15 February 1624: Saruwaka Kanzaburô obtains a licence issued by the Shogounal authorities, granting him with the right to produce theater shows. The theater is built in the district of Nakahashi, at the current location of the Maruzen Department Store (Nihombashi).

March 1624: first performance at the Saruwakaza.

April 1632: Saruwaka Kanzaburô receives the order to move his theater; He moves to the district of Negi-chô (corresponding grosso modo to the current district of Ningyô-chô).

29 January 1641: both the Murayamaza and the Nakamuraza are burnt in a big fire.

May 1651: Nakamura Kanzaburô I receives one more time the order to move his theater; He moves to the district of Sakai-chô.

18 January 1657: a fire breaks out in the Honmyôji temple in the district of Hongô and devastates Edo. All the Kabuki theaters are destroyed by the flames. This fire is nicknamed "furisode kaji" (the "long-sleeve fire").

9 June 1658: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô I (1598~1658) dies.

14 January 1660: a fire breaks out in the district of Yushima. It spreads and burns the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and the newly-constructed Moritaza.

28 October 1661: both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza are burnt in a big fire.

October 1670: the number of Kabuki theaters in the city of Edo is set to 4 by the authorities. The authorized theaters are the Nakamuraza (in the district of Sakai-chô), the Ichimura-Takenojôza (Fukiya-chô), Moritaza (Kobiki-chô) and the Yamamuraza (Kobiki-chô).

26 August 1674: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô II (1647~1674) dies.

26 December 1676: a fire breaks out in the district of Hama-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

11 August 1678: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô III (1649~1678) dies.

29 May 1679: a fire breaks out in the puppets theater Ôsaka Shichidayûza in the district of Sakai-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

28 December 1682: a fire started by Yaoya Oshichi breaks out in the Daienji Temple in the district of Komagome. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza. This fire is nicknamed "Oshichi Kaji" (the "Oshichi fire").

16 December 1683: a fire breaks out in the Nakamuraza in the district of Sakai-chô. It spreads and burns also the Ichimuraza.

March 1684: the star Ichikawa Danjûrô I plays for the first time the role of the wicked priest Narukami in the drama "Kadomatsu Shitennô", which is staged at Nakamuraza. He is the author of the play and his stage partner in the role of Princess Taema is the onnagata actor Itô Kodayû II.

January 1697: premiere of the bombastic "Shibaraku" scene (kabuki jûhachiban), at the Nakamuraza, performed within the drama "Daifukuchô Sankai Nagoya". Ichikawa Danjûrô I plays the superhero role and his stage partners are the onnagata Ogino Sawanojô and the katakiyaku Yamanaka Heikurô I.

10 December 1698: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Hongoku-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

January 1701: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the bombastic play "Zôhiki" (kabuki jûhachiban), included in the drama "Keisei Ôshôkun". The hero and the villain are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô I and Yamanaka Heikurô I.

29 november 1703: an earthquake hits Edo and the resulting fires destroy the city. The 4 main theaters, the Nakamuraza, the Ichimuraza, the Moritaza and the Yamamuraza, are burnt to ashes. This catastrophe is nicknamed "Genroku Jishin Kaji" ("Genroku Earthquake and Fire").

14 January 1706: a fire breaks out in the district of Kanda Renjaku-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

20 November 1706: a fire breaks out in the district of Izumi-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

8 March 1707: a fire breaks out in the district of Kodemma-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

January 1709: the 4 Edo theaters, the Nakamuraza, the Ichimuraza, the Moritaza and the Yamamuraza, produce simultaneously a sogamono new year drama. This is the beginning of a custom that is still somehow observed nowadays.

18 December 1710: a fire breaks out in the somptuous palace of the daimyô Sanada, located in the district of Kanda Koyanagi-chô. It spreads and destroy both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

23 February 1712: a fire breaks out in the district of Horie-Chô. It spreads and destroy both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

22 December 1713: a fire breaks out in in the district of Shitaya Byôbusaka and spreads to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

11 January 1716: a fire breaks out in in the district of Shitaya Ike-no-Hata and spreads to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

22 January 1717: a fire breaks out in the district of Koishikawa and spreads to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

May 1717: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's masterpiece "Kokusen'ya Gassen" is produced simultaneously in the 3 Edo Kabuki theaters. This is the first Kabuki adaptation of a puppet theater play in Edo. It is produced at the Nakamuraza under the title "Kokusen'ya Takarabune" and performed with the following casting:

January 1719: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's play "Sonezaki Shinjû" is performed for the first time at the Nakamuraza, starring Ichikawa Danjûrô II and Sanogawa Mangiku in the roles of Hiranoya Tokubei and the courtesan Ohatsu (Tokubei's lover).

