TAKASAGOYA — YAGŌ
Takasagoya
Takasagoya is the yagō (house name) of the Nakamura Baigyoku family. According to the Kabuki Actor Directory, the current Nakamura Baigyoku, the fourth, was adopted by Nakamura Utaemon VI and took the name at the Kabukiza in April 1992 as Konoshita Tōkichi in Kinkakuji and Mitsugi in Ise Ondo. He was recognised in 2022 as a Living National Treasure.
According to the Kabuki Actor Directory, Nakamura Baigyoku IV made his stage debut in January 1956 at the Kabukiza as Fukusai in Kumo no Hyōshimai, under the name Kagaya Fukunosuke; took the name Nakamura Fukusuke VIII in April–May 1967 as Jūjirō in Ehon Taikōki and Koganosuke in Yoshinogawa; and became Baigyoku IV in April 1992.
The Directory records his election to the Japan Art Academy in 2013 and his recognition as a Living National Treasure in 2022. Neither the Kabuki Encyclopedia nor the Kabuki Play Guide records a codified repertoire for this house, and the origin of the house name Takasagoya is left unstated here until a primary source confirms it.
Crest — Gionmamori and gion-ichō: The Kabuki Actor Directory gives the crest of Nakamura Baigyoku IV as gionmamori and gion-ichō.
Hereditary names of this house
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- KABUKI Universe Editorial Team
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- Sep 12, 2026
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- Sep 12, 2026