[Held in Sapporo] Special project commemorating 80 years since the end of the war!! Useful entertainment!! A two-day event featuring the comedy duo “Up Down”!! Yayei Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 8, 2025 [Held in Sapporo] Special event celebrating 80 years since the end of the war!! Useful entertainment!! A two-day event featuring the comedy duo “Up Down”!! November 8th (Sat) – November 9th (Sun), 2025 “Yabushita Group presents” Up Down Theater in Kyosai Hall We are pleased to announce that Yaei Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sapporo City, Representative Director: Unoki Hiroto) will be holding an event on Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th, 2025 at Kyosai Hall (6F Kyosai Building, 1-1 Kita 4-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) with the theme of conveying heavy history in an easy-to-understand way through entertainment. There are things that only professional musicians and professional comedians can convey. Three performances over two days: music, comedy, and two-person plays, all conveying the charm of their different ups and downs. 2025 marks the 80th
anniversary of the end of the war. We will continue our activities to convey Japan’s history, which must not be forgotten, through laughter and song. (http://updown-entertainment.com/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/165091/2/165091-2-af058bd7802499d0a1b8719aeb647de0-1917×2700.jpg Purchase tickets online here Event Overview Performance Name: “Yabushita Group presents” Updown Theater in Kyosai Hall Date and Time: 1. November 8th (Sat) “Bamboo Forest Fes.” (Updown music festival hosted by Takumi Takemori) Doors open at 4:00 PM Show starts at 5:00 PM SS seats: 7,000 yen, S seats: 6,000 yen, A seats: 4,500 yen (all reserved seats) 2. November 9th (Sun) “Up Down Comedy Live” Doors open at 12:30 PM, show starts at 1:00 PM 4,500 yen (all unreserved seating) 3. November 9th (Sun) Up Down Two-Person Play Musical “Under the Cherry Blossoms with You” Doors open at 4:30 PM, performance begins at 5:00 PM S seats (adults) 5,000 yen, A seats (adults) 4,500 yen, A seats (high school students and younger) 500 yen Location: Kyosai Hall (6F Kyosai Building, 1-1 Kita 4-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) Host: Iyasaka Co., Ltd. Support Hokkaido / Hokkaido Board of Education / Sapporo City / Sapporo City Board of Education Updown profile
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/165091/2/165091-2-5942fe6d289f27975fba39d7e4a4052e-3900×2786.jpg A comedy duo consisting of Takumi Takemori and Hiroki Abe. In 2018, he presented “Kai,” a two-person play depicting the friendship between Takeshiro Matsuura, the godfather of Hokkaido, and an indigenous Ainu man. In 2019, he presented “Under the Cherry Blossoms,” a two-person play themed on war and kamikaze pilots, which garnered much attention. In 2021, as a new endeavor, they released “Bell of Hope,” a manzai comedy routine that shares their A-bomb experience. They have been using manzai to convey the A-bomb and war to a wide audience, and have attracted attention, including being featured on NHK. 2023: Produced “Hurry Up That Hill” on the theme of tsunami disaster prevention at the request of the Disaster Prevention Cooperation Planning Project Cooperative. 2025: Produced a manzai comedy routine on the theme of the Northern Territories at the request of the Kuril Islands Habomai Islands Residents’ Association, resulting in the release of the Northern Territories manzai routine “Furusato.” For inquiries, please contact us here. Interview inquiries: Hiroto Unoki, Representative Director, IYASAKA Co., Ltd. TEL 011-302-7116 MAIL
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