 The theater would then be moved and rebuilt in 1872, leaving Saruwaka-chō for Shintomi-chō; the new building was larger, and had a few new features, such as indoor toilets and a seating section for foreigners.A few years later, in 1875, the theater was renamed Shintomi-za, after the district, in celebration and recognition of its becoming a stock company ("sogo shosha").Though the theater would continue to be destroyed by fire, and to face financial difficulties, it continued to improve and to experiment.