM / Friday, November 7 at 10:20 AM
Available via FM Radio Broadcast

②: “Two Threads, One Weave” Film
Thursday, November 6 at 10:00 AM (followed by a stage greeting)
Available via FM Radio Broadcast

③: “The Chatterboxes” Film
Sunday, November 9 at 12:45 PM (followed by a stage greeting)
Available via UDCast MOVIE app

Please apply below to request audio guide equipment or guidance from the station to the venue (limited availability on first-come, first-served basis - you can also apply for tickets at the same time).
Caregivers are generally admitted for free up to one person.

[Viewing Support Inquiries and Application]

UDCast Support Center (Weekdays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Phone: 0120-291-088 Fax: 03-5937-2233
Email：: info@udcast.net

Preschool Children

Please note that preschool children are not permitted to participate in programmes held at ZA-KOENJI 1, ZA-KOENJI 2, or the Awa Odori Hall.However, the following spaces are open to all ages (preschool children must be accompanied by a guardian):

Inside the Venue: Gallery Asobiba, Café Henri Fabre
Outside the Venue: Sign Language Market, Koenji Mashita, Koenji Underpass Vacant Warehouse

For The Den and Imaginus, some restrictions apply. Please check the individual event pages for details.

Childcare Service

Childcare service is available for pre-school children aged 1 and older for select programmes only (Capacity is limited / reservations are required at least one week in advance / ¥1,000 per child, per session / In cooperation with NPO Chiiki Chiiki).

[Thurs, Nov 6]

12:30 PM - 3:15 PM “The Way We Talk” Film (ZA-KOENJI 2)

[Fri, Nov 7]

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM “Legend” Theatre (ZA-KOENJI 2)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM “Mira Zuckermann: Building a Theatre” Talk (Awa Odori Hall)

[Sat, Nov 8]

12:25 PM - 1:15 PM “Feel Together: Lily” Performance (Awa Odori Hall)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM “Legend” Theatre (ZA-KOENJI 2)
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM “Idle Hands” / “Inori” / “The Silenced” Films (ZA-KOENJI 2)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM “Sign Language Supervisor and DASL Insights from the Field” Panel Discussion (Awa Odori Hall)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM “A Hundred Years of Sleep” Theatre (ZA-KOENJI 1)

※: Childcare is not offered on Sunday, November 9th.

※: Childcare staff will communicate in Japanese. If you need a staff member who can communicate in sign language, please inform us in advance.

※: For reservations and details, please contact ZA-KOENJI.

[ZA-KOENJI Ticket Box] (Closed on Mondays)

Counter (ZA-KOENJI 2F): 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
*Suginami City "Remote Sign Language System" available, reservation by phone at 03-3223-7300 (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Suginami City “Phone Proxy Support Service” is available at:https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/s036/18772.html.

WEB：https://za-koenji.jp/(Open 24/7)
Inquiries：info@theatre-koenji.jp

Wheelchair Users

Wheelchair spaces are available (limited capacity / advance booking is required). Please note that there are size restrictions for wheelchair spaces. If you wish to use one, please contact the ZA-KOENJI Ticket Box before purchasing your tickets.

[ZA-KOENJI Ticket Box] (Closed on Mondays)