In April 1848, for the first time, the name Yoshijiro HANAYAGI appeared on the banzuke (literally, ranking lists, referring to kabuki playbills) at the performance in Nakamura-za Theater, said to be the beginning of the Hanayagi school.
1848年4月、中村座の公演にて、初めて花柳芳次郎の名が番付に載り、これが花柳流の始まりとされる。