#aichi geisha

[maigeiko]

Geisha exist all over Japan...

Geisha exist all around Japan, not only in Kyoto!

Notes: -> If a city/district is crossed out, that means the Hanamachi is defunct. -> If there is no city listed under a prefecture name, that means I don’t know of any cities in that prefecture that have or had Hanamachi -> Hyperlinks lead to entries on this blog tagged with that specific city -> The content you