According to records from 1764-1771, at the theater district around Edo's three licensed theaters in Sakai-cho and Fukiya-cho, the Nakamura-za theater was surrounded by 16 oojaya (large tea rooms) and 15 kojaya (smaller tea rooms), the Ichimura-za theater had 10 oojaya and 15 kojaya and Morita-za theater had 7 oojaya and they all did roaring trade.
明和(1764–71)の記録によると、江戸三座堺町・葺屋町の芝居町では、中村座が大茶屋16軒と小茶屋15軒を従え、市村座が大茶屋10軒と小茶屋15軒を従え、一方江戸三座木挽町の芝居町では、森田座が大茶屋7軒を従えて、それぞれ盛況だったという。