Asakusa Rockza — Attraction in Tokyo

First off: this is a nude theatre. Minors are not allowed. Photography is not allowed. Touching the performers is not allowed.

There's no appointed seating: first come, first serve.

Visited the Heian show, liked it, but would have liked it to be a bit more titillating. The outline of the show is like this: there are 10 to 12 performers telling the story of the show through interpretive dance in 7 acts. Not a word is spoken, so it's all up to you to make of it what you see. 7 of those performers will bare it all in turns: one for every act. The lineup can be found on their website.

So they start telling the story, and at some point, the leading lady of that act will enter the stage in something she can disrobe quite easily. The revolving part of the stage is then used by her to strip off her garment, and give the audience an unobstructed view of her undercarriage in various athletic poses. Not something I'd expected to be in that way, but nice nonetheless.

One of the performers did it differently by climbing into a pair of long cloths hanging from the ceiling and performing in an acrobatic way like she would scale a dancing pole, which was fascinating to see. All in the nude, of course.

Access to the theatre is ¥6000 for men, and ¥5000 for women. If you enter after 20:10, admission is down to ¥4000 for everyone. Like most establishments, the whole building is non smoking. You can bring your own drinks and snacks, and there's a vending machine with reasonable prices. They do not try to gauge you in any way we could see: it's just a fun bit of nude theatre.

The lightshow was great, the sound system was a bit loud, given the size of the room. The performers seem to have a good time and have toned bodies. The show ends with the leading performers being vocally introduced by another performer, and then you leave...

Recommendations for tourists. Asakusa Rockza is a theater that has been performing traditional Japanese strip shows (nude review shows) since 1947, and is open to anyone, male or female, over the age of 18. The shows are about 110 minutes long (with a 10-minute intermission) and are performed four times a day. There is no reservation system, only same-day tickets, and all seats are unreserved. You may sit in any seat that is not occupied by people or baggage. Sometimes it can be crowded, but it is not often impossible to sit down. Personally, I recommend seeing each show from beginning to end, but there is not a whole storyline, so you can enter and leave at any time you like. The ticket price is the same no matter when you enter, and there is a discount only if you see only the fourth (final) show (usually after 8:15 p.m.). Please enjoy this uniquely Japanese culture.

*Caution Taking out and operating smartphones is prohibited in the venue. Please be quiet during the performance. Restrooms are located to the left as you enter the venue (women's restrooms are also available). Staff members are often not...

Oh my wow!! This show was absolutely incredible! I wasn’t sure what to expect when we entered the slightly seedy looking theatre. The lights came down and the curtains drew to reveal the most spectacular clad troop of dancers. The opening number was set in a saloon, with two country girls vying for the attention of a very suave cowboy. Unimpressed by their lap dancing, he struts off onto the centre isle, landing on the rotating circular stage at the end… the music changes and the cowboy begins a slow sensual strip tease, revealing he is indeed one of the country girls. As the show gets more graphic and the stage slowly rotates, giving each audience member every possible angle, a Mexican wave of applause breaks out. Each act individually fetishised and executed with such talent and conviction… raging from prom proposal, to La Vie en rose pump and grind. It was spectacularly weird and fantastic!!! I was one of about 4 women in the audience and it didn’t seem like there were many tourists there, but it was a...