1603: Okuni and her troupe dance the first "Kabuki Odori" (eccentric dances) on the banks of the Kamo river in Kyôto, close to the famous Shijô avenue.

1664: the Shimabara dramas (dramas using Shimabara as the scene of the play) are forbidden by the Shogunal authorities. Shimabara is a famous pleasure quarter in Kyôto.

Spring 1694: the star Ichikawa Danjûrô I plays for the first time in Kyôto the role of the wicked priest Narukami. The drama's title is "Narukami Yûjoron" and it is staged at the Minamigawa no Shibai. The role of Princess Taema is played by Mizuki Tatsunosuke I.

January 1698: premiere in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater of the drama "Keisei Asamagadake", which is produced by Yamashita Hanzaemon with the following casting:

1702: premiere in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Keisei Mibu Dainenbutsu". The 2 leading roles are played by Sakata Tôjûrô I and Arashi Kiyosaburô I.

Fall 1716: First Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Kokusen'ya Gassen", which is produced by the zamoto Sakakiyama Shirotarô I in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater with the following casting:

February 1718: First Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Nihon Furisode Hajime", which is produced by the zamoto Sakakiyama Shirotarô I in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater with the following casting:

September 1732: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki". The play is produced in Kyôto by Arashi Kokuseki at Miyako Mandayû's theater with the following casting:

May 1735: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami". The play is produced in Kyôto by Nakamura Tomijûrô I at Miyako Mandayû's theater with the following casting:

May 1739: first Kabuki adaptation of Matsuda Bunkôdô, Takeda Izumo I, Takeda Koizumo, Miyoshi Shôraku and Asada Kakei puppet theater drama "Hirakana Seisuiki". The play is produced in Kyôto by Mizuki Tatsunosuke II for the nadai Hoteiya Umenojô at the Minamigawa no Shibai [casting].

August 1741: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". The play is produced in Kyôto by Sakakiyama Jûtarô I at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater with the following casting:

January 1745: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Keisei Hangonkô" is performed for the first time in Kyôto, at the Minamigawa no Shibai [casting].

August 1745: first Kabuki adaptation of Namiki Senryû I, Miyoshi Shôraku and Takeda Koizumo puppet theater drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which is produced by Nakamura Kiyosaburô I at Miyako Mandayû's theater with the following known casting:

It is a long run and the performance is extended up to October. According to the chronicles, the play is simultaneously staged in another Kyôto theater in August 1745, at the Minamigawa no Shibai, produced by Nakamura Kumetarô I.

January 1751: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto", which is produced in Kyôto by Miyako Handayû at his theater with the following casting:

November 1754: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet drama "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô"; it is staged at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater in Kyôto as the kaomise drama "Fûkigusa Aioi Genji", which is produced by Somematsu Matsujirô with the following casting:

August 1787: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Taikô Shinkenki", which was premiered in March 1787 at the Naka no Shibai [casting], is staged for the first time in Kyôto with the following casting: