hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈiːdoʊ nˈaʊ tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmd fɔːɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈeɪdʒi æt ðə hˈaʊs ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˈæktɚz ˈɑːnoʊ kˌɪkjuːɡˈoːɹoʊ vˈiː ænd ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə sˈædændʒi ˈaɪ, ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
He returned to Edo (now Tokyo) in 1881, and performed for Emperor Meiji at the house of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, along with the celebrated actors Onoe Kikugorō V and Ichikawa Sadanji I, in April 1887.