AKB48 Theater

Don Quixote

AKB48 Theater Entrance

AKB48 Theater Interior

The AKB48 Theater (AKB48劇場), is where AKB48 was founded, and where they hold their Theater Performances almost everyday. The AKB48 Theater is in Akihabara, Tokyo, which is the city that AKB48 is named after.

The AKB48 Theater is situated in the Don Quixote in Akihabara, with the theater on its 8th floor.

The Theater famously contains 2 pillars just before the stage, which on them have pieces of pink tape. These stripes of paint represent the number of years that AKB48 has been performing at the theater.

The AKB48 Theater is small and can therefore only fit a small amount of people. In order to go to a Theater Performance, fans have to enter a lottery to get tickets.

The theater formerly held the theater performances of SDN48, until their disbandment.

The current theater manager is Kayano Shinobu.

Current Stages

Team A

• 7th Stage 「Ｍ.Ｔに捧ぐ」 (AKB48 Team A 7th Stage "M.T ni Sasagu") (2016.02.10 - )

Team K

• 4th Stage 「最終ベルが鳴る」 (AKB48 Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru") (2008.05.31 - 2009.04.04, 2014.02.20 - 2014.04.16 and 2015.11.30 - )

Team B

• 6th Stage 「ただいま　恋愛中」 (AKB48 Team B 6th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu") (2015.12.26 - )

Team 4

• 4th Stage 「夢を死なせるわけにいかない」 (AKB48 Team 4 4th Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai") (2015.12.03 - )

Team 8

• 2nd Stage 「会いたかった」 (AKB48 Team 8 2nd Stage "Aitakatta") (2015.09.05 - )

Himawarigumi

• 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」 (AKB48 Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou") (2007.07.01 - 2007.11.30 and 2016.07.16 - )

Special Stage

• 5th Stage 「好感度爆上げ」 (AKB48 Kojima Haruna Special Stage "Koukando Bakuage") (2016.11.21 - )
• 6th Stage 「ミネルヴァよ、風を起こせ」(AKB48 Special Stage "Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okose") (2017.02.28 - )

Past Stages

Team A

• 1st Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」 (AKB48 Team A 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo") (2005.12.08 - 2006.03.31)
• 2nd Stage 「会いたかった」 (AKB48 Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta") (2006.04.15 - 2006.08.11)
• 3rd Stage 「誰かのために」 (AKB48 Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni") (2006.08.20 - 2007.01.25)
• 4th Stage 「ただいま　恋愛中」 (AKB48 Team A 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu") (2007.02.25 - 2007.06.26 and 2008.04.20 - 2008.10.11)
• 5th Stage 「恋愛禁止条例」 (AKB48 Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei") (2008.10.19 - 2010.05.27 and 2014.04.25 - 2015.08.23)
• 6th Stage 「目撃者」 (AKB48 Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha") (2010.07.27 - 2012.10.29)
• Waiting Stage (2012.11.02 - 2014.04.21)

Team K

• 1st Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」 (AKB48 Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo") (2006.04.01 - 2006.07.05 and 2006.11.08 - 2006.12.14)
• 2nd Stage 「青春ガールズ」 (AKB48 Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls") (2006.07.08 - 2006.11.06)
• 3rd Stage 「脳内パラダイス」 (AKB48 Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise") (2006.12.17 - 2007.06.22)
• 4th Stage 「最終ベルが鳴る」 (AKB48 Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru") (2008.05.31 - 2009.04.04 and 2014.02.20 - 2014.04.16)
• 5th Stage 「逆上がり」 (AKB48 Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari") (2009.04.11 - 2010.02.21)
• 6th Stage 「RESET」 (AKB48 Team K 6th Stage "RESET") (2010.03.12 - 2012.10.24 and 2014.05.07 - 2015.08.26)
• Waiting Stage (2012.11.01 - 2014.02.12)

Team B

• 1st Stage 「青春ガールズ」 (AKB48 Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls") (2007.04.08 - 2007.10.02)
• 2nd Stage 「会いたかった」 (AKB48 Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta") (2007.10.07 - 2008.02.21)
• 3rd Stage 「パジャマドライブ」 (AKB48 Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive") (2008.03.01 - 2009.02.01 and 2014.04.28 - 2015.08.27)
• 4th Stage 「アイドルの夜明け」 (AKB48 Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake") (2009.02.08 - 2010.04.16)
• 5th Stage 「シアターの女神] (AKB48 Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami") (2010.05.21 - 2012.10.20)
• Waiting Stage (2012.11.03 - 2014.04.23)

Team 4

• 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」 (AKB48 Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou") (2011.10.10 - 2012.10.25)
• 2nd Stage 「手をつなぎながら」 (AKB48 Team 4 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara") (2013.11.03 - 2014.04.15)
• 3rd Stage 「アイドルの夜明け」 (AKB48 Team 4 3rd Stage "Idol no Yoake") (2014.04.24 - 2015.08.24)

Team 8

• 1st Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」 (AKB48 Team 8 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo") (2014.08.05 - 2015.08.16)

Himawarigumi

• 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」 (AKB48 Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou") (2007.07.01 - 2007.11.30)
• 2nd Stage 「夢を死なせるわけにいかない」 (AKB48 Himawarigumi 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai") (2007.12.08 - 2008.04.19)

Special Stages

• 1st Stage 「イブはアダムの肋骨」 (AKB48 Special Stage "Eve wa Adam no Abarabone") (2015.09.13 - 2017.03.07)
• 2nd Stage 「青春はまだ終わらない」 (AKB48 Special Stage "Seishun wa mada owaranai") (2015.09.18 - 2017.03.17)
• 3rd Stage 「どうなる?!どうする?!AKB48」 (AKB48 Special Stage "Dounaru?! Dousuru?! AKB48") (2015.10.16 - 2017.03.05)
• 4th Stage 「僕がここにいる理由」 (AKB48 Special Stage "Boku ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu") (2015.11.08 - 2016.12.27)

Kenkyuusei

• Tadaima Renaichuu 「ただいま恋愛中」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Tadaima Renaichuu") (2008.05.22 - 2008.10.07)
• Idol no Yoake 「アイドルの夜明け」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Idol no Yoake") (2009.03.06 - 2010.04.12)
• Renai Kinshi Jourei 「恋愛禁止条例」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Renai Kinshi Jourei") (2010.04.17 - 2010.06.18)
• Theater no Megami 「シアターの女神」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Theater no Megami") (2010.06.20 - 2011.04.03)
• RESET 「RESET」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "RESET") (2012.03.29~2012.09.08)
• Boku no Taiyou 「僕の太陽」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Boku no Taiyou") (2012.10.26 - 2013.03.17)
• Pajama Drive 「パジャマドライブ」 (AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Pajama Drive") (2013.03.20 - 2013.10.27)

SDN48

• 1st Stage 「誘惑のガーター」 (SDN48 1st Stage "Yuuwaku no Garter") (2009.08.01 - 2012.03.28)