Around that time, Kabuki was performed on a Noh stage or the like, and "Hanamichi" (a passage running through the audience to the stage) of the present Kabuki theater seems to have its origin in the Noh stage, including the details, such as the structure of the left side of the stage "Hon-hanamichi" (the main hanamichi) and the right side of the stage "Kari-hanamichi" (the secondary hanamichi).
このころは能舞台などでおこなわれており、歌舞伎座の花道は（下手側が本花道、上手側が仮花道であることなども含め）ここから来ていると考えられる。