Morita-za

Morita-za
森田座
Morita-za (守田座), Shintomi-za
Stele of Saruwaka-machi Morita-za in Asakusa
AddressEdo
Japan
OwnerMorita family, later Shōchiku
DesignationLicensed theatre
TypeKabuki theatre
Construction
OpenedJanuary 1660
Closed1923
Rebuilt1704, 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.