January 1720: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's puppet theater shinjûmono "Shinjû Kasane Izutsu", which was written in 1707. The same play is simultaneously produced in the 3 Edo theaters and commemorates the 16th anniversary (17th memorial service) of the suicide of the couple Tokubei and Ofusa, whose roles are played by Ôtani Hiroji I and Sanogawa Mangiku at the Nakamuraza.

13 January 1720: a fire breaks out in in the district of Sakai-chô; the Nakamuraza is half-burnt.

10 December 1721: a fire breaks out in the district of Kanda Tominaga-chô and spreads to others sections of Edo, destroying the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

27 November 1726: a fire breaks out in in the shibai jaya Maruya, located in the district of Fukiya-chô, and spreads to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

November 1727: for the first time in Kabuki history, a trap door is used on a Kabuki stage for actors stage entrances (seri dashi) during the kaomise drama "Yatsumune Taiheiki", which is produced at the Nakamuraza. This program also celebrates the return of Ôtani Hiroji I in Edo after 5 years spent in Kyôto and the first stage appearance for Ichikawa Masugorô. Here is the casting:

Fall 1730: the play "Meigetsu Gonin Otoko" ("Five men under the August moon") is performed at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

January 1731: for the first time in Kabuki history, the hikinuki technique is used on stage, during the performance of the drama the "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya", which is staged at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

March 1731: Segawa Kikunojô I plays at the Nakamuraza the leading role of the first dôjôjimono of Kabuki history, called "Mugen no Kane Shindôjôji".

September 1732: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Kagekiyo", which is produced under the title "Ôichô Sakae Kagekiyo" and performed with the following casting:

November 1740: Ichikawa Danzaburô II takes the name of Ichikawa Danzô III at the Nakamuraza, playing the role of Murayama Hikoshirô in the kaomise drama "Miyabashira Taiheiki".

July 1742: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's "Keisei Hangonkô" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

7~9 August 1742: a violent typhoon hits Edo, causing floods in the city; the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza have to stop their performances for a while.

February 1744: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Nagauta-based dôjôjimono "Momo Chidori Musume Dôjôji". The leading female role is played by Segawa Kikunojô I and his two stage partners are Ichikawa Ebizô II and Ôtani Hiroji I.

February (end of month) 1746: a fire breaks out in the district of Tsukiji, in the mansion of Tsubouchi Gonzaemon. It spreads and destroys the Nakamuraza, the Ichimuraza and the Moritaza.

May 1747: the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" is produced at the Nakamuraza for the first time, with the following casting:

May 1748: the drama "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

June 1749: the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura" is produced at the Nakamuraza for the first time, with the following casting:

August 1750: Nakamura Kanzaburô VI and his son Nakamura Akashi III respectively take the names of Nakamura Kankurô II and Nakamura Kanzaburô VII. Nakamura Kankurô II is no more the official head of the Nakamuraza but he unofficially keeps on working as a zamoto up to 1751.

July 1751: the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

March ~ June 1753: the Kamigata star Nakamura Tomijûrô I achieves an huge success for several months by playing the main role of the dance "Kyôganoko Musume Dôjôji", which is performed for the first time in Kabuki history, at the Nakamuraza [print].

March 1754: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Hanabusa Shûjaku no Shishi"; the leading role of this dance is played by Nakamura Tomijûrô I.

November 1754: great shûmei at the Nakamuraza; Matsumoto Kôshirô II and Matsumoto Kôzô take the respective names of Ichikawa Danjûrô IV and Matsumoto Kôshirô III during the kaomise program "Miura no Ôsuke Bumon no Kotobuki".

14 January 1756: a fire breaks out in in the district of Shinzaimoku-chô. It spreads and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

February 1760: a fire breaks out in in the district of Kanda and spreads to Sûzaki in the district of Fukagawa. It destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza. It is called "Akashiya no Kaji" ("the Akashiya fire"), based on the name of the shop where it started.

17 September 1761: a fire breaks out in the Gekiza theater. It destroys the Ichimuraza and damages the Nakamuraza.

29 February 1766: a fire breaks out in in the district of Sakai-chô, in the cosmetics shop owned and managed by the actor Onoe Kikugorô I. It destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza. This fire is nicknamed "Kikugorô Aburamise Kaji" ("Kikugorô's cosmetics shop fire").

