Rare glimpse into the exclusive world of Geishas
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Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan - July 15, 2013
1. Various of Katsura, a geisha from Kamishichiken on her way to work.
2. Various of Satohana, a maiko san (apprentice geisha) from Kamishichiken on her way to work.
Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. July 15th, 2013
3. Various of Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine.
Hasegawa Ochaya, Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan. July 16th, 2013
4. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese.) Katsura, Geiko San (Geisha) from Kamishichiken
During the Muromachi era (1337-1553) Kitano-Tenmangu shrine was destroyed in a fire. After the shrine was rebuilt, seven tea houses were built from the remaining timber. This was the beginning of the Kamishichiken district.
Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. July 15th, 2013
5. Various of Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine.
6. Pull focus on trees
Hasegawa Ochaya, Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan. July 16th, 2013
7. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese.) Katsura, Geiko San (Geisha) from Kamishichiken
What I like about Kamishichiken is that it is a little way out of town. How can I explain? Its quiet, it doesn't have the nose and bustle of the city. It is like Kyoto was in the past.
Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theatre Beer Garden, Kyotot, Japan. July 15th, 2013
8. Wide shot of Katsura talking with customers in the Kaburenjo beer garden.
9. Close up of Katsura. (She is not wearing shire-nori, makeup or wig.)
10. Wide shot of Katsura talking with customers in the Kaburenjo beer garden.
Hasegawa Ochaya, Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan. July 16th 2013
11. SOUNDBITE (Japanese.) Katsura, Geiko San (Geisha) from Kamishichiken
I had never been to Kyoto (before apprenticeship) but to me the world was awe inspiring.
Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theatre Beer Garden, Kyoto, Japan. July 15th, 2013
12. Wide shot of Katsura san with customers.
Hasegawa Ochaya, Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan. July 16th, 2013
13. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese.) Katsura, Geiko San (Geisha) from Kamishichiken
Training includes dance, the tea ceremony, flute, shamisen (a stringed instrument), tsuzumi drum and singing. In total there are nine disciplines that we have to learn. There is also a year in which we learn the correct way in which a Maiko should behave.
Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theatre Beer Garden, Kyoto, Japan. July 15th, 2013
14. Various of the Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theatre Beer Garden.
15. Mid shot of Maiko San talking to customers.
16. Close up of Satohana (Maiko san)
17. SOUNDBITE:(Japanese) Satohana, Kamishichiken Maiko San.
Every year from July 1st to September 5th the Kaburenjo theatre opens a beer garden. We move from table to table and talk with the customers.
18. Tilt down beer garden.
Hasegawa Ochaya, Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan July 16th, 2013
19. SOUNDBITE (Japanese.) Katsura, Geiko San (Geisha) from Kamishichiken
I do like Kamishichiken's relaxed atmosphere as it is. This comes with it not being an area much visited by tourists. But it is a really good district and I would like more people to know about it and come and visit.
Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. July 15th, 2013
20.Tilt down from gateway of shrine to main buildings
Kamishichiken, Kyoto, Japan. July 16th, 2013
21. Wide shot of Kamishichiken Dori (the main street in district.)
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Each year there's a chance for a rare insight into the normally exclusive world of the Japanese hostesses, known as Geishas.
For two months every summer, a beer garden is opened in Kamishichiken, one of five districts in the former capital of Japan, Kyoto which is home to geisha and apprentices, known as Maiko san.
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Their role is to make guests feel at ease with conversation, drinking games and dance performances.
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Kyoto Event: Kitano Odori Dance Performance [4K]
The geiko and maiko of Kyoto, keepers of time honored traditional dance and music, are concentrated in five kagai (geisha districts), across the city. Each of the districts performs a large-scale dance for the public once a year, and Kamishichiken's district's Kitano Odori runs from March 25th to April 7th to usher in the spring. Two performances are held each day, at 1:30pm and 4:00pm. and tickets cost 4,300 yen. For an additional 500 yen guests can enjoy a cup of green tea and a sweet before the play, which also comes with a commemorative plate. Tickets can be purchased online for those with Japanese credit cards, procured through travel agents, or reserved with assistance at the Tourist Information Center in Kyoto Station.
