The theatre was originally built in 1925 to provide a venue for the '' Azuma Odori '' geisha dance performances , by Kawamura Tokutarō , manager of the Morikawa geisha house , who raised two million yen in capital and established the Shinbashi Enbujō Corporation . The site , by chance , was formerly that of the Matsudaira clan residence which serves as the setting for the kabuki play " '' Kagamiyama Kokyō no Nishikie '' . " Construction began in 1923 , and was halted following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake , but was completed in 1925
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Shinbashi Enbujō