{"id":180651,"date":"2026-10-29T10:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=180651&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:22:16","slug":"kaho-theater-reopens-for-visits-after-five-years","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kaho-theater-reopens-for-visits-after-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaho Theater reopens for visits after five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaho Theater in Iizuka reopened to visitors on Oct. 24 after about five years of closure. The theater opened in 1931 and hosted performers including Hibari Misora. Heavy-rain damage and the effects of COVID-19 had kept it closed since 2021. Visitors can now see historically significant equipment such as its revolving stage while renovation work continues. Iizuka plans to make the building available as a multipurpose venue after seismic reinforcement, with the eventual aim of reviving its theater operations. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ntv.co.jp\/n\/fbs\/category\/society\/fscb3cbd491ed04d0c85c895281b862bf4\" target=\"_blank\">FBS News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nd-20261024de64838\" target=\"_blank\">NHK News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kaho-theater_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Iconic Kaho Theater to Reopen by 2031 with New Attractions\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kaho-theater_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kaho-theater_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kaho-theater_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kaho-theater_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaho Theater in Iizuka reopened to visitors on Oct. 24 after about five years of closure. The theater opened in 1931 and hosted performers including Hibari Misora. Heavy-rain damage and the effects of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":163762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-180651","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-izuka","news-category-general","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/180651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}