The Kitano Odori usually consists of three sections: a multi-scene story play, a collection of themed dances, and the ever popular Kamishichiken Serenade finale piece. With the exception of the finale, the other performances change each year. Recent story plays have included Enishi no Miya, a romance about two lovers trying to prove they are meant to be together, Naniwa Utazaimon, a comic adaptation of a classic love suicide tragedy, and Shijō Kabuki, a dramatic story about the woman who invented kabuki theater.
Celebrating its 65th year in 2017, the Kitano Odori was officially begun in 1952 to commemorate the 1,050th anniversary of the founding of Kitano Tenmangū, the shrine located next to the Kamishichiken geisha district. Kamishichiken's elegant geiko, charming maiko apprentices, and skilled musicians come together on this scale only once a year to put on the Kitano Odori, so don't miss out during your spring trip to Kyoto!
Kitano Odori Ticket (Performance Only): 4,300 yen
Kitano Odori Ticket (Includes Tea Ceremony): 4,800 yen
Kitano Odori Program: 600 yen
For more information, check out Kamishichiken's official page:
Japan Experience HD - Kyoto Gion Corner 祇園 - Kobu Kaburenjo - Geisha in Japan - Documentario
Immergiti nelle tradizionali arti dello spettacolo nel cuore del quartiere Gion di Kyoto. Gion Corner è un luogo dove puoi immergerti in sette tipi di arti dello spettacolo, soprattutto nella danza kyo-mai eseguita dalle danzatrici maiko. Qui puoi ammirare le tradizionali arti dello spettacolo giapponesi sotto forma di ‘riassunto’, tutte su un unico palcoscenico. Situato in Yasaka Hall vicino al teatro Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, il Corner è immerso in un’atmosfera decisamente internazionale poiché è conosciutissimo sia dai turisti giapponesi che da quelli stranieri.
Kyoto,Maiko,Geiko 舞妓、芸妓さんがおもてなし【京都上七軒ビアガーデン】
京都五花街の一つ、上七軒（京都市上京区）の歌舞練場で恒例のビアガーデンがオープンした。花街の雰囲気を気軽に味えるようにと昭和３０年代に開始。
美しい日本庭園で、芸舞妓６人が連日、着物姿で客をもてなす。
舞妓さん、芸妓さんとビアガーデンで暑気払いを楽しむ事が出来る。
■9月5日まで。(8月14〜16日は休業。)午後5時半〜10時。
In one of the Kyoto Gokagai, the customary beer garden opens at the Kaburenjo theater of Kamishichiken (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto city).
It starts from the Showa 30s so that may any persons to enjoy the atmosphere of a Kagai freely.
Six Maiko dressed in kimono treat to a visiter in beautiful Japanese garden, every day.
You can enjoy the beer garden with Maiko and Geiko to forget the summer heat.
■ Up to September 5.
open 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
( closed from 14th to 16th in August)
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Geisha at Gion District Kyoto
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ザッハトルテの『そうだ 京都、聴こう。』於・上七軒歌舞練場(京都) 2017.4.29(sat) GW開催決定！(ZAHATORTE,Kyoto,Japan)
ザッハトルテの『そうだ 京都、聴こう。』於・上七軒歌舞練場(京都) 2017.4.29(sat) 今年もGWに開催決定！
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祇園甲部歌舞練場の座席からドローンを飛ばしてみた
平成28年10月をもって耐震補強の調査・工事のため一時休館となる祇園甲部歌舞練場の記録映像撮影のため、館内をドローン撮影しました。
京都 上七軒 歌舞練場裏側の桜 cherry blossoms behind the theater in Kamishichiken, Kyoto
2017年4月9日に撮影。
先斗町歌舞練場
これは京都の三条大橋の近くにある「先斗町歌舞練場」の映像です。
祇園甲部歌舞練場でドローンを飛ばしてみた
平成28年10月をもって耐震調査・補強工事のため一時閉館となる祇園甲部歌舞練場の記録映像作成のため、館内をドローン撮影しました。
その撮影の様子です。
（ドローンで撮影した動画は公開未定です）