July 1768: the play "Otokodate Itsutsu Karigane" is performed at the Nakamura with the following casting:

July 1768: the play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is produced for the first time at the Nakamuraza, with the following casting:

January 1771: Matsumoto Kôshirô II achieves a great success at the Nakamuraza by playing the deity Aizen Myôô and the seven roles of Kagekiyo in the new year drama "Sakaichô Soga no Nendaiki".

November 1773: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the play "Gohiiki Kanjinchô", performed as a kaomise drama. This 46-days long performance, which is also the shûmei of Nakamura Rikô I, is a tremendous success. Casting:

March 1775: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi I's Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Shinobu-gusa Koi no Utsushie", in which Nakamura Nakazô I plays in the same theater the role of the woman selling shinobu, in reality the evil monk Dainichibô. "Nakazô wanted to dance "Musume Dôjôji" (Maiden at Dôjôji), the story of a young woman's consuming, unrequited passion for a young monk of the temple Dôjôji, but this was the special preserve of the two [..] female impersonators, Kikunojô I and Tomijûrô I. So the playwright Kawatake Shinshichi devised an ingenious alternative version of "Dôjôji", in which the evil monk Dainichibô appeared disguised as a woman selling hare's-foot fern (shinobu), and Nakazô I first performed the Shinobu Uri (Seller of the Hare's-foot Fern), including a dance sequence, to great acclaim at the New Year of 1775" (from "The Actor's Image").

March 1776: first Kabuki adaptation of Matsu Kanshi I's puppet theater drama "Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijô", which was written in 1775. The play is performed in Edo at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

May 1776: the play "Honchô Nijûshikô" is performed for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

July 1778: premiere of the play "Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki", which is performed at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

November 1778: Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III takes the name of Yoshizawa Ayame IV at the Nakamuraza, playing the role of Onoe in the kaomise drama "Motomishi Yuki Sakae Hachinoki".

November 1781: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance-drama "Waga Sekogakoi no Aizuchi" (commonly called "Kumo no Hyôshimai"), which is performed within the kaomise program "Shitennô Tonoi no Kisewata" with the following casting:

28 October 1783: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Kodemma-chô, which spreads and burns the Nakamuraza.

January 1791: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Nagauta-based dance "Taimen Hana no Harukoma", which is performed at the end of the new year program "Haru no Sekai Nigiwai Soga" with the following casting:

Fall 1793: the Nakamuraza goes out of business and gives its license to the Miyakoza.

November 1797: the Nakamuraza reopens.

4 November 1802: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Naniwa-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

August 1803: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Sakurada Jisuke I's drama "Banzui Chôbei Shôjin Manaita", which commemorates the 1st anniversary of the death of Matsumoto Kôshirô IV and is staged with the following casting:

13 November 1806: a fire breaks out from the shop of the hair-dresser Tomokurô in the district of Nihombashi Fukiya-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza, killing many spectators.

November 1807: grand shûmei for the Hamamuraya guild, at the Nakamuraza, where Segawa Rokô III and Segawa Michinosuke respectively take the names of Segawa Senjo and Segawa Rokô IV. They perform together in the kaomise drama "Kaikei Yuki no Konoshita"; their main stage partners are Ichikawa Omezô I, Bandô Hikosaburô III, Arashi Otohachi II and Ôtani Oniji IV.

July 1808: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô II's drama "Zôho Izari no Adauchi", which is staged with the following casting:

October 1808: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô", performed with the following casting:

1 January 1809: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Sanai-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

3 May 1810: Nakamura Kanzaburô X, who managed the theater from June 1786 to April 1787 and ran away because of the debts, dies.

September 1810: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's drama "Komochi Yamamba" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

March 1811: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role Nagauta-based hengemono "Osozakura Teniha no Nana Moji"; the seven roles are performed by Nakamura Utaemon III. The 4th role is still part of the current repertoire and is staged under the title "Echigo Jishi".

September 1812: the actor Nakamura Utaemon III, who is about to travel back to his native Kamigata after more than 4 years spent in Edo, performs his onagori kyôgen at the Nakamuraza, which includes the premiere of a sambasô titled "Mata Kuru Haru Suzuna no Tanemaki". The roles of Sambasô, Senzai and Okina were performed by Nakamura Utaemon III, Nakamura Akashi IV and Nakamura Shichisaburô IV.

March 1813: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 12-role hengemono "Shiki no Nagame Yosete Mitsudaiji", made up of twelve dances, one for each month of the lunar calendar. All the roles are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III, including the Bonito seller, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Katsuo Uri".

