ISE-SHIMA SAIKOU-KAI
Historical site of a theater
 
kabuki "Iseondo koi-no-netaba"
 
 
 Abura-ya in Meiji era
 There is a stone sign marking the siteof a theater at Furuichi. It was said that an
 actor could not be called a starwith no stage experience here. Furuichi was the only
 place in the lse districtthat the best actors performed. Thus Furuichi was well known
 throughout thewhole country.This is the site of the Chosei-za,oneof the three big theaters of Firuichi. Play
 performance needed scripts,costumes,wigs, cosmetics and various props. Chitsuka-
ya,originally a Geisha house,changedinto a rental shop for producing plays in 1808,
 and  lasted till 1979 (Showa54).
 Various pictures and goods relatedto Chitsuka-ya are exhibited in the Shinto
 Museum http://www.kogakkan-u.ac.jp/html/research/p03.php of Kogakkan
 university,where you can see them free of charge.