Sakuzo Egawa

Japanese: 江川作蔵 - えがわさくぞう
Sakuzo Egawa

...This is thought to be the first in Japan. The first Japanese performer of ball-running was Yamamoto Kojima Tayu II, who performed in Osaka in 1883, followed the following year by Egawa Sakuzo of Tokyo, who performed in Yokohama and gained a good reputation. The Egawa ball-running troupe continued to perform at the Daimorikan in Asakusa Roku-ku, Tokyo, and was famous until the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Egawa Sakuzo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これが日本で最初のものと思われる。日本人では1883年大阪で2代目山本小島太夫が演じた玉乗りが最も早く,続いて翌84年,東京の江川作蔵が横浜で興行して評判をとった。江川玉乗り一座は,1923年の関東大震災前まで東京浅草六区の大盛館で興行を続け有名だった。…

※「江川作蔵」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。

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