Built in 1835, this is Japan’s oldest existing ‘shibaigoya’ theatre. It has been designated as a National Important Cultural Heritage. Here you can see the traditions of the Edo period theatre – the ‘manekigaki’ with the names of the performers written, the ‘hanamichi’ walkway through which the actors enter and exit, and the ‘sajikiseki’ where the guest can sit and watch the performance. In 2003, there were repairs done to reconstruct a few of the traditional features of the theatre, such as the ‘budodana’ which was used to blow snow-like confetti onto the stage and the ‘kakesuji’ which is an classic structure for lifting actors into the air.