A Dedicated Theater for Japanese Drum Performance Group DRUM TAO
Opens in Kyoto in the Spring of 2026

Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Daisaku Matsuo; hereinafter “Nomura Real Estate”) and TAO Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Head office: Fukuoka city, Fukuoka; President and Representative Director: Ikuo Fujitaka; hereinafter “TAO Entertainment”) have agreed to establish a limited liability company(2)that will engage in the entertainment business and pool the resources and expertise of the companies involved to create a new entertainment business through a comprehensive business partnership between the limited liability company and JTB Communication Design, Inc. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Takayuki Fujiwara; hereinafter “JCD”). Nomura Real Estate will entrust Nomura Real Estate Retail Properties Co., ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Takayuki Unuma; hereinafter “Nomura Real Estate Retail Properties”) with the promotion of the business. Nomura Real Estate has acquired a hall within the Kyoto Avanti building, a facility in front of Kyoto Station, as the base for this business.
　In Kyoto in the spring of 2026, the above companies will open a theater (hereinafter the “Theater”) dedicated to the performances of the Japanese drum performance group DRUM TAO (hereinafter “DRUM TAO”) as an entertainment business. DRUM TAO’s track record(3)includes live performances in 31 countries with a cumulative audience of more than 10 million people.
(1): Non-verbal: Communication without using spoken language
(2): Having signed a joint venture (JV) agreement, Nomura Real Estate and TAO Entertainment will set up a limited liability company (trade name: NRE&TAO Entertainment Partners LLC.) in the future.
(3): Official DRUM TAO website