I went on a trip in Omi Hachiman last fall. The scenery with the waterside and the cityscape with old merchant houses are very beautiful.
When you walk around the city and stop by a quaint old tool shop, you will find a booklet that is cluttered at the storefront. The word "Kabukiza" written from the right caught my eye.
An old booklet that seems to have been sold at Kabukiza during the performance of Kabukiza. It is written as "November 1932". Even though I thought it was quite old, I was surprised that it was quite beautiful.
Kabukiza is located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. I felt like I was told to my correspondent, "Please buy me," and when I looked at the price, I decided to read it on the return Shinkansen for 500 yen.
"The 9th generation Danjuro 30th Anniversary Enkogyo, November 1932".
Danjuro Ichikawa, who died in 2013, is the twelfth generation, so it was three generations ago. A statue of Danjuro in Senso-ji Temple, Taito Ward. This is the 9th generation.
1932 was 1932 in the Christian era, 85 years ago, when the reconstruction after the Great Kanto Earthquake was almost over, and it began to move toward the next era.
The performance was held in November 1932 (Showa 7), thirty years after Danjuro died in 1902.
I will turn over the booklet of 1932. The performance was written.
Actually, I have never seen the theater itself, so I don't know much about Kabuki. I understand the "Kanjincho" somehow, but what is "Mouth"? ？ It's such a sad level.
Look for a page that you can see.
The price of the menu of each cafeteria in Kabukiza is written. There is also the name of the restaurant you are familiar with.
Coffee: 15 yen
Soda water: 20 yen
Parent-child rice ・・ ・ 70 yen
It is written a lot, but the highest menu is Takebatei Kamikabayaki, 2 yen.
By the way, the price of the seat. The highest seats are 7.80 yen and the cheapest seats are 90 yen. On the contrary, it is difficult to imagine.
Photographs of the Kabukiza building and seating charts are also included.
Around 1932, the Kabukiza building was the third building and burned in a subsequent air raid. This third building is characterized by a large gable roof in the middle. The current building is a building attached to the Tower Building, completed a few years ago, and this is the fifth term.
A long sentence page that explains "The achievements of the 9th generation Danjuro". I had a hard time reading it, but I organized it a little and summarized it.
During the Edo period, several Kabuki playhouses in Chuo-ku were moved to Asakusa due to the reform of Tenpo in the late Edo period, but at this time the ninth generation Danjuro was born.
In the Meiji era, Morita-za returns to the current Chuo-ku Shintomi. Later, at the same time as Morita-za changed its name to Shintomiza, the 9th generation Danjuro was named in 1874 (Meji 7). There was no Kabukiza at this time.
The 9th generation Danjuro's greatest achievement was to "challenge" a new play called "live history" as part of the theater improvement campaign. He reiterated the content and productions that differ from the historical facts, and worked on a new play that respected the historical facts, using costumes and props that are close to the real thing.
The new building of Shintomiza was built in 1878, but the modern architecture with gas lamps, Shintomiza was not only a symbolic place of the theater world Civilization and enlightenment in the new era of Meiji, but also a place to boost Danjuro's challenge and became the center of Kabuki performances.
This new play became the genre of Kabuki's "live history", but in fact, the audience's reputation was not very good and sometimes it didn't work well.
However, such a theater improvement movement not only contributed to the first Tenran Kabuki and contributed to the improvement of the social status of Kabuki, but also led to the establishment of the Kabukiza Theater in 1889, and as a part of the Dangikuza era, it will excite the Kabuki world in the Meiji era.
(The building of the current Kabukiza Theater)
In short, 30 years later, he was a great man who had made achievements such as a commemorative performance in 1932.
Looking at the history of Kabuki through a single person called "9th generation Danjuro", I learned a lot as if fragmentary knowledge was connected by lines.
But why was this booklet in Omi Hachiman?
Omi Hachiman is a castle town with well-developed water transport built during the Warring States period and is a commercial city that created Omi merchants. It seems that Omi merchants have entered various places and were active in Nihonbashi in Edo throughout the Edo period, and it seems that companies with Omi merchants roots are also famous in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku today.
I imagined that I came to see Kabuki at Tokyo sightseeing on such a connection.
1932 was such a year when this building was completed in Ginza.
A few minutes on foot from Higashiginza, where Kabukiza is located. After enjoying Kabuki, he may have seen this brand-new building with this booklet in his hand.
I've been interested in Kabuki a little.
The reason I found this booklet is something to do. I would like to see Kabuki at the Kabuki Theater this year.
(Statue of Kanjincho and Benkei in Ningyocho)
On Sunday 5th, I went to see Kabuki immediately.
First of all, "Shintomiza Children's Kabuki" can be seen free of charge. It is said that this new Kabuki challenge has reached its 10th year this year.
(Shintomiza Children's Kabuki, Kuchigami)
I think the children who participate in this activity are quite a challenge. I was very impressed with the professionalism of a child, not ashamed of the name of "Shintomiza".
so you can appreciate each work carefully.
in the gallery.
and 
the middle point of Ginza 4-chome intersection 
are plenty of 
"Tomin's bird" Yurikamome, which rests its wings in a row along the upper pipe of water level station on Rei Kishi Island.
While thinking, I ordered WEEKEND LUNCH.
women
of Nihonbashi will be wonderful.
