Japon tradition - Kanazawa Ochaya Shima
Ochaya Shima is a historical geisha house in the Higashi Chaya-gai district of Kanazawa. The building is now a museum and gives visitors a look at the life of the geisha who once entertained here.
Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum | Nippon.com: Japan in Video
The city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, which accounts for 99% of Japan’s production of gold leaf, is home to the country’s only museum devoted to this material. Located near the Higashi Chaya district, one of the city’s top tourist attractions, the Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum is a stunning showcase of arts and crafts made with gold and gold leaf. The precious metal is also used throughout the museum on furniture, a roof dome, and elsewhere. And visitors can learn about gold leaf production from displays showing the traditional processes and tools used to turn gold into ultra-thin sheets.
(Created in cooperation with Kanazawa Cable Television.)
Ishikawa Kanazawa Higashi Chaya - 東茶屋街 - 4K Ultra HD
Ishikawa Kanazawa Higashi Chaya - 東茶屋街 : Located in Ishikawa Prefecture and a good 2 hours away from Tokyo by Shinkansen, Kanazawa is one of those cities where time has somehow stopped, giving us the chance to enjoy Japan like never before! This is especially true in Kanazawa Higashi Chaya District, which is the geisha district of Kanazawa and as such is one of its most well-preserved areas.
Much more modest than Kyoto’s geisha district, Higashi Chaya does however offer the chance for its visitors to not only enjoy some of Kanazawa’s most delicious treats and tea, but also the opportunity to visit some of the many guest house used in the past by geisha as living quarters (Ochaya Shima Guest House).
If beer and sake are more your thing, rest assured that Higashi Chaya has everything you need, and if you are curious enough you will exactly find what you are looking for in this district with a big selection of traditional bars and restaurants.
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AIMSEP Japan 2018: Nagoya, Kanazawa, and Toyama
After two years, I came back to Japan and had a totally different experience. I gained a new family that I traveled and laughed with. It was short, but very much unforgettable, thrilling, and inspiring. I wasn't able to document our visits to the hospital, but it was super encouraging and inspiring to see such a great public hospital. I hope I can experience more once-in-a-lifetime things like this!
Places featured in this video, according to chronological order:
Atsuta Jingu, Nagoya Castle, Kanazawa Shinise Memorial Hall, Nagamachi Samurai District, Higashi Chaya District, Ochaya Shima Geisha House, Umenohashi Bridge, Omicho Market, Saigawa River, Peel Art Cafe, Keyakidaira, Kurobe Gorge Train, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Utatsuyama Iris Garden (We also went to Kenruoken Garden, but I forgot to add it in the video)
Music:
Come Down by Noah Kahan
Easy Love by Lauv
Geisha District, Shima Geisha House, Kanazawa, Japan
Hikari-gura in Kanazawa! Gold Leaf!
The traditional Geisha of Nara may be saved by groups of patrons
1. Wide of deserted street in Ganrin Cho (central Nara)
2. Wide of ochaya in Ganrin Cho (Ochaya translates as tea house)
3. Close of ochaya sign
4. Geiko San leaving ochaya
5. Close of Geiko San walking
6. Mid of Geiko San
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Dr. Katsube Tsukiko, Anthropologist, Tezukayama University:
Ganrin became a home to Geiko San (Geisha) at the beginning of the Meiji era ( Meiji era 1868-1912).
9. Geiko San serves guests with sake (national drink of Japan)
10. Close up sake pot and cup
11. Geiko San serves man in kimono with sake
12. Mid of Geiko San
13. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Dr. Katsube Tsukiko, Tezukayama University:
The Ganrin district reached a peak of prosperity between the end of the Meiji era and the beginning of the Showa era that was from the late 1800s early 1900s to the late 1930s. At that time there were around 200 Geikko San working in this small area.
14. Still image of Geiko San taken in Nara Park in 1932 (Courtesy of Kinutani Masayasu)
15. Still image of Geiko San in Nara Park (Courtesy of Katsube Tsukiko)
16. Still image of Geiko San in Nara Park (Courtesy of Katsube Tsukiko)
17. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kikuno, Geiko San, Ganrin district of Nara:
I've heard from others who were part of that era in Ganrin, that as well as there being many Geiko, there was also a large number of places where they could entertain their customers and they were in great demand. It seems to have been a brilliant lively era.
18. Still image of Geiko cherry blossom festival (Courtesy of Katsube Tsukiko)
19. Still image of Geiko Kasuga Shrine (Courtesy Kinutani Masayasu)
20. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kikuno, Geiko San, Ganrin district of Nara:
Now Ochaya and the number of restaurants to entertain customers has decreased and with them the number of Geiko San in Ganrin has also decreased.
21. Geiko San dancing
22. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Dr. Katsube Tsukiko, Tezukayama University:
The decline of many industries is one reason. Another is that the way in which Japanese society is structured has also changed. Within the corporate system a single individual no longer has total control over a company's assets. The way that companies are organised means that money no longer moves at the will of a single individual. As a result patrons or sponsors for Geiko San have rapidly declined.
23. Geiko San playing the the Kotsuzumi (Japanese flute)
24. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Dr. Katsube Tsukiko,Tezukayama University:
Rather than one Danna it is Dannas in the plural. The plan is to gather several Dannas that are patrons of limited resources to form a group with the aim of supporting Geiko or Maiko San (apprentice).
25. Geiko San playing shamizen (Japanese traditional instrument)
26. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Dr. Katsube Tsukiko,Tezukayama University:
Geiko San carry Japanese culture with them like living museums and in the bustle of modern life there is so much that we can learn from them. There is also much that we've forgotten. I'm not saying that everything is good but I think that as Japanese people perhaps we've come to a point where we should remember things like the Geiko San's, consciousness of the four seasons, manner of speech and elegance.
27. Geiko San dancing
LEAD IN:
The traditional Japanese Geisha is a rare sight in today's modern Japan.
The south eastern city of Nara was the capital of Japan during most of the Nara period from 710 to 784.
The Ganrin Cho, central district of the city is the traditional heartland of the Geisha or Geiko San as they are also known.
The number of Geiko San currently working in the district has declined and some fear the tradition is on the brink of extinction.
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Such customs do not exist anymore.
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