About DENKEN-TEST Online Special Course
We offer online courses for those who want to learn more about traditional culture.
Once purchased, you can watch it indefinitely. Videos are added irregularly. Available for purchase on My Page for 5,500 yen (tax included).
*The content available may change.
Introducing content currently available as of October 2025
Honda Tsuyoshi's "Den Talk VOL.1" (Kyogen Edition)
Cast: Honda Takefumi (BOYS AND MEN), Ishii Kota (Nomura Manzo family kyogen master of the Izumi school)
Honda Takefumi, a member of the Tokai-based boy band BOYS AND MEN, has successfully passed the Level 2 “denken test” exam, and will be sharing his experiences at a talk event where he will further deepen his knowledge of traditional culture. This time, we will be inviting Kyogen performer Ishii Kota to join us for a fun learning session, where he will talk about the fun and hardships of Kyogen.
“denken test” Roundtable Project
Participants: Tadahiro Konoe chairperson the DENKEN-TEST Association, Shinya Shirasu, vice chairperson of DENKEN-TEST Association, Kazuko Todate
To commemorate the start of the first “denken test” exam, chairperson and vice chairperson of the “denken test” Association will hold a lavish 40-minute roundtable discussion about how to enjoy traditional culture and what those planning to study in the future should know.
What are traditional crafts?
Speaker: Kazuko Todate, vice chairperson of the DENKEN-TEST Association and Professor at Tama Art University
In the Edo period, what was it called, rather than the word "craft"? What was the incident that led the country to take action to protect traditional craft techniques? You can understand the history of traditional crafts that continues to this day through the explanations of vice chairperson Tonodate, a craft historian.
How to enjoy traditional culture (Noh, Bunraku puppet theatre, Kabuki)
Cast: Kabuki researcher and Tokiwazu setsutayu (master of Tokiwazu) Eiichi Suzuki
Was the shamisen played in Bunraku said to be an instrument that corrupts people? Is Noh the ultimate traditional Entertainment in which the performer continues to perform until the end, even if the main character falls? Is the history of Kabuki a game of cat and mouse with the Shogunate's crackdown?
It explains the appeal of traditional Entertainment that many people are not familiar with. It is full of information that will make you want to go and see it the next day.