Miyakoza

Japanese: 都座 - みやこざ

A theater in Edo. In the early Edo period, the hokashi (master of the play) Kyusaburo moved to Sakaimachi, changed his name to Miyako Dennai, and performed there. Later, around the Manji period (1658-61), hokashi (master of the play) came down from Kamigata and called themselves Miyako Dennai, and the former came to be called Inishie Dennai. Shindennai also died out in the early Genroku period (1688-1704), but in 1793 (Kansei 5), when Nakamuraza was closed, Miyako Dennai, who claimed to be a descendant of the old Dennai, performed as a reserve yagura (a reserved yagura) for the Ichimuraza. In 1817 (Bunka 14), Miyakoza took over as a reserve yagura for the Ichimuraza due to poor performance of Kiriza.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸の劇場。江戸初期に放下師（ほうかし）久三郎が堺町へ移り都伝内（みやこでんない）と名を改めて興行を行った。その後，万治(1658‐61)ころ上方から放下師が下って都伝内と称したため，前者を古（いにしえ）伝内と呼ぶようになったという。新伝内も元禄(1688‐1704)初年に絶えたが，1793年(寛政5)中村座が休座のとき，古伝内の子孫と称する都伝内が控櫓（ひかえやぐら）として興行を行った。また1817年(文化14)にも市村座の控櫓桐座が不振のため都座がかわって興行した。

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