Ko Ten Ichi

Yamaguchi Hajime, manager of the Ten Ichi troupe, founded Ko Ten Ichi and then moved to Kamakura Troupe

1910 Ishikawa Ito (1873-) and Kasai Yoshikata (1868) arrive on Atsuta Maru for Japan British Exhibition

1911 September – The Seven Ko Ten Ichis, Japanese conjurors, will make their first appearance in England at the Hippodrome, Croydon. The company consist of four ladies and three gentlemen and the special features of the act are the enchanted fountains.

1911 October – London Coliseum. Hagedorn’s Ko Ten Ichi Troupe.

1911 November – Coventry Hippodrome

1914 September – 2 members of the Koten troupe were in Europe according to the Osaka Jiji Shinpo

Appear regularly in Britain until 1921

1921 April Kasai Yoshikata (54) and Kasai Ito (48) female depart on Kaga Maru for Yokohama – same as Aiko Shimada (26) and Kimi Ishii (33). Female artists. Kimi Ishii also arrived with Japan British Exhibition in 1910.