Japan 1983

Cats has played near continuously in Japan since 1983, moving location nearly every year. The production is hugely popular within Japanese culture.

Website
www.shiki.jp/applause/cats/

Venues

 * Tokyo - 11/1983 - 11/1984
 * Osaka - 03/1985 - 04/1986
 * Tokyo - 10/1986 - 05/1987
 * Nagoya - 11/1988 - 11/1989
 * Fukuoka - 04/1990 - 11/1990
 * Sapporo - 05/1991 - 04/1992
 * Osaka - 07/1992 - 09/1993
 * Tokyo - 01/1995 - 12/1996
 * Sapporo - 04/1997 - 03/1998
 * Fukuoka - 07/1998 - 05/1999
 * Nagoya - 07/1999 - 2000
 * Osaka - 2001 - 01/03
 * Shizuoka - 04/2003 - 07/2003
 * Hiroshima - 08/2003 - 11/2003
 * Sendai - 12/2003 - 05/2004
 * Tokyo - 11/2004 - 05/2009
 * Yokohama - 11/2009 - 11/2012
 * Hiroshima - 12/2012 - 03/2013
 * Sendai - 04/2013 - 08/2013
 * Shizuoka - 09/2013
 * Fukuoka - 05/2014 - 10/2014
 * Sapporo - 01/2015 - 01/2016

Costume Designs
The Japanese production has a distinctive look influenced by Japanese culture, and has developed separate from other productions worldwide. This has led to unique characters and designs that can be hard to relate to the more familiar western names and designs.