Hamamura Family 1913 – 1920 濵村組

1904 November – The Imperial Riogoku troupe, whose head is the juggler Hamamura, who is highly valued in Japan, is made up of 8 people. Some of the men took part in the battles against the Russians last summer as soldiers and left active service as a result of being wounded. One of them, named Toki, lost a hand through amputation. Germany

1908 January – Maki Hamamura, daughter of Yasukado Hamamura, marries Suketaro Kikuta, music hall artiste and son of Kunetaro Kikuta, music hall artiste, in Hackney register office.

Okabe & Hamamura mentioned in hamper company advertising, July 1909, Music Hall & Theatre Review

1910 November – December – in Brussels

1911 March – Netherlands

1911 Yasuzo Hamamura b 1888 in Kyoto living in Paddington with wife Nui Soga (b 1893) and Genjiro Fujii (b 1902), Yasujiro Fujimoto (16, music hall artist). Managing Riogoku Troupe.

1911 April – Hamamuras in Berlin

1911 May – in Austria

1911 July – 7 Hamamuras in France

1911 September – Hamamuras in Leipzig, Hamburg, Lwow/Lemburg – imperial court artist.

1911 November – Austria

1911 December – Schiedam, Zeeland, Netherlands – rich and beautiful stage ornament. Also Belgium

1912 son Tamotsu born

1912 January – Troupe Hamamura in France and Belgium

1912 February – in Sweden – 7 Japanese

1912 March – Sweden – as the Hamamuras, but also mention the Riogokus – line up is Toki, Hamamura, Kikuda, Hiro, Katara, Kame, Shige

1912 March – Hamamura Family, which consists of equilibrists, jugglers, gymnastics – Duesseldorf

1912 May – Netherlands

1912 August – Belgium

1912 October – November – Vienna

1913 Yasuzo and Nui daughter Matsuko born in Lambeth

1913 January – Monte Carlo, Hamburg

1913 February – Hamamuras leave Algeria

1913 March – Hamamuras in Belgium. Set cost 150,000 francs.

1913 March – in the Netherlands

1913 April – Hamamura Family 7 in number – Preston

1913 May – Hamamura Family, unrivalled Japanese artistes, 6 in number – Burnley

1913 July – in France the 7 Hamamuras

1913 September – Leipzig, Cologne

1913 October – November – 7 Hamamuras in France

1913 November – Yasujiro Hamamura aged 21 from Kobe arrived in London from Yokohama with Rokusuke Yasuda 22, Harukichi Mayebayashi 11, Toyotaro Kashikura 8, Toyokichi Kashikura 10, Sentaro Imai 10, Kintaro Yamashita 12, Usaburo Yamashita 8. All acrobats

1913 December – Belgium

1914 February – Famille Hamamura in Biarritz

1914 March – the Netherlands

1914 August – Hamburg “luggage was carried off by the present turmoil”

1914 September – Hamamuras in Europe according to Osaka Jiji Shinpo

1914 joint Christmas card with Riogoku Family shows S Kikuda (Suketaro?) as manager of Hamamura Family, Y (Yasuzo?) as manager of Riogoku Troupe

1914 December – Bristol Hippodrome – A decidedly popular turn was the Hamamura Family of Japanese artists whose perfection in physique and remarkable skill in gymnastic exercises produced great enthusiasm

1914 December Rokusuke Yasuda leaves Britain for Yokohama

Toured Britain to January 1920 “seven in number” still.

1917 December – 1918 February – the Hamamuras in France

1918 September – Hamamuras in Europe according to Osaka Asahi Shimbun

1919 April – in Belgium

1919 June – Hamamuras in France

1919 October – Mr S Kikuda, 42, artist [Suketaro], Mrs S Kikuda 26 [Koto Hamamura] 2 daughters 10 and 8, [Masuko and Hamako] Mrs M Hamamura [Nui Soga] wife, 26, master Hamamura 8 [Tamotsu], Miss N Sakamaki 9, Miss M Iwanami 10 [Mitsuko]

1920 June – Hamamuras in Nancy, France

1920 July – Yasuzo, Nui and Tamotsu leave London for Japan.

1920 July – November – troupe japonaise Hamamura in France. Cirque Rancy Also Belgium – Cirque Carre

1924 Hamamura and Riogoku troupes in Germany