“BENTEN 2 Art Night Kabukicho” is a roving, all-night art event set in Kabukicho, with the theme of “rewilding” the city, to be held for three nights starting November 1st.
The Chain Museum Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 17, 2025 “BENTEN 2 Art Night Kabukicho,” a roving, all-night art event set in Kabukicho, will be held for three nights starting November 1st, with the theme of “rewilding” the city. Discounted advance tickets and various other tickets are on sale at ArtSticker
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“ArtSticker,” an art communication platform operated by the company, for “BENTEN 2 Art Night Kabukicho,” a roaming all-night art event to be held for three days starting on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Following last year’s “BENTEN 2024,” which garnered attention both domestically and internationally, this event, themed “rewilding the city,” is an attempt to transform the entire neighborhood of Kabukicho by a diverse range of artists. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here About “BENTEN 2 Art Night Kabukicho” BENTEN 2024, the traveling art event that first took place in 2024 and attracted attention both domestically and internationally, will be held as “BENTEN 2 This year, the event will be held again in Kabukicho as “Art Night Kabukicho.” “BENTEN 2024” was an initiative that showcased diverse artistic expression by artists from Japan and abroad, using the entire district as a stage. Kabukicho has been a hub for avant-garde artists since the postwar reconstruction period, and continues to nurture a unique culture as Japan’s largest entertainment district. Against this backdrop of history and energy,
genre-transcending expression blended into the city over three nights, visualizing a new art ecosystem. This year’s theme is “Rewilding the City.” As urbanization progresses and everything becomes controlled and institutionalized, how can original creative impulses and free expression survive and evolve? In the chaotic city of Kabukicho, we will create a space where art can once again reclaim its “wildness” and open up new possibilities. Continuing from last year, we will further expand our scope by utilizing a variety of unique spaces, including the Ojo Building, Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Stage, Decameron, WHITEHOUSE, and Tokyo Desert. Artists will create their works in dialogue with the city’s spaces, and viewers will actively walk the streets and engage with art, reexamining the relationship between the city and art through this experience. Theme Rewilding the City Tokyo’s massive, once-in-a-century redevelopment has strengthened order through dramatic transformations, while eliminating biodiversity and “urban wildness.” However, Kabukicho, the “nightlife district,” is an anomaly. Alongside the redevelopment, various “inconveniences” have become apparent, including the problem of “toyota-yoko” (shopping alleys), streetwalkers, an explosive increase in rats, and
unscrupulous hosts. Kabukicho is perhaps the only area in Tokyo that has been “rewilded” through redevelopment. While various tragedies have been reported, this area has also constantly reproduced gaps in the system, from the postwar black market to underground culture and the cat-and-mouse game of maintaining public order through the elimination of violence. Its bottomless destructive impulse and openness, which has grown frenzied while accepting capital, give it a rare identity in Tokyo’s increasingly homogenous city, and ironically, it has become one of the busiest areas. I would like to examine the history and present of “wildness” through the many BENTEN venues that, coincidentally, were born in tandem with redevelopment. *This theme is a quote from a conversation with urban sociologist Nozomi Senba. Chim↑Pom from Smappa! Group Performing artists
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38948/297/38948-297-45f747fb1765ab01500f004f728c69f7-2731×1536.jpg Miwa Yanagi / Noboru Yasuda / Kasumi Kanazawa / Hisashi Watanabe / JanMah / DOMMUNE / Naohiro Ukawa / ∈Y∋ / COSMICLAB / VMO / Merzbow / Naruyoshi Kikuchi / Yoshio Otani / Norimizu Ameya / New Species of ImmigrationsB x Maki Nomiya / MES / Karyu Miyoshi / Hona Saito / Karagumi / Takuo Inari / Yuki Fukumoto / Tsumugi Harada / Juzo Yamamoto / Makiko Sato / Arata Mino / Yun Yuan / Yata Aso / Yuta Geji / GROUP / Toshiya Yoshimi / Ryuta Ushiro / Toyo Ito / Makoto Aida / Yuko Okada / Keisuke Oka / Rintaro Fuse / Tomotoshi / Takumi Hirayama / THE COPY TRAVELERS / 0914 / KANE-ZANMAI / Existence Restaurant / Koushinkyoku / Takasegawa Monitoring Club / Yamanaka Suplex / Genre Rebellion / Kaze no Hito, / Pylon Shop / Satokai Publishing:-) / Nutomic / Murakami Go (Punk Rocker Labor Union, Red Riot Band) / Blue Wind (Aokid Sakai Kaze Yoda Marie) / Imao Takuma (Ft. Kikuchi Wataru, Tagami Aoi) / Amateur Rebellion Remnants Radio / Modern Angels / Tomo Urban Art Museum / Asama Onsen Darazou / Motegimiyu / Toumei