As stage settings for Kabuki plays became larger, mawari-butai (revolving stages) which rotate horizontally with large props and actors on them appeared in Horeki period (1751-1763).
歌舞伎では更に舞台道具が大掛かりになると、宝暦年間に大道具や演劇者を載せたまま舞台そのものが水平回転する廻り舞台が生まれた。