Honmokutei

Japanese: 本牧亭 - ほんもくてい
Honmokutei

This comedy hall was located in Ueno, Taito Ward, Tokyo. It had a capacity of about 200. It opened in 1857 (Ansei 4) as Gundan Honmokutei. It was named after the scenery around the nearby Shinobazu Pond, which resembled Honmoku in Yokohama. In 1876 (Meiji 9), it was renamed Suzumototei, and then Suzumoto Engeijo. In 1950 (Showa 25), the name was revived and it was rebuilt behind Suzumoto Engeijo, and it reigned as the only regular venue for storytelling in Japan. It was also the setting for Ando Tsuruo's novel "Kodan Honmokutei." It was renovated in 1972 and continued to be a lively venue for storytelling until January 1990 (Heisei 2). In 1992, it reopened on a smaller scale in Yushima, Bunkyo Ward (Ikenohata Honmokutei), and in 2002 moved to Ueno (Kuromoncho Honmokutei). It holds several performances a month.

[Soya Mukai]

"The Light of Honmokutei Will Not Be Extinguished - The Life of the Head Chef, Eiko Ishii" by Eiko Ishii (1991, Jinjindo Publishing)""The Talk of Honmokutei" by Tsuruo Ando (Obunsha Bunko, Chikuma Bunko)

[References] | Tsuruo Ando | Storytelling | Suzumoto Engeijo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京・台東(たいとう)区上野にあった寄席(よせ)。定員数約200。1857年(安政4)軍談本牧亭として開場。名称の由来は隣接の不忍池(しのばずのいけ)周辺の風景が横浜の本牧に似ていたからという。1876年(明治9)に鈴本亭、ついで鈴本演芸場と改称。1950年(昭和25)に名称を復活して鈴本演芸場の裏に再建され、わが国唯一の講談の定席として君臨。安藤鶴夫(つるお)の小説『巷談(こうだん)本牧亭』の舞台にもなった。72年に改築され、講談の灯を守ってきたが、90年(平成2)1月この地での幕を閉じた。その後92年文京区湯島(ゆしま)に小規模ながら再開(池之端(いけのはた)本牧亭)、2002年上野に移転(黒門町(くろもんちょう)本牧亭)。月に数回の公演を行っている。

[向井爽也]

『石井英子著『本牧亭の灯は消えず――席亭・石井英子一代記』(1991・駸々堂出版)』『安藤鶴夫著『巷談本牧亭』(旺文社文庫・ちくま文庫)』

[参照項目] | 安藤鶴夫 | 講談 | 鈴本演芸場

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