Japanese Geisha - Gion Corner, Kyoto, Japan
Japanese Geisha (geiko) women at Gion Corner, Kyoto, Japan.
Maiko (geisha) dance in Kyoto
Gion maikos (geisha trainees) performing at Gion festival in Kyoto, July 2013
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Cool Japan - Kyoto
Cool Japan Episodes Every Week When AIred
The crafts museum in Kyoto in 1997
: please enter the Japanese mirror - the book, other writings, films and photos
Japanease tea & Uji
Do you know Uji?
Uji is in the south of Kyoto, and is famous for the production of Japanese tea.
Japanese tea originated in Uji, a hilly district extending south and east of Kyoto, one of the oldest towns in Japan.
The Japanese tea from Uji then spread all over Japan as a signature of high quality tea and also of tea drinking customs.
Then, we will visit the established business house where the confectionery of Japanese tea is offered.
Here is NakamuraTokichiHonten.
We pass through the noren, traditional Japanese fabric dividers and enter inside.
When we advance, we arrive at the Japanese garden.
There is a restaurant in the other side of the garden.
This restaurant is very popular.
Therefore, always a lot of guests are visiting.
It can eat noodles such as Udon in this restaurant. However, it is recommended to eat sweets of tea.
There are soft ice cream and a cake of Japanese tea, too. Of course, you can eat the cake of traditional Japan.
And, you should taste Japanese tea. Let's drink Japanese tea in Kyoto, in Uji. Because here is a birthplace of Japanese tea.
Geisha and Maiko in Kimono, 19th & early 20th century 芸者･舞妓
As reminiscently, may there again be Japanese beauties of Geishas and Maikos (芸者･舞妓), dressed in Kimono (着物), as in the good old days.
Old pictures of Japanese courtesans
I collected a bunch of old pictures while I was making can you distinguish series.
Kushi Matsuri (comb festival) at Gion. Kyoto, Japan.
Hair is usually a woman's prized possession, their crowning glory. There's a saying in Japan that goes A woman's hair is her life. (Kami wa onna no inochi）. A women's hair and how she maintained it expressed different meanings. For example in ancient times, how a woman stylized her hair, showed people if the woman was in a relationship or if she was single. Even today, when a woman has a bad break up, sometimes they will cut their hair short to cut ends (pun intended) with that relationship.
On September 23rd there was a Shinto ceremony called 'Kushi Matsuri' (comb festival) at the Yasui Konpiragu shrine in the Gion district. The ritual honors decorative combs used in traditional Japanese hair styling. Back in ancient times, a woman's hair ornament and comb symbolized a woman's class, religion and character.
Many women with elegant traditional attire paraded their decorative comb and their elaborate hair styles. With beautiful women everywhere, the ceremony was a cameraman's dream. 100's of enthusiastic photographers clicked away as the women walked around the hustle and bustle of Gion.
Unexpected encounter in Gion, Kyoto.
A Geisha or a Maiko walking through Gion, Kyoto early in the evening.
Cross Cultural Talking How to Play with Maiko 1-2
Subject is a feminine elegance.
Communication tools are mainly Japanese and some English.
Geisha in Gion, Kyoto
Geisha in Gion, Kyoto
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Toji in Kyoto
Chilly day on April 21 in Kyoto.
Maiko, vintage clip from 1898
vintage clip from 1898. maiko performing for the camera, doing everyday things in full attire.
I'm pretty sure this is public domain by now, and if it isn't I am very sorry and I'll delete it immediately.
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Modern Civil Architecture: A Strikingly Eclectic Heritage
Core Kyoto 28m
Broadcast on February 7, 2019
Many modern buildings for use by ordinary citizens, such as homes, schools, and restaurants, sprang up around Kyoto in the early 1900's. Kyotoites desired buildings that blended in with the natural environment and suited the local lifestyle. So they erected impressive structures merging the latest Western technology and design with Japanese flair. Discover Kyoto's modern architecture through the citizens who aimed to revitalize the city through their quest for buildings befitting the new age.
Explore the Geisha World and real Kyoto
An evening walking tour to explore the magical Geisha world in Kyoto.
岩崎究香の歴史物語
Image by Mineko Iwasaki
Music by Satoshi Aki
Kiyomizu Dera Kyoto Japan - 20th. June 2013
Kiyomizu Dera UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was raining and there were many students there that day...
Music: 君をのせて（天空の城ラピュタ）
Grandma's Love for Japanese Kimono _What is the attire that hold special place in you?
Matchan, 79 years old Japanese lady in Yabu-city, Hyogo, Japan used to make living out of sawing Kimono all the good and bad times in her life. When I first moved to this small village, she let me have her 50 - 60 years old Kimono, which she spent all her money to buy the fabric and saw on her own. My heart was filled with appreciation. I am the beginner to wear Kimono, but I have huge respect for not just Kimono, but for her 79years of life path with Kimono.
What is the attire that hold special place in you?
1:50~ Kimono
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ずっと着物の内職で生計をたててこられた、まっちゃん。
しんどい時も、ひと針ひと針
辛抱強く歩んできた。
着物には興味がなかったけど、
まっちゃんが縫った着物をみて
急に興味がわいてきた。
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