Radiation / Haga Nanaka / Boku no Brain …and more! Curator Chim↑Pom from Smappa! Group, Yuko Yamamoto, Tomohito Wakui, Kaho Ikeda, Dan Isomura Event overview ■Title: BENTEN 2 Art Night Kabukicho ■Theme: Rewilding the City ■Dates Saturday, November 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 AM / Sunday, November 2, 3:00 PM – 5:00 AM / Monday, November 3, 2025 (National Holiday), 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM *Opening times vary by venue. Please check the official website or social media for details. ■Venue Kabukicho area (Ojo Building / Kabukicho Noh Stage / Decameron / WHITEHOUSE / Tokyo Desert (formerly Tokyo Art Community Center) / THE FOUR-EYED, etc.) *Kabuki Chosai 2025 will be held simultaneously at Cinecity Plaza. ■Official website http://benten-kabukicho.com ■Instagram https://www.instagram.com/benten2025_kabukicho ■Sponsor: Kabukicho Art Night Executive Committee ■In collaboration with: Kabuki Chosai 2025, Kabukicho EXPANDED, FINALBY , “Alive Shinjuku” Executive Committee ■Sponsors: Kabukicho Shopping District Promotion Association, Masamichi Toyama, Tokyu Corporation ■Sponsors: Shinjuku Ward, Shinjuku Convention & Visitors Association ■Supported by: Arts Council Tokyo [Grant for Promoting the Attractiveness of Arts and Culture] ■Supported by: The Chain Museum, AI AGENT Inc., Isshiki Office, and Unika Inc. Project Members Kabukicho Art Night Executive Committee: Ryuta Ushiro, Maki Tezuka, Yuko Yamamoto Curator: Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group (Ryuta Ushiro, Ellie, Yasutaka Hayashi, Toshinori Mizuno, Masataka Okada, Motomu Inaoka), Yuko Yamamoto, Tomohito Wakui, Kaho Ikeda, Dan Isomura Art Direction and Design: Yasutaka Hayashi (Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group), Smappa!Group PR: Sayaka Yamamoto, Smappa!Group Project Managers: Rena Ashibe, Nao Nakamura Venue
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38948/297/38948-297-d121a1645809ce7611e5549f6ebdf100-1080×1080.jpg Kabukicho area (Ojo Building, WHITEHOUSE, Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Stage, Decameron, Tokyo Desert, Kabukicho Park, etc.) Ojo Building 1-13-2 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku https://ohjo.jp/ *Tickets can only be purchased on the day at the Ohjo Building. Even if you have already purchased tickets online, you must check in at the Ohjo Building reception. All attendees must first come to the Ohjo Building reception. WHITEHOUSE 1-1-8 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku
https://7768697465686f757365.com/ Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Stage Lions Plaza Shinjuku 2F, 2-9-18 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku https://nohstage.com/ Tokyo Desert (Former Art Community Center) 3F T&K Building, 1-3-10 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku https://sunadokei-sandbox.studio.site/ Decameron 2F, 1-12-4 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku https://decameron.jp/ THE FOUR-EYED 1F Palais D’or Kabukicho, 2-8-2 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku https://www.thefoureyed.shop/ Ticket summary Ticket Advance sale (10/31 Until 23:59) On the day General (1DAY ticket) 3,000 yen 3,500 yen General (Free Pass) *3-day admission 6,000 yen 7,000 yen Under 18* 2,500 yen Junior high school students and below Free Individual Sponsor: BENTEN Support Ticket One bite: 10,000 yen *Some programs require additional payment. *Persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM, as per local ordinance. *Middle school students and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. *Persons with a disability certificate and up to one accompanying person are admitted free of charge. We ask that accompanying persons assist with movement within and to the venue. *Ojo Building, Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Stage, Decameron, WHITEHOUSE, and Tokyo Desert do not have elevators. Please use the stairs to move between floors. *Unlimited re-entry is permitted on the day of the event. *Opening times and other details may be subject to change. Please be sure to check the official website and social media for the latest information before visiting. How to Enter Please present your ticket (QR code) at the Ojo Building reception desk. After exchanging your wristband, you can freely enter and exit each venue. ※Tickets cannot be canceled. Convenience store payments are accepted until the day before the sale ends. Payments are not accepted on the end date. Purchase tickets here About ArtSticker Image
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https://artsticker.app/services/audio-guide/ Overview of The Chain Museum Co., Ltd. Company Name: The Chain Museum Co., Ltd. (pronounced: The Chain Museum) Location: Daikanyama TOKO, 3rd Floor, Daikanyama Art Village, 17-10 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Representative: Representative Director Masamichi Toyama ▽The Chain Museum Official Website https://www.t-c-m.art/