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The founder of the Kiri-za, [[Kiri Chokiri|Kiri Chôkiri]], was the head of a family which had been deeply involved in the theatre world for some 245 years, but had never run one of [[Edo|Edo's]] three or four officially licensed theaters before. The Ichimura-za was torn down in the 6th month of 1784, and shortly afterwards, Kiri circulated broadsheets listing out his family history and genealogy, in an effort to attract the support of both the public (potential audiences) and of the local authorities. Following an official application, Kiri received permission on 1748/10/18 to operate a theater on the site for a period of five years. The former site of the Ichimura-za was fenced in, and banners were raised declaring the site to now be home to the Kiri-za. A few days later, on 10/22, a ''yagura'' was erected announcing an upcoming season of performances, and on 10/25, construction of the new theater itself began.

The founder of the Kiri-za, [[Kiri Chokiri|Kiri Chôkiri]], was the head of a family which had been deeply involved in the theatre world for some 245 years, but had never run one of [[Edo|Edo's]] three or four officially licensed theaters before. The Ichimura-za was torn down in the 6th month of 1784, and shortly afterwards, Kiri circulated broadsheets listing out his family history and genealogy, in an effort to attract the support of both the public (potential audiences) and of the local authorities. Following an official application, Kiri received permission on 1748/10/18 to operate a theater on the site for a period of five years. The former site of the Ichimura-za was fenced in, and banners were raised declaring the site to now be home to the Kiri-za. A few days later, on 10/22, a ''yagura'' was erected announcing an upcoming season of performances, and on 10/25, construction of the new theater itself began.

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