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The Miyako Odori takes place four times a day from 1 to 30 April at the Gion Kōbu Kaburen-jo theatre near the Yasaka Shrine.. The dances, songs, and theater productions presented in the framework of the Miyako Odori are performed by the maiko (apprentice geisha) and geisha of the Gion quarter.
Japanese traditional female dancers, maikos, and performers, geikos leave after attending the new year’s ceremony at the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto (Getty Images)
As of 2010, a beer garden is open to the public at Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theatre during summer months, and offers a unique chance to be served by maiko and geisha from July 1 until August 31 (from 6pm until 10pm); it also features traditional dances by the geisha in the evening. [7] [8] [9]
Related to theater, it means depiction of real performers in roles they had not performed. Miyako Odori Miyako Odori The most famous annual geiko dance performances (都をどり, "Capital City Dances") held in April by Gion Kobu district, featuring elaborate costumes and traditional choreography. Mizugoromo
Gion Kobu, Ponto-chō and Kamishichiken are seen as the most prestigious, [108] with Gion Kobu at the top; below these three are Gion Higashi and Miyagawa-chō. [109] The more prestigious hanamachi are frequented by powerful businessmen and politicians. [18] In the 1970s, the geisha districts in Kyoto were known as the rōkkagai (lit.
During the Gion Festival the mikoshi (divine palanquin) of Yasaka Shrine used to be purified in the waters of this river. Miyagawa-chō trademark consists of three interlocked rings, symbolizing the unity of the shrine/temples, the townspeople, and the teahouses. What is now Miyagawa-chō was a place where entertainers gathered.
Gion houses two hanamachi, or geisha districts: Gion Kobu (祇園甲部) and Gion Higashi (祇園東).The two were originally the same district, but split many years ago. Gion Kobu is larger, occupying most of the district including the famous street Hanamikoji, while Gion Higashi is smaller and occupies the northeast corner, centered on its rehearsal h
Historically, hanamachi could contain a high number of okiya and ochaya, and would also contain a kaburenjō (歌舞練所) as well – a communal meeting place for geisha, typically containing a theater, rooms where classes in the traditional arts could be held, and a kenban (registry office) who would process a geisha's pay, regulation of the ...