29 November 1813: a fire breaks out in the district of Takasago-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

12 January 1817: a fire breaks out in the district of Norimono-chô and destroys both the Nakamuraza and the Kiriza.

February 1818: the play "Kamakura Sandaiki" is staged for the first time in in Edo, at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

September 1819: the actor Nakamura Shikan I, who is about to travel back to his native Kamigata, performs his onagori kyôgen at the Nakamuraza, which includes a spectacular 9-role hengemono which is titled "Onagori Oshie no Mazebari". One of these roles is the independent dance "Tobae".

September 1820: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Setsugekka Nagori no Bundai". All the seven dances are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III. Three dances ("Asazuma Bune", "Makasho" and "Tama Usagi") are still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

July 1825: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's ghost play "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan", which is staged with the following casting:

September 1825: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu", which is staged with the following casting:

November 1825: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Oniwaka Kongen Butai". The main roles are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Iwai Shijaku I (Osome) and Iwai Kumesaburô II (Hisamatsu). The michiyuki, which is called "Ukine no Tomodori", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

8 December 1825: a fire breaks out in the puppet theater Yûkiza, district of Fukiya-chô, and destroys both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

3 January 1827: a fire breaks out from the third floor of the Ichimuraza and destroys the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and 2 puppet theaters.

March 1828: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Nijirigaki Nanatsu Iroha", which is performed by Nakamura Shikan II. One of the role, "Tomo Yakko", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

September 1828: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Nochi no Tsuki Shuen no Shimadai" (commonly called "Kakuemon"). The main roles are played by Nakamura Shikan II and Segawa Kikunojô V.

January 1829: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kin no Zai Saru Shima Dairi". The main roles are played by Segawa Kikunojô V (Takiyasha) and Nakamura Shikan II (Bandô Tarô).

21 March 1829: a fire breaks out from the shop of Owariya Tokuemon, in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Edo theaters district. The Moritaza, the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza are burnt to ashes.

August 1829: Nakamura Kanzaburô XI dies.

November 1829: Nakamura Denkurô V takes the name of Nakamura Kanzaburô XII and becomes the new official zamoto of the Nakamuraza. He produces the drama "Kin no Zai Sarushima Dairi" with the ators Matsumoto Kôshirô V, Segawa Kikunojô V, Nakamura Shikan II, Mimasu Gennosuke I, Arashi Kanjûrô I and Sakata Hangorô IV.

March 1830: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 9-role hengemono "Minokoshite Haru no Kokonoe"; Nakamura Shikan II plays all the roles, including the Yashima Court Lady, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Kanjo".

23 December 1830: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Kodemma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

March 1831: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the five-role hengemono "Rokkasen Sugata no Irodori". It stars Nakamura Shikan II in the five roles of Sôjô Henjô, Ariwara no Narihira, Bun'ya no Yasuhide, Kisen and Ôtomo no Kuronushi. His stage partner in the role of Ono no Komachi is Iwai Kumesaburô II.

March 1832: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 3-part Kiyomoto-based dance "Yayoi no Hana Asakusa Matsuri", starring Bandô Mitsugorô IV and Nakamura Shikan II in the leading roles. This dance is still sometimes performed in its entirety but the first part, "Sanja Matsuri" is frequently staged independently.

November 1832: great shûmei at the Nakamuraza for the Iwai clan; Iwai Hanshirô V, Iwai Kumesaburô II and Iwai Hisajirô II respectively take the names of Iwai Tojaku, Iwai Hanshirô VI and Iwai Kumesaburô III. They play together in Segawa Jokô II's drama "Goban Tadanobu Yuki no Kuroshiro".

7 February 1834: a fire breaks out in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

March 1839: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 8-role hengemono "Hana Goyomi Iro no Showake", which is performed by Nakamura Utaemon IV. One of the role, "Toshima", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire. Nakamura Komasaburô takes the name of Nakamura Fukusuke I during this performance.

August 1840: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Koi Minato Hakata no Hitofushi", a revised version of Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's masterpiece "Hakata Kojorô Nami Makura", which is staged with the following casting:

July 1841: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Ame no Gorô", which is performed by Onoe Tamizô II as part of a nine-role hengemono titled "Yae Kokonoe Hana no Sugatae".

6 October 1841: a fire breaks out from the backstages of the Nakamuraza in the district of Kanda Sakai-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

20 October 1841: the Edo authorities forbid the reconstruction of the destroyed theaters in Sakai-chô.

19 December 1841: the Nakamuraza, Ichimuraza and Kawarazakiza are ordered to move to the remote district of Asakusa Saruwaka-chô.

July 1842: the construction of the new Nakamuraza is completed.

