Editorial Policy

Facts — dates, venues, casts — are checked against official sources, and each page shows its source and the date it was verified. What we cannot confirm is marked 'to be confirmed' rather than stated as fact.

Historical fact, Danjūrō's own words and editorial commentary are kept visibly distinct. Where accounts differ, we write 'it is said that…'.

Articles, profile pages and other content on this site are written by the D-13 editorial team. Where a supervisor is named, Ichikawa Danjūrō (Danjūrō XIII, Hakuen) has reviewed that page's intent and key points. Supervision checks that the overall account is sound; it does not mean he vouches for every phrase, date or source on the page.

Even a supervised page may contain errors, or information later superseded by new research or announcements. We do not guarantee that any page is complete or accurate. Editorial responsibility rests entirely with the editorial team: errors are the team's, not the supervisor's, and the team corrects them.

The text of a supervised page is the editorial team's writing, not his statements or opinions. Only material that has been through the process described in the next section is published as his own words.

If you quote or rely on this site, please also consult the sources and primary materials listed on each page. Neither the supervisor nor the operator accepts liability for decisions or actions taken on the basis of the text. If you notice an error, please let us know through the route described under Corrections.

Anything published as the words of Danjūrō or his family has been read and approved by him. In some cases the editorial team prepares a draft and he approves it before it is published as his own words. Nothing is presented as his words without that approval.

AI may help prepare a draft, but nothing written by AI becomes his words on its own. Where we quote something he has already said, the quotation is tied to a time-coded recording or a primary document. Until a recording exists, those sections are marked as in preparation.

AI assists with transcription, drafting and translation. Publication always follows a human check of the facts and the rights; nothing is published automatically. AI is not allowed to fill in uncertain names, dates or quotations — those are left flagged for verification.

For photographs, footage, recordings and artworks we record the rights-holder and the permitted scope, and publish only what has been cleared. We never use AI-generated images of real people.

Material showing children is handled with particular care as to whether and where it appears.

When an error comes to light we correct it promptly and record the date and substance in the article's correction history.

To report an error, or to raise a question about the rights to a photograph or a recording, sign in to a free account and write to us from your account page.

The English edition is an edited translation with added context, not a literal rendering. Translations of his words are always tied to the Japanese original.

General kabuki information, other houses, history, play guides, terms and Q&A are written and edited by the KABUKI Universe editorial team from documented sources. The site as a whole is not supervised by Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII.

'Reviewed by Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII (Hakuen)' appears only on pages he has actually checked, page by page. Every page carries a provenance label — editorial, reportage, interview, reviewed by the supervisor, or primary source.