Kabuki theaters were centered on Minami-za in Shijogawara in Kyoto, and in Osaka many theaters were concentrated in Dotonbori, where playhouses such as Dainishi, Naka, Kado, Kadomaru, Wakadayu and Takeda stood side by side.
歌舞伎の劇場は京は四條河原の南座が中心で、大阪は道頓堀に集まり大西・中・角・角丸・若太夫・竹田の芝居小屋が軒を並べていた。