The Kyoto Takigi Noh, a seasonal early summer event, began on June 1, 2024, at Heian Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. This year's theme was "The Dream of Hikaru Genji." Kyoto Noh performers presented four plays, mainly those related to the Tale of Genji, against the backdrop of a shrine building that recreates the Imperial Palace of Heian-kyo.

"Lady Aoi" was performed with the Daigokuden Hall floating in the evening darkness as a backdrop (June 1st, Heian Shrine, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City)

This is an annual event that has been held by the Kyoto Noh Association and Kyoto City since 1950. As the event fell on a weekend, the first day, June 1, attracted approximately 1,800 people, making it a huge success with many standing.

The event opened with "Hajitomi," in which the spirits of evening glories dance. As dusk turned to night, with bonfires and lighting illuminating the Noh stage and Daigokuden hall in the evening darkness, the performance continued with "Aoi no Ue," a story of Rokujo Miyasudokoro, who is transformed into a demon woman by jealousy, and concluded with a new kyogen piece, "Oban to Hikaru Kimi," and the dynamic "Tsuchigumo."