Highly Anticipated Japan Premiere of 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum | KAGAMI+' Tickets Now On Sale
The highly anticipated Japan premiere of 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum | KAGAMI+', an immersive experience of Ryuichi Sakamoto's piano performance in Mixed Reality (MR), will be held in Osaka from June 27, 2026. Tickets are now on sale for this acclaimed work, an extended version of a project that has toured globally.
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The work that captures Ryuichi Sakamoto's piano performance three-dimensionally and reconstructs it in a Mixed Reality (MR) space, 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum | KAGAMI+', will be staged for the first time in Japan.
This performance will be held from Saturday, June 27, 2026, to Monday, October 12 (holiday), at the cultural facility 'VS.' in Umekita, Osaka. Today, tickets go on sale, and the full details of the Japan performance are revealed.
'KAGAMI' is a project conceived and produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tin Drum, led by Todd Eckert, over the last four years of Sakamoto's life. Since its world premiere at The Shed in New York in 2023, it has been staged in various locations worldwide, including London, Manchester, Taipei, Singapore, Melbourne, Italy, and Hong Kong, receiving great acclaim. In this work, viewers wear transparent headsets and experience Ryuichi Sakamoto's figure, recreated with unique three-dimensional video technology. His performance at the grand piano, accompanied by fantastical 3D visuals that resonate with the music, emerges in space, allowing viewers to face the performance at a distance impossible in a real concert.
Furthermore, at the venue, in addition to videos, photos, and text, a scent blended by Sakamoto himself fills the space, designed to open up a multi-layered sensory experience.
The British newspaper The Guardian praised this work as a 'magical experience.'
For this Japan performance, an expanded special version, 'KAGAMI+', will be unveiled.
This performance offers two types of tickets: RED and BLUE. Those who purchase a RED TICKET will receive a 7-inch analog record titled 'An edition for the KAGAMI+ RED 2026' as a special gift. Student discounts are also available for BLUE tickets.
In addition to the main 'KAGAMI' program, visitors can simultaneously view exhibition works that allow them to experience Ryuichi Sakamoto's music from multiple angles, such as Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani 'TIME, TIME', Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2026 - D, and new sound installations.
◾️ 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum | KAGAMI+'
Period: Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Monday, October 12, 2026 (holiday)
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:00 (timed entry system)
Closed: Mondays (if a holiday or consecutive holidays, closed on the weekday after the holiday)
Venue: VS.
6-86 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0011 Japan Grand Green Osaka Umekita Park North Park VS.
Prices:
・RED TICKET (Timed entry ticket with special visitor gift) 15,000 yen
'KAGAMI (MR content)' (approx. 60 minutes)
* Waiting and preparation time is included.
* Includes a special 7-inch analog record for visitors.
・BLUE TICKET (Timed entry ticket) General 4,500 yen, Student 2,500 yen
'KAGAMI (MR content)' trial version (approx. 30 minutes)
* Waiting and preparation time is included.
Sales Schedule:
・Tickets for June 27 (Sat) to August 31 (Mon) go on sale from May 1 (Fri).
・Tickets for September 1 (Tue) to October 12 (Mon/holiday) go on sale from noon on August 1 (Sat).
Ticket Purchase (eplus): https://eplus.jp/kagami-plus/
Official HP: https://sakamoto-kagami.com/
Organizers: Tin Drum / KAB Inc. / commmons / VS. Joint Partnership / WOWOW
Special Sponsors: Digital Garage, Inc., Tabelog
Sponsors: New Balance Japan, Inc., Zvex Corporation, Sony Corporation, SUNTORY WHISKY Ao, 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku 'SAION' Premium Pure Sound System
Cooperation: Ushio Lighting Inc., Promax Inc., Yamaha Corporation, Knowledge Capital Association, ADAM ET ROPÉ, Central Japan Railway Company
Support: FM COCOLO
【What is VS.】
© RAM KATZIR photo by VS.
