Morita-za (守田座), Shintomi-za | |
Address | Edo Japan |
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Owner | Morita family, later Shōchiku |
Designation | Licensed theatre |
Type | Kabuki theatre |
Construction | |
Opened | January 1660 |
Closed | 1923 |
Rebuilt | 1704, numerous other times |
The Morita-za (森田座・守田座), also known later as the Shintomi-za (新富座), was one of the major Kabuki theaters in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) 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 Kantō earthquake which destroyed much of Tokyo.