"Tsûzoku Saiyûki" was premiered in September 1878 at the Ichimuraza [casting]. It used Tokiwazu, Kiyomoto and Gidayû musical ensembles. In modern times, "Tsûzoku Saiyûki" was successfully revived in July 1953 at the Meijiza [casting].

A Buddhist monk, Sanzô, travels toward India to obtain sacred scriptures, accompanied by three supernatural disciples—Son Gokû, Cho Hakkai, and Sa Gojô. Along the way, they enter strange lands where illusion, temptation, and demons test their virtue. In this dance-drama, they visit a kingdom of women where a beautiful queen falls in love with Sanzô and a magical fountain causes Cho Hakkai to become pregnant, leading to comic confusion and ritual resolution. While comedic incidents arise—such a magical fountain causing Cho Hakkai to become pregnant—the kingdom’s true nature is soon revealed: the queen is in fact a spider spirit in disguise, weaving a trap to capture Sanzô. With Son Gokû’s intervention, the illusion is broken, the demon defeated, and the pilgrims continue their sacred journey, having overcome yet another test of desire and delusion.

An illustration from a tsuji banzuke for the staging of "Tsûzoku Saiyûki" in September 1878 at the Ichimuraza with Ichikawa Gonjûrô, Nakamura Tokizô I, Seki Sanjûrô IV, Ichikawa Sumizô V & Ichikawa Metora I in the roles of Son Gokû, the Priest Sanzô, Cho Hakkai, Sa Gojô & queen of the Sairyô Province (in reality the spirit of a giant spider)