'VS.' is a new cultural facility where people and ideas of various genres inspire each other, generating new values and relationships through 'positive confrontation' and freely unleashing their creativity. It was born in September 2024 at the center of Grand Green Osaka Umekita Park. It features a space of approximately 1,400 m² underground, including a unique architectural space like an exhibition studio with a 15m high ceiling.
This performance will be held from Saturday, June 27, 2026, to Monday, October 12 (holiday), at the cultural facility 'VS.' in Umekita, Osaka. Today, tickets go on sale, and the full details of the Japan performance are revealed.
'KAGAMI' is a project conceived and produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tin Drum, led by Todd Eckert, over the last four years of Sakamoto's life. Since its world premiere at The Shed in New York in 2023, it has been staged in various locations worldwide, including London, Manchester, Taipei, Singapore, Melbourne, Italy, and Hong Kong, receiving great acclaim. In this work, viewers wear transparent headsets and experience Ryuichi Sakamoto's figure, recreated with unique three-dimensional video technology. His performance at the grand piano, accompanied by fantastical 3D visuals that resonate with the music, emerges in space, allowing viewers to face the performance at a distance impossible in a real concert.
Furthermore, at the venue, in addition to videos, photos, and text, a scent blended by Sakamoto himself fills the space, designed to open up a multi-layered sensory experience.
The British newspaper The Guardian praised this work as a 'magical experience.'
For this Japan performance, an expanded special version, 'KAGAMI+', will be unveiled.
This performance offers two types of tickets: RED and BLUE. Those who purchase a RED TICKET will receive a 7-inch analog record titled 'An edition for the KAGAMI+ RED 2026' as a special gift. Student discounts are also available for BLUE tickets.
In addition to the main 'KAGAMI' program, visitors can simultaneously view exhibition works that allow them to experience Ryuichi Sakamoto's music from multiple angles, such as Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani 'TIME, TIME', Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2026 - D, and new sound installations.
◾️ 'Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum | KAGAMI+'
Period: Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Monday, October 12, 2026 (holiday)
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:00 (timed entry system)
Closed: Mondays (if a holiday or consecutive holidays, closed on the weekday after the holiday)
Venue: VS.
6-86 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0011 Japan Grand Green Osaka Umekita Park North Park VS.
Prices:
・RED TICKET (Timed entry ticket with special visitor gift) 15,000 yen
'KAGAMI (MR content)' (approx. 60 minutes)
* Waiting and preparation time is included.
* Includes a special 7-inch analog record for visitors.
・BLUE TICKET (Timed entry ticket) General 4,500 yen, Student 2,500 yen
'KAGAMI (MR content)' trial version (approx. 30 minutes)
* Waiting and preparation time is included.
Sales Schedule:
・Tickets for June 27 (Sat) to August 31 (Mon) go on sale from May 1 (Fri).
・Tickets for September 1 (Tue) to October 12 (Mon/holiday) go on sale from noon on August 1 (Sat).
Ticket Purchase (eplus): https://eplus.jp/kagami-plus/
Official HP: https://sakamoto-kagami.com/
Organizers: Tin Drum / KAB Inc. / commmons / VS. Joint Partnership / WOWOW
Special Sponsors: Digital Garage, Inc., Tabelog
Sponsors: New Balance Japan, Inc., Zvex Corporation, Sony Corporation, SUNTORY WHISKY Ao, 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku 'SAION' Premium Pure Sound System
Cooperation: Ushio Lighting Inc., Promax Inc., Yamaha Corporation, Knowledge Capital Association, ADAM ET ROPÉ, Central Japan Railway Company
Support: FM COCOLO
【What is VS.】
© RAM KATZIR photo by VS.
'VS.' is a new cultural facility where people and ideas of various genres inspire each other, generating new values and relationships through 'positive confrontation' and freely unleashing their creativity. It was born in September 2024 at the center of Grand Green Osaka Umekita Park. It features a space of approximately 1,400 m² underground, including a unique architectural space like an exhibition studio with a 15m high ceiling.