Among them were Naka and Kado, which were high-class oshibai (a licensed theater in the Edo period), while others were hamashibai (nakashibai, or small theaters in Dotonbori in the Edo period) where plays could be enjoyed with low admission charge.
このうち中と角が格の高い大芝居で、他は廉価な値段で見られる浜芝居（中芝居）であった。