Official
The 15th Shintomiza Children's Kabuki
Date and time: May 5 (Friday, Children's Day) starts at 1:30 pm
Location: Teppozu Inari Shrine Kagura Hall
Performance: Kotobuki-style Sanbaso
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura - Mt. Yoshino -
Shiranami Five Men-The Place of Inasegawa Separation ~
Elementary and junior high school students in Chuo-ku showed performances like adults along with songs and shamisen music. It was a great performance. Children's Kabuki is wonderful, so there are many fans of adults. Dad, mom, and neighbors were also very active. Thank you very much.
Why is the name of Shintomiza?
There are large theaters in Chuo Ward called Kabukiza, Meijiza, and Shimbashi Enbujo. Why is it named Shintomiza?
In 1872, a new theater was completed in Shintomi-cho, Chuo-ku. It is a theater called "Morita-za" where Kanya Morita serves as the chair. Until then, it was limited to the three seats of Nakamura-za, Morita-za, and Ichimura-za in Asakusa Saruwaka-cho.
In 1875, it changed its name to "Shintomiza" after the place name and developed into a modern theater representing the new era of Civilization and enlightenment. It is said that during the heyday of Shintomiza, Shintomi-cho was crowded with theater-related houses, many playhouses, and many cookers.
In 2007, Shintomi-za Children's Kabuki was launched with the name of Shintomi-za, the best theater in Japan in Meiji period, in order to encourage children in Chuo-ku to become familiar with Kabuki as an entertainment for their hometown. In line with the May Reitaisai festival of Tepposhu Inari Shrine, we are dedicated to "Shiranami Five Men" and other popular Kabuki performances at Kagura Hall.
