OTOBUTAI 音舞台

OTOBUTAI

Since 1989, OTOBUTAI has been a one-of-a-kind concert series held at Japan’s most iconic cultural heritage sites. Over 200 world-renowned artists have graced this extraordinary stage, delivering unforgettable performances in settings of profound history and beauty.

Daigoji Temple |

開催

時間
開場 17:30開演 18:30
放送
2025年11月23日(日)深夜0:30 予定
主催

京都仏教会総本山 醍醐寺MBSテレビ

特別協賛

大和証券グループ日本航空

協賛

岩谷産業サントリーList Sotheby's International Realty

後援

京都新聞

2025 9/6

醍醐寺

京都

鼓動

Concept

鼓動

人は山に登り、問う。
生きることは、なぜこうも苦しいのかと。

野に伏し、山に伏し、
我、仏と共にあり。

山に籠る者は、山を母胎と呼ぶ。
母の身体に還り、
うまれかわることを願った。

やがて近づく漆黒の夜に、
ひとは「生きたい」という本能を知り、
差込む朝日に、生きる希望を抱いた。

葉擦れの音、獣の声。
木霊する姿なき音は、母の鼓動。
いのちの歌。

人は山に問い、そして誓う。
生きることを。

The Beat of Life

People climb the mountain, searching for an answer
Why is life filled with such suffering?

Monks who seclude themselves in the mountain call it a womb
Returning to her body, longing for rebirth.

Lying upon the earth, embraced by the mountain,
they breathe I am one with Buddha.

As the darkness of night deepens,
a primal instinct awakens I want to live.
In the morning light that pierces the abyss,
a flicker of hope emerges.

The rustling of leaves, the cries of beasts.
An unseen echo resounds
a mother’s heartbeat, the beat of life.

They encountered the mountain and vowed
to live.
鼓動
人は山に登り、問う。
生きることは、なぜこうも苦しいのかと。

野に伏し、山に伏し、
我、仏と共にあり。

山に籠る者は、山を母胎と呼ぶ。
母の身体に還り、
うまれかわることを願った。

やがて近づく漆黒の夜に、
ひとは「生きたい」という本能を知り、
差込む朝日に、生きる希望を抱いた。

葉擦れの音、獣の声。
木霊する姿なき音は、母の鼓動。
いのちの歌。

人は山に問い、そして誓う。
生きることを。

The Beat of Life

People climb the mountain, searching for an answer
Why is life filled with such suffering?

Monks who seclude themselves in the mountain call it a womb
Returning to her body, longing for rebirth.

Lying upon the earth, embraced by the mountain,
they breathe I am one with Buddha.

As the darkness of night deepens,
a primal instinct awakens I want to live.
In the morning light that pierces the abyss,
a flicker of hope emerges.

The rustling of leaves, the cries of beasts.
An unseen echo resounds
a mother’s heartbeat, the beat of life.

They encountered the mountain and vowed
to live.

The Mountain is the Womb.

At Daigoji, monks speak of the mountain as the mother’s womb—
a place to return, to be born anew.
In the stillness of prayer, they turn inward once more.

For OTOBUTAI, we have shaped these sacred grounds into a living story.
From the Niōmon Gate to the Kondō Hall,
the path becomes the “Birth Canal.”
Beyond it lies the stage—the “Womb.”
Cradled by the mother mountain, may this night invite you to quietly reflect on what it means—to live.

About OTOBUTAI

Since 1989, OTOBUTAI has been a one-of-a-kind concert series held at Japan’s most iconic cultural heritage sites, including Kinkakuji, Kiyomizudera, Byodoin, Todaiji, and Nijo Castle.
Over 200 world-renowned artists have graced this extraordinary stage, delivering unforgettable performances in settings of profound history and beauty.
More than just a concert, OTOBUTAI is a tribute to Japan’s cultural heritage, embodying the prayers and history woven into its sacred sites and traditions.

THEME MUSIC “Eclipses” by Marihiko Hara

Daigoji Temple holds profound wisdom cultivated over the centuries.
As I listened closely to the beat of the mountains echoing here, and to the beat of life shared by all living things, I composed the theme music with the hope that this night might offer a moment to quietly reflect on what it means to live.

Since ancient times, people have lived with awe toward natural phenomena, projecting their own existence onto the forces of nature.
Solar and lunar eclipses have been recorded for thousands of years, and I imagine how much fear people must have felt in those moments. Yet I believe they found not only death, but also signs of renewal within them.

The movement of an eclipse—
as light fades, and then slowly returns—
seems to resonate with the passage of time on this stage at Daigoji.
And so, I named the theme music "Eclipses."

by Marihiko Hara, Music Director

開催

醍醐寺2025年9月6日(土)

時間

開場 17:30開演 18:30

放送

2025年11月23日(日)深夜0:30 予定(MBS・TBS系列全国ネット)

Performance

Daigoji Temple,September 6, 2025, 6:30 PM

Doors Open

5:30 PM

Broadcast

Scheduled forNovember 24, 2025, 0:30 AM(JNN stations nationwide)

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人は山に問い、誓った。

生きることを。

They encountered the mountain and vowed

to live.