In Kyoto he performed "Saruwaka mai" and "Shinpochidaiko" with his biological son, Kanjiro NAKAMURA (later Kanzaburo NAKAMURA, the second) in the presence of Emperor Gosai.
京では後西天皇の御前で『猿若舞』『新発智太鼓』を実子の中村勘治郎（のち中村勘三郎(2代目)）とともに上演。