In 1815, a merchant named Gonbei YAMAZAKI had Kabuki actors, Danjuro ICHIKAWA and Hanshiro IWAI wear Hakata obi sash to perform the Kabuki drama 'Natsumatsuri Naniwa-kagami' (Summer festival in Naniwa).
1815年、商人の山崎権兵衛が、歌舞伎役者の市川団十郎と岩井半四郎に、歌舞伎の「夏祭浪花鑑」で博多帯を締めて演じてもらう。