We bought the First class seats. We paid face value of 12,000 yen (=$155) (It seems many got some group discount tickets) We should have paid 2,000 yen ($26) more to sit the premium seats (box seats) which look few times more comfortable than First class seats.
Our seats were very small and narrow. Yumi got unlucky that she had to sit next to an old guy with bad breath. I got very lucky I sat next to a pretty Maiko-san.
Most audience dressed VERY casual, some woman wore jeans.
There were three performances with two 30 minutes intermission in between. Everyone rushed to eat their Bento (lunch box) during the first intermissions. (Yum and I had ordered special Bento few days before.)
The second performance was eye-catching stage setting new kabuki "Buddhist priest Honen" However some full stomach audience started to nod off. The special Kabuki theatrical elocution, which reminds of me the Youtube video of twins talking, induces sleepiness to some people.
The last performance was "father and son lion" Kyogen traditional comic theater in between the acts, the dynamic "Lion hair" swinging, was riveting.
You must rent the "Earphone-Guide". I don't understand Kabuki without it. The “Earphone-Guide” provides essential translation of dialogs and lyrics, as well as explanations relating to the stories, music, dance, actors, properties and other aspects of Kabuki.
I think Kabuki is great spectacle that is worth watching, but it is bit pricey for me.