Shinbashi Enbujo Theater

Japanese: 新橋演舞場 - しんばしえんぶじょう

Name of the theater. Planned in 1923 (Taisho 12) as a place for Tokyo geisha to showcase their skills, it was built in Kobikicho (currently Ginza 6-chome, Chuo Ward) mainly by the Shinbashi Geisha Association. It opened on April 1, 1925 with the first "Azuma Odori" performance. Kabuki, Shinkokugeki, Soganoya plays, etc. were performed here, but from 1940 (Showa 15) it signed an entertainment contract with Shochiku and performed various plays as Shochiku's main theater. In 1945, the interior was burned down during the war, but it was restored and reopened in 1948 (Showa 23). It closed in 1979 for a new building, and reopened in April 1982 as a modern theater inside a building (1-3 floors, seating capacity 1,428).

[Kiyoshi Mizuochi]

Shinbashi Enbujo
The interior was burned down in an air raid during World War II, and it was rebuilt in 1948, but closed in 1979 for a new building. In 1982, it was renovated as a modern theater complex with a building .

Shinbashi Enbujo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

劇場名。1923年（大正12）に東京芸妓(げいぎ)の技芸の発表の場として計画され、新橋芸妓組合が中心になって木挽(こびき)町（現中央区銀座6丁目）に建設された。1925年4月1日第1回「東(あずま)をどり」で開場した。歌舞伎(かぶき)、新国劇、曽我廼家(そがのや)劇などを上演したが、40年（昭和15）以来松竹と興行契約を結び、松竹の主要劇場として種々の演劇を興行した。1945年に戦災で内部を焼失したが、復旧し48年（昭和23）再開場。1979年新築のため閉館、82年4月ビルの中の近代的劇場（客席1～3階、客席数1428）として再開場した。

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新橋演舞場

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