1907 April 6 Hakata Maru – Mr & Mrs Ogino, Mr Sekiguchi, Master Sawahata arrive in London
1907 April – The Great Banzai Troupe of Japanese Equilibrists Direct from Japan – Porth, Wales
1907 April – The Royal Banzai Family – to Managers and Agents – please note that Little Allright, the most famous Japanese equilibrist is again in England, after a most successful tour through Japan per SS Hakata. with all the complete Stage Scenery and Elaborate Fit-up used them at the EMPERIOR [sic] THEATRE. TOKIO. JUGGLERS, CONTORTIONISTS, BALANCERS SLIDE ROPE WALKERS. NEW BUSINESS, NEW PEOPLE, AN ENTIRE NOVELTY. Dalton’s Agency.
1907 May – The Royal Banzai family give a wonderful performance of jugglery, contortionist, and equilibristic feats, with which patrons hare been made more or less familiar, a notable feat being the Kiotolike exploit of diminutive member the troupe.
1907 June – Banzai Troupe
1907 November – Poole’s Myriorama, especially engaged by Poole, direct from Tokio. Including Little Togo, the smallest performer ever to have left Japan.
1907 November Little Togo, a Jap of some seven or eight summers, does some very clever things, including a wonderful hand balancing feat on a triple ladder.
1908 March – arrive from Yokohama – M Ogino, Suye Ogino, Masao Aishima
1908 December – Little Togo – a child whose part is so perilous as to cause the spectators to gasp
1908 December – Japanese quintette of balancers
1909 December – 6 in number of jugglers, contortionists, and equilibrists do some marvellous work. Poised on the top of a column of blocks of wood built up in full view of the audience, one of the troupe goes through various contortions. Colston Hall, Bristol
1910 June …Banzai Troupe of genuine Japanese artistes in their clever and sensational performance. Apart altogether from the exceptional brilliance of this item the scenery is of the most gorgeous describable. The. main feature is a series of acrobatic feats which are exceedingly original and not to be compared in the least with those of ordinary type. The item includes musical interludes which are most refreshing. To see these Japs is the sight of a lifetime. St Helens Examiner
1910 July Japan’s premier entertainers Little Togi Japan’s own comedian. Tiny Nogi Japanese nightingale. Yarmouth Hippodrome.
1910 December – Banzai Family acknowledged to be the Greatest Japanese Act. Hyde
1911 January – Japan’s Greatest Entertainers – the Royal Banzai Family – Introducing the incomparable Little Togo and Tiny Nogi. The one and only Japanese nightingale and comedian. Coventry
1911 April – Banzai Family – Palace, Southampton.
1911 census: Southampton – at the Palace. Banzai Family reinforced by Tiny Nogi. Sada Vernon Ogino (Little Allright) 27, Fusa Ogino his wife 20, Suye Ogino, sister, Kume Kichi Sawahata 15, Masoo Aifima 12, Komakichi Sekiguchi 25 married, Sarah Sekiguchi wife, 20, Rosie Tykichi 18, Sidney Tykichi 15.
1911 November – in Hamburg, with Togo, champion of the world.
1912 June – Royal Banzai Family – Little Togo and Tiny Nogi. Festival time in old Japan. Coventry
1913 January – Royal Banzai Family of Japanese jugglers and gymnasts
1913 April – Mr & Mrs Ogino and 2 children, Aifima, Sawahata travel to Australia.
1913 November – S. Ogino is 29, fluent English speaker, left Japan when he was 6.
The Sekiguchis stay in Britain and set up the Tokiwa Troupe.
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