It was like a journey, like a dream—a time belonging to someone before they had a name.
Season 2: “
” September 26 (Sat) – October 3 (Sat), 2026 (7 sessions total)
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Thanks to your support, our hotel is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion, we are hosting a unique theatrical performance created in collaboration with our official artist, “Blue Egonaku.”
The production is titled “Seaside Theater (The Sea and Theater).”
Our collaboration with Blue Egonaku, which began at the 2020 Toyooka Theater Festival, has now reached a new, deeper level.
We are presenting this as a roaming theater performance exclusively for guests staying at the hotel.
Immersive Theater Production “Before Birth, There Are Waves”
Based on the concept of “birth”—a keyword associated with the Takeno region—this new work focuses on “existences and relationships before they are named,” resonating with our current era. From Season 1 to Season 2. Please enjoy this special production, an experience exclusive to this hotel.
■ Live Music That Resonates with the Heart ꒱.˚
Live performances by “nanairo,” a musician based in Takeno and one of our hotel’s official artists, will draw you deeper into the production’s world in a beautiful and moving way.
■ “Before Birth, There Are Waves” Accommodation Package with Theater Tickets (1 Night, 2 Meals Included) ꒱.˚
Dinner features the Oku-Kinosaki Regional Kaiseki meal, featuring a selection of delicious specialties from Tajima. Please enjoy the flavors of Oku-Kinosaki that will enhance your trip.
This story begins with a guided tour of a fictional town.
■Story of the Play “Before I Was Born, I Was a Wave”
Eri joins a guided tour exploring the local history and scenery, held at a seaside hotel.However, right at the start of the tour, a stranger appears on a rocky outcrop floating in the sea. Sitting in a place that should only be reachable by swimming across—yet with neither her clothes nor her hair wet—the woman was wearing the very scarf Eri had been searching for.As Eri chases after the scarf, the stories of the sibling guides, a human-like AI, sorcerers drifting between life and death to the accompaniment of music, and the unnameable memories left behind in this land gradually begin to intertwine.Set in a seaside hotel, this quiet yet grand story unfolds through the participants’ own wanderings, drawing in the dead, the living, and even lives yet to be born. Even the shore crabs scurrying at their feet might be witnessing these events from somewhere.
Written and Directed by | Shinichi Anasako
Cast | Akari Nomura, Tomonari Masuda, Sachi Nakamura, Erika Hirashima, Yoshikuni Matsuzaki
Music | nanairo
Technical &Photography | Tom Wakitada
Costumes | Takahiro Okafuji
Illustrations | hasuimo
Video Documentation | KINUGAWA PHOTO OFFICE
Web Design | Yasutaka Moriwaki
Planning & Production | Blue Egonaku
Presented by | Okukinosaki Seaside Hotel
■About this work, *Before Birth, There Are Waves*
Takeno is my birthplace. When I hear the word “birth,” I get the impression that someone is celebrating the fact that I was born. In these turbulent times, what kind of hope is contained in “celebrating birth”? I believe one answer is likely “positive change.”For the sake of positive change, humans, animals, and plants all pass on life and entrust the future to the next generation.Furthermore, this work does not limit the meaning of “birth” to the birth of life alone. Based on the interpretation that it signifies the emergence of previously unseen concepts and things whose existence has been neglected, it aims to be an epic of a new era—one that serves as a step toward illuminating a better future by looking back on the time before we were born.
■Information and Important Notes
This performance is a “walk-through theater” experience where you’ll walk around the hotel grounds while watching the show. As the performance involves going up and down stairs and moving outdoors, please wear comfortable clothing and shoes (such as sneakers).
Information regarding performances in case of rain will be provided at the front desk upon check-in.
Takeno—the birthplace of this play. Combine your stay with this once-in-a-lifetime theatrical experience and enjoy it with all five senses!
