February 1997: Opening ceremony of the Shôchikuza, in the heart of the city of Ôsaka. This modern theater was built to replace the Nakaza.

April 1998: Kataoka Nizaemon XV celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Matsuômaru in "Terakoya" and Kameya Chûbei in the "Fûin Giri" act of the play "Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai".

May 1998: Kataoka Nizaemon XV celebrates his second month of shûmei at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Fukuoka Mitsugi and Sukeroku in the plays "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" and "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Hatsuzakura".

April 2001: Bandô Mitsugorô X celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" and all the main roles of the series of dances gathered under the title "Rokkasen Sugata no Irodori" (Sôjô Henjô, Ariwara Narihira, Bun'ya, Kisen and Ôtomo no Kuronushi).

July 2002: Onoe Shôroku IV celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Rampei in "Rampei Monogurui" and the fox Tadanobu in the dance "Yoshinoyama".

January 2003: Nakamura Kaishun II celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of the courtesan Yûgiri and the snake demon disguised as the dancer Hanako in the play "Ninin Yûgiri" and the great dance "Kyôganoko Musume Dôjôji".

July 2004: Ichikawa Ebizô XI celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Yosaburô and the warrior monk Musashibô Benkei in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" and the dance "Kanjinchô".

July 2005: Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of the Wisteria Maiden, Heisaku, Ôe Hiromoto and Moriyama Tatsuji in the dramas "Fuji Musume", "Numazu", "Miyajima no Danmari" and "Nodaban Togitatsu no Utare".

July 2006: Sakata Tôjûrô IV celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Danshichi Kurobei and the shirabyôshi Hanako in the drama "Natsu Matsuri" and the dance "Musume Dôjôji".

July 2012: Nakamura Matagorô III and his son Nakamura Kashô IV celebrate their shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza [more details].

September 2012: Nakamura Kankurô VI celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Ofuku, Bamba no Chûtarô, a friendly stage attendant and six roles in "Dango Uri", "Mabuta no Haha", "Onna Shibaraku" and "Amagoi Gitsune" [more details].