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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)'' |
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| 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. |
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| *''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] |
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| + | ==External Links== |
| + | *[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tait%C3%B4-Ku,+Asakusa+6-26-11&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.717162,139.801991&spn=0.009286,0.021136&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,86.572266&t=h&hnear=Japan,+T%C5%8Dky%C5%8D-to,+Tait%C5%8D-ku,+Asakusa,+%EF%BC%96%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%96%E2%88%92%EF%BC%91%EF%BC%91&z=16&layer=c&cbll=35.717299,139.800904&panoid=O4JI7XXW2j6hD0ZwDtUYUQ&cbp=12,210.83,,0,9.41 Location on Google Maps]. |
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| [[Category:Historic Buildings]] | | [[Category:Historic Buildings]] |
| [[Category:Poetry and Theater]] | | [[Category:Poetry and Theater]] |