2024 Kamogawa Odori Tickets (May 1-24)
Overall Rating
4.57
Overall it was a positive experience, especially with regards to the show
Reviewed by: Carola, 2019/05/05Overall it was a positive experience, especially with regards to the show.
The photo session and the tea ceremony, a joke for tourists, was disappointing
I recommend buying tickets only for theater and geisha dances
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/02 |
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Guidelines for foreign tourists could be a lot better
Reviewed by: Kevin, 2019/05/05There was no issue in finding the location and to get the ticket at the booth with the voucher from Veltra. I purchased Special Seat without the tea ceremony.
Thereafter, we were ushered into a hall where the tea ceremony was held. I did not know it was that when I was in the queue. When they serve tea, they realized that I didnt purchase with it and they asked me to purchase a separate ticket for it (though it was in my intention to opt out). There was no briefing during the tea ceremony as to what was supposed to happen in the process.
After that we went into a room while waiting to enter the performance hall. Although I bought a special seat unfortunately I was given the second last row of the hall. There were staff walking around with signs in Japanese which I figured later they were renting out translator machines. The group of staff while walking around with those did not mention anything in English nor were there any signs in English whatsoever.
The performance was split into 2 sections. The first was like a drama and it was difficult to enjoy the show without translation. The srcond brief was more on dance and it wad quite beautiful.
Staff could be more conversational in English throughout. A lot of foreign tourists were lost in their way from the tea ceremony to the performance as well.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/03 |
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Hello Kevin,
Thank you for leaving a review.
We sincerely apologize for the tea ceremony mix-up. We have since relayed your comments to the provider. Please rest assured that we are taking steps to ensure that the same mistake does not happen again.
As for the devices that you saw, those are actually audio devices that provide explanation of the scenes in Japanese. As they only cater to Japanese people, the signs were written in Japanese only.
Again, thank you for taking time to write us a review. We value our customers' opinions and reviews like yours help us improve our services.
We hope you had a lovely stay in Japan.
Sincerely,
VELTRA.com