Keian 5 (慶安五年) / Jôô 1 (承応元年)

Timeline of 1652

  • 1652/6/20 Orders are issued for wakashu actors to have their forelocks shaved, the shogunate in essence banning wakashu kabuki.
  • 1652/9/18 The Jôô era begins.
  • 1652/12 The shogunate orders closed all twelve kabuki and ningyô jôruri theatres in Edo.

Other Events of 1652

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