Open the treasure box. Find a stage.
Starduck Tony
A performer who travelled the world busking on street corners. Today he brings laughter to events and streets with his treasure-box stage, TAKARABAKO.
What Tony does
Event performances
A show sharpened on the street, for festivals, community events, schools and shopping centres. The content is worked out with you to suit the venue.
About the showsTAKARABAKO stage
A mobile stage shaped like a treasure box, normally delivered to the venue by us. You can ask about a performance with the stage, or about using the stage.
About TAKARABAKOTravel stories
His round-the-world busking journey became a book. Stories of the people and places he met can be part of the show.
Profile
Kendama, balance, and sometimes a duck.
Giant kendama, stringless kendama, multi-kendama routines and roller balance: street-honed acts combined to suit the venue. A transformation into a duck can also be included.
A typical show runs for approximately 15–20 minutes. The vehicle is based in Tokyo; performances further afield can be discussed.
Explore the acts and showTALKS & PERFORMANCE
Learning to turn heads on the streets of the world.
With no busking experience, Tony took to the streets of the world. What makes someone stop, watch and leave a tip?
Humorous stories of trial and error on a round-the-world busking journey. Content and demonstrations are arranged individually for schools, cultural venues and group events. The talk is in Japanese.
Explore talksTAKARABAKO
A treasure box arrives at your venue
TAKARABAKO arrives closed and opens up into a stage. There are two ways to ask: a performance by Tony, or using the stage.
More about TAKARABAKO
From Tony’s activities
A selection of milestones, based on public records and Tony’s own activity records.
- 2025
Took on the streets of Times Square, New York, performing from a tricycle
- 2023
Performed during the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2018
Guest on TBS “Tanihara Shosuke no 25-ji Gohan” (listed on the official program archive for March 15, 2018)
A show born on the road
He set off on a round-the-world busking journey in 2012 and returned in 2013. Shuppan Works published his account in 2017. In 2025, he took a tricycle stage to New York. TAKARABAKO took its current treasure-box form in 2026.
Read Tony’s story
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