kˈoʊdən ɹᵻmˈeɪnd stɹˈɔŋ fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, ænd ɡˈeɪnd ɐ nˈuː pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ˈæftɚ ðə mˈeɪdʒi ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, wˈɪtʃ, bˌiːɪŋ ɐ kwˈaɪt mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnt, səplˈaɪd ðə pɚfˈoːɹmɚz wɪð mˈʌtʃ nˈuː mətˈɪɹiəl.
Kōdan remained strong for many years, and gained a new popularity after the Meiji Restoration (1868), which, being a quite major event, supplied the performers with much new material.