The yagô Kawachiya was created by the Ôsaka star Jitsukawa Enjaku I and was the guild name for the Jitsukawa Enjaku line of actors. It came from the name of Jitsukawa Enjaku I's adoptive father Kawachiya Shôbei, who was the owner of the Kawachiya shibai jaya. This shibai jaya was located within the Chikugo no Shibai. Kawachi in Kawachiya came from the Kawachi Province

Kawachiya is the guild name for only one contemporary actor: