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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]
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.
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
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.
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 ...
The Gion Festival (祇園祭, Gion Matsuri) is one of the largest and most famous festivals in Japan, taking place annually during the month of July in Kyoto. [1] Many events take place in central Kyoto and at the Yasaka Shrine , the festival's patron shrine, located in Kyoto's famous Gion district, which gives the festival its name. [ 1 ]
Gion Shouja no Kane ga Naru (祇園盛者の鐘が鳴る; The Gion Temple's Bells Toll) is an Alice Nine extended play that was released on November 17, 2004. It was later re-released on the King Records label on November 23, 2005.
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