To revitalize Kyoto, which was on the brink of decline due to the Tokyo-tento (designation of Tokyo as capital), Masanao MAKIMURA had Miyako Odori (Dance of the Capital) performed in the Kyoto Exhibition as an entertainment in 1872.
明治5年、東京奠都で寂れかけた京都を立て直そうと槇村正直が博覧会の余興として都をどりが上演された。