"Iroha Kana Yotsuya Kaidan" - Iroha Kana Yotsuya Kaidan

Japanese: 《いろは仮名四谷怪談》 - いろはかなよつやかいだん
"Iroha Kana Yotsuya Kaidan" - Iroha Kana Yotsuya Kaidan

...It is commonly known as "Yotsuya Kaidan". It has many other titles, including "Iroha Kana Yotsuya Kaidan". It was first performed at the Edo Nakamuraza in July 1825 (Bunsei 8), with the first play being "Kanadehon Chushingura", and took two days to perform.

*Some of the terminology used in "Iroha Kana Yotsuya Kaidan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…通称は《四谷怪談》。《いろは仮名四谷怪談》をはじめ,多くの別名題がある。1825年(文政8)7月江戸中村座初演で,一番目を《仮名手本忠臣蔵》にして2日がかりで上演した。…

※「《いろは仮名四谷怪談》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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