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'''{{nihongo|Nakamura-za|中村座|}}''' was one of the three main [[kabuki]] theatres of [[Edo]] alongside the [[Morita-za]] and [[Ichimura-za]].<ref>''Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader'' – Page 205 Nancy G. Hume – 1995 "While the Nakamura-za in Edo provides a detailed illustration of the physical design of a theater, it should be noted that no two were identical. Theaters were, moreover, periodically rebuilt, for fires frequently ravaged Edo."</ref> It was founded in 1624 by [[Nakamura Kanzaburō]] 1st. The Nakamura-za relocated to the new capital [[Tokyo]] in 1868 and reopened under Nakamura Kanzaburō I's last direct descendant Nakamura Kanzaburo XIII (1828–1895) as [[zamoto]].<ref>''Kabuki Plays on Stage: Restoration and Reform, 1872–1905'' – Page 3 James R. Brandon, Samuel L. Leiter – 2003 "dwindled to the point that the Nakamura-za was dark for fifty-eight days and the Ichimura-za for thirty-eight. That autumn, in a display of political awareness, the Morita-za and the Nakamura-za joined forces to stage the prophetically titled Dedication of Loyalty to the Eastern Capital (Azuma no Miyako Chushin Yurai), with "eastern capital" being ...Tokyo" "In Tokyo the three licensed theatres continued without change"</ref> It was later also called the '''Miyako-za''' ({{lang|ja|都座}}).<ref>{{cite book
'''{{nihongo|Nakamura-za|中村座|}}''' was one of the three main ''[[kabuki]]'' theatres of [[Edo]] alongside the [[Morita-za]] and [[Ichimura-za]].<ref>''Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader'' – Page 205 Nancy G. Hume – 1995 "While the Nakamura-za in Edo provides a detailed illustration of the physical design of a theater ... no two were identical. Theaters were, moreover, periodically rebuilt, for fires frequently ravaged Edo."</ref>
== History ==
It was founded in 1624 by [[Nakamura Kanzaburō]] 1st. The Nakamura-za relocated to the new capital [[Tokyo]] in 1868 and reopened under Nakamura Kanzaburō I's last direct descendant Nakamura Kanzaburo XIII (1828–1895) as [[zamoto]].<ref>''Kabuki Plays on Stage: Restoration and Reform, 1872–1905'' – Page 3 James R. Brandon, Samuel L. Leiter – 2003 "dwindled to the point that the Nakamura-za was dark for fifty-eight days and the Ichimura-za for thirty-eight. That autumn, in a display of political awareness, the Morita-za and the Nakamura-za joined forces to stage the prophetically titled Dedication of Loyalty to the Eastern Capital (Azuma no Miyako Chushin Yurai), with "eastern capital" being ...Tokyo" "In Tokyo the three licensed theatres continued without change"</ref> It was later also called the '''Miyako-za''' ({{lang|ja|都座}}).<ref>{{cite book
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A real-size replica of the Nakamura-za is located at the [[Edo-Tokyo Museum]].


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== External links ==
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*[https://www.kabuki21.com/nakamuraza.php Nakamura-za at Kabuki21.com]
*[https://www.kabuki21.com/nakamuraza.php Nakamura-za at Kabuki21.com]


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Nakamura-za
中村座
Replica of the Nakamura-za at the Edo-Tokyo Museum
AddressNakahashi , Nihonbashi
Tokyo
Japan
TypeKabuki theater
Opened21 November 1624
Closed22 January 1893
Years active269

Nakamura-za (中村座) was one of the three main kabuki theatres of Edo alongside the Morita-za and Ichimura-za.[1]

History[edit]

It was founded in 1624 by Nakamura Kanzaburō 1st. The Nakamura-za relocated to the new capital Tokyo in 1868 and reopened under Nakamura Kanzaburō I's last direct descendant Nakamura Kanzaburo XIII (1828–1895) as zamoto.[2] It was later also called the Miyako-za (都座).[3]

A real-size replica of the Nakamura-za is located at the Edo-Tokyo Museum.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader – Page 205 Nancy G. Hume – 1995 "While the Nakamura-za in Edo provides a detailed illustration of the physical design of a theater ... no two were identical. Theaters were, moreover, periodically rebuilt, for fires frequently ravaged Edo."
  2. ^ Kabuki Plays on Stage: Restoration and Reform, 1872–1905 – Page 3 James R. Brandon, Samuel L. Leiter – 2003 "dwindled to the point that the Nakamura-za was dark for fifty-eight days and the Ichimura-za for thirty-eight. That autumn, in a display of political awareness, the Morita-za and the Nakamura-za joined forces to stage the prophetically titled Dedication of Loyalty to the Eastern Capital (Azuma no Miyako Chushin Yurai), with "eastern capital" being ...Tokyo" "In Tokyo the three licensed theatres continued without change"
  3. ^ Tsuji, Nobuo, ed. (1985). 写楽の謎と鍵. Sharaku 浮世絵八華. 4, 写楽. Ukiyo-e hakka (in Japanese). Vol. 4. Heibonsha. p. 82. ISBN 4-582-66204-8.

External links[edit]

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