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[[File:Moritaza-stone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Stone marker marking the former site of the Morita-za, at Tokyo, Taitô-ku, Asakusa 6-26-11.]]
*''Founded: [[1660]]''
*''Founded: [[1660]]''
*''Destroyed: [[1923]]''
*''Destroyed: [[1923]]''
*''Japanese'': 森田座・守田座 ''(Morita-za)''
*''Japanese'': 森田座・守田座 ''(Morita-za)''
The Morita-za, also known later as the Shintomi-za (新富座), was one of the major [[kabuki]] theaters in [[Edo]] during the [[Edo period]] and into the beginning of the 20th century. It was established in January [[1660]], and run by the [[Morita family]] of actors until its destruction in the 1923 Great Kantô earthquake which destroyed much of Tokyo.
The Morita-za, also known later as the Shintomi-za (新富座), was one of the major [[kabuki]] theaters in [[Edo]] during the [[Edo period]] and into the beginning of the 20th century. It was established in January [[1660]], and run by the [[Morita family]] of actors until its destruction in the 1923 Great Kantô earthquake which destroyed much of Tokyo.
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[http://kabuki21.com/moritaza.php Morita-za at Kabuki21.com]
*[http://kabuki21.com/moritaza.php Morita-za at Kabuki21.com]
==External Links==
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[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
