æt ðə ɹɪˈoʊpənɪŋ sˈɛɹᵻməni, ɔːɹ pɚhˈæps ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚwɚdz, hiː tˈʊk ðɪ ˈɑːnɚd nˈeɪm ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə dændʒjˈʊɹɹoʊ ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn, wˌɪtʃ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn hˈɛld fɔːɹ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz.
At the reopening ceremony, or perhaps shortly afterwards, he took the honored name Ichikawa Danjūrō IX, which had not been held for twenty years.