On the other hand, many actors such as Kodanji ICHIKAWA IV, Utaemon NAKAMURA IV (yondaime) and Shikan NAKAMURA IV (yondaime) went up to Edo and gave outstanding performances, and the level of actors was not inferior to that of Edo.
一方、四代目市川小團次、四代目中村歌右衛門(4代目)、四代目中村芝翫(4代目)のように江戸に下って活躍する者も多く、役者のレベルは江戸にひけととらなかった。