The dance-drama "Botan-ni Chô Ôgi no Irodori" was premiered in June 1878 at the Shintomiza. it was divided into two parts, the "Shakkyô no Akatarashige" part (a spectacular shakkyômono) and the "Suehiro no Shiroharigasa" part. It mixed Tokiwazu, Tomimoto, Kiyomoto, Nagauta and Gidayû musical ensembles. It starred Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, Onoe Kikugorô V, Ichikawa Sadanji I, Iwai Hanshirô VIII, Nakamura Nakazô III, Ichikawa Kodanji V and Onoe Kikunosuke II. The second part, "Suehiro no Shiroharigasa", has survived and became the Nagauta-based dance-drama "Genroku Hanami Odori" [more details].

The hills of Ueno are resplendent with cherry blossoms in full bloom. Representative carefree pleasure-loving characters of the Genroku period, such as a tanzen zamurai, a tomo yakko, a yuna, a zatô, a chônin, a wakashu and a machi musume, who are dressed in all their finery, have gathered there to enjoy the flowers and they begin dancing, singly and in groups. After a dramatic narrative and a dance about the customs of cherry blossoms viewing (hanami) in Kyôto, the stage shows the actors dancing in good spirit as tipsy men and women. Then, they all dance in an Edo-styled midsummer festival dance. Under the beautiful cherry trees, it seems that there is no way to stop them dancing.

An illustration from a tsuji banzuke depicting the dance-drama "Genroku Hanami Odori", which was staged in June 1878 at the Shintomiza with the actors Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, Onoe Kikugorô V, Ichikawa Sadanji I, Iwai Hanshirô VIII, Nakamura Nakazô III, Ichikawa Kodanji V and Onoe Kikunosuke II