In May 1979, the first performance was given in Asahi-za and Funa Norikomi (Kabuki actor on board greets fans on the bank of the river) was conducted for the first time in fifty-two years.
1979(昭和54)年5月に朝日座で第1回公演が行われ、実に52年ぶりとなる船乗り込みも行われた。