1977: opening of the Asakusa Kôdaidô, the Asakusa Public Hall, in the heart of Asakusa, a lively and colorful neighboorhood keeping the scent of old Edo. Its capacity was 1,082 seats.

January 1980: first Kabuki performances at the Asakusa Kôdaidô. They were staged with the following program and actors:

January 1995: 14th Kabuki performances at the Asakusa Kôdaidô. They were staged to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Shôchiku Company. A special tôshi kyôgen of "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", focusing on the hero Tadanobu, was staged with the following program and actors:

January 2004: a kôjô, which was nicknamed Otoshidama (new year), was added as new year greetings at the beginning of the Kabuki performances at the Asakusa Kôdaidô.

January 2012: the drama "Katakiuchi Tengajaya-mura" was staged at the Asakusa Kôdaidô in a tôshi kyôgen production which starred Ichikawa Kamejirô (Adachi Motoemon, Kataoka Miki-no-Kami), Kataoka Ainosuke (Tôma Saburôemon), Nakamura Kikaku (Hayase Iori), Ichikawa Omezô (Adachi Yasuke), Ichikawa Shun'en (Somenoi), Nakamura Kazutarô (Hazue), Bandô Shinsha (Kôemon) and Bandô Minosuke (Hayase Genjirô).

The Asakusa Kôkaidô