Naniwaza - What are you doing?

Japanese: 浪花座 - なにわざ

A theater in Minami-ku, Osaka City. It began as Matsumoto Nazaemon Theater when the Dotonbori Theater representative was appointed in 1652 (Shoo 1). It was called Onishi Theater because it was located at the western end of the theater district. During the Genroku period (1688-1704), Arashi Sanemon, Sawamura Chojuro, Ogino Yaegiri and others were active as theater owners. It flourished for a long time as one of Osaka's large theaters, along with Kado-za and Naka-za, but in the late early modern period it declined and became a Naka-za theater. At the end of the Tenpo period (1830-44), it was renamed Chikugo Theater, and briefly flourished. It burned down in 1876, but was rebuilt and renamed Ebisu-za.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大阪市南区の劇場。1652年(承応1)の道頓堀芝居名代御定の折の松本名左衛門芝居に始まる。芝居街の西端にあったので大西芝居と呼ばれた。元禄期(1688‐1704)には嵐三右衛門，沢村長十郎，荻野八重桐らが座本として活躍。大坂の大芝居劇場として角座，中座とともに長く隆盛を誇るが，近世後期には後退し中芝居の劇場となる。天保(1830‐44)末年から筑後芝居と改称，一時盛りかえす。1876年に焼失，再建落成して戎座（えびすざ）と改名。

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