Hikorokuza - Hikorokuza

Japanese: 彦六座 - ひころくざ

The name of a puppet theater. As a rival to the Bunraku Theater, the Sawa-no-seki Theater opened in June 1883 at the north end of Nipponbashi, Osaka (Chuo Ward, Osaka City). As its reputation grew with each performance, Terai Yasushiro (1853-1917, later Toyotake Yanagi Tekidayu II) became the sponsor and in January 1884, the Hikoroku Theater opened at the north gate of the grounds of Bakuromachi Inari Shrine (Namba Shrine in Awajicho, Chuo Ward, Osaka City), where the Sawa-no-seki troupe was moved for performances. The following month, it was renamed the Hikoroku Theater. Thanks to its convenient location, performance results began to improve, so in September the Bunraku Theater also moved from Matsushima to the grounds of Goryo Shrine, close to the Hikoroku Theater.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

人形浄瑠璃の劇場名。文楽座に対抗する勢力として，1883年6月，大阪日本橋（につぽんばし）北詰(大阪市中央区)に沢の席が開場した。興行ごとに評判が高まったので，寺井安四郎(1853‐1917。のちの2世豊竹柳適太夫)が金主となり，84年1月，博労町稲荷境内(大阪市中央区淡路町の難波神社)の北門に彦六席を開場し，沢の席の一座を移して興行した。翌月から彦六座と改称。地の利の良さもあって興行成績が上昇しはじめたので，9月には文楽座も松島から彦六座に近い御霊神社境内へ引っ越してくる。

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