He adopted this new name at the Minami-za in Kyoto, reviving the lineage which had died out over 230 years prior, with the death of Sakata Tōjūrō III in 1774.
He adopted this new name at the Minami-za in Kyoto. His goal was reviving the lineage which had died out over 230 years prior, with the death of Sakata Tōjūrō III in 1774.