October 1842: opening ceremony for the new Nakamuraza; Nakamura Kanzaburô XII produces the drama "Kinryûzan Chikai no Ishizue" with the actors Iwai Tojaku, Sawamura Tosshô II, Arashi Kichisaburô III, Onoe Eizaburô III, Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Osagawa Tsuneyo IV, Arashi Izaburô II and Ichikawa Danzaburô V.

1843: Nakamura Kanzaburô XII is condemned by the Edo Authorities for falsification of documents related to the number of shibai jaya in his theater. As a punishment, he is handcuffed at home and his theater is temporarily closed (no kaomise in November).

March 1844: end of punishment for Nakamura Kanzaburô XII, who has to pay a heavy fine in order to get his handcuffs removed. He produces the drama "Sugata no Hana Yayoi no Kagamiyama", which celebrates the shûmei of Iwai Hanshirô VII, Matsumoto Kôshirô VI and Ichikawa Komazô VII.

April 1850: Nakamura Kanzaburô XII gives his name to his son Nakamura Denzô III (who becomes Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII) and retires, taking the name of Nakamura Kankurô III.

September 1850: premiere at the Nakamuraza of of the drama "Minoriyoshi Kogane no Kikuzuki", a revision by Segawa Jokô III of the ghost play "Banshû Sarayashiki", which stars Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Bandô Shûka I and Nakayama Ichizô in the roles of Asayama Tetsuzan, the koshimoto Okiku, Hatsushiba and Iwabuchi Chûta.

April 1851: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Tokiwazu-based dance "Kioi Jishi Kabuki no Hanakago", commonly called "Kioi Jishi", starring Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Bandô Takesaburô I, Onoe Kikujirô II and Iwai Kumesaburô III.

August 1851: premiere of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi" (commonly called "Sakura Giminden"), which is staged at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

11 October 1851: the actor and zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XII (1800~1851) dies.

March 1853: premiere of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa"), which is staged at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

5 November 1854: a big fire breaks out in the district of Seiten-chô and reduces to ashes the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and the Moritaza.

2 October 1855: the Ansei earthquake (Ansei Daijishin) destroys the Nakamuraza.

July 1869: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kichisama Mairu Yukari no Otozure". The main roles are played by Onoe Kikugorô V and Bandô Mitsugorô VI.

March 1870: premiere at the Nakamuraza of "Ume Goyomi Tatsumi no Sono", an adaptation to Kabuki by Kawatake Shinshichi II and Segawa Jokô III of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel, which is staged under the title "Ume Goyomi Tatsumi no Sono" with the following casting:

June 1873: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijô" (commonly called "Kamiyui Shinza"), staged with the following casting:

1875: Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII retires and entrusts the management of the Nakamuraza to the actor Nakamura Nakazô III.

31 December 1876: a fire breaks out in Edo in Asakusa and destroys both the Satsumaza and the Nakamuraza.

1877: the new zamoto is Hirano Gihei, who rebuild the theater and rename it Miyakoza, the name of one of the hikae yagura of the Nakamuraza during the Edo period.

July 1878 ~ December 1878: the Miyakoza opens, runs for a few months and quickly goes bankrupt.

July 1879: the theater reopens under the name of Saruwakaza; his new zamoto is Iwai Kumesaburô IV, the adopted son of Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII's brother-in-law Iwai Hanshirô VIII.

May 1881: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Ôsakazuki Shusen no Tsuwamono", which is staged with the following casting:

23 January 1882: a fire destroys the Saruwakaza.

June 1882: Nakamura Akashi V, the new manager of the Saruwakaza, who can't rebuild the theater, rents the Shintomiza and produces the dramas "Kawanakajima Azuma Nishikie", "Kiri Kogata Kyô no Benisome" and the dance "Mochizuki". This program welcomes in Tôkyô the Kamigata actor Ichikawa Udanji I.

1883 ~ October 1884: the Saruwakaza is closed.

Fall 1884: the theater is rebuilt in the district of Asakusa Torigoe-Chô and takes the name of Saruwakaza.

November 1884: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Mokuami's katsureki drama "Hôjô Kudai Meika no Isaoshi", which is staged with the following casting:

23 January 1885: a fire breaks out in the Saruwakaza and reduces it to ashes.

June 1886: the theater is rebuilt, renamed Nakamuraza and reopens.

Summer 1891: the Nakamuraza goes bankrupt.

January 1892: the theater reopens and is renamed Torigoeza.

22 January 1893: a fire breaks out in the district of Torigoe-chô and reduces to ashes the Torigoeza. The Nakamura clan can't find the money to rebuild it, putting an end to a 269 years long history.