[3][4] The Butoh-kan opened on July 7, 2016 with a solo show called Hisoku (秘色) by Butoh artist Tenko Ima, formerly of Byakkosha.
[2][4][3] In February 2017 a work by Kyoto Butoh artist Masami Yurabe called "Underworld Flower" (黄泉の花)also opened.
[6] September 2017 sees the opening of a third work "Antigraviton, Lovely Face" (反重力子 花のばんかせ) by dancer Fukurozaka Yasuo.
[5] The long-term plans for the Butoh-kan include adding additional solos, as well as creating "an environment to nourish new talent and as a space to pass the art form to a new generation," according to producer Keito Kohara.
[3][2] The Butoh-kan is a converted traditional Japanese kura, or storehouse,[4] and has walls made of earth and plaster.