Takeda Theatre

Japanese: 竹田座 - たけだざ

A playhouse in Osaka that performed Karakuri puppets. It was founded in 1662 (Kanbun 2) by the first Takeda Omi in Dotonbori, Osaka, and continued to exist until 1768 (Meiwa 5). It was originally located in Tachikeicho, east of the south end of Dotonbori Tazaemonbashi Bridge, but was moved to the neighboring east in 1733 (Kyoho 18) after a fire, and then moved to the Oka side of Dotonbori in 1763 (Horeki 13), and the playhouse itself continued to exist until the Meiji era. The main attraction was Karakuri puppets, floats, and tools that moved naturally using mechanisms such as machines, water, and strings, and kyōgen performed by women, children's plays, and dancing were added to add variety, drawing audiences as a specialty of Dotonbori, Osaka.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大坂でからくりを上演した芝居。1662年(寛文2)に初世竹田近江（おうみ）が大坂の道頓堀に創設した芝居小屋で，1768年(明和5)まで存続した。初めは道頓堀太左衛門橋南詰東入る立慶町にあったが，1733年(享保18)には類焼によって東隣へ移り，63年(宝暦13)には道頓堀岡側へ移転し，小屋自体は明治までつづいた。人形，屋台，道具などが機械，水，糸などの仕掛けによって自然に動くからくりを中心の見世物とし，その間に，女性による狂言，子供芝居，踊りなどを挿入して変化をはかり，大坂道頓堀の名物として観客を集めた。

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