ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd, ɐ mˈæn baɪ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv nˈɑːwə sˈiːziːmən ˈoʊpənd ðə tˈeɪheɪkibˈɑː ɪnðɪ ˌækɐsˈɑːkə sˈɛkʃən ʌv ˈiːdoʊ nˈaʊ tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˌɑːʃɐkˈʌʃi.
In 1700, a man by the name of Nawa Seizaemon opened the Taiheiki-ba in the Akasaka section of Edo (now Tokyo), becoming the first professional kōshakushi.