There were a dozen rakugo theaters, including 'Eirakukan Theater' (which became 'Kitashinchi Kagetsu Club' after purchased by Yoshimoto Kogyo) in Kitashinchi, North Osaka, in Uehon-machi, Horie (Osaka City), Matsuya-machi, Shin-machi (Osaka City), Matsushima Red-Light District and around the Osaka Tenman-gu Shrine.
他にもキタ北新地の「永楽館」（同じく吉本の買収後「北新地花月倶楽部」）はじめ、上本町、堀江(大阪市)、松屋町、新町(大阪市)、松島遊廓、大阪天満宮界隈などに十数軒の落語専門定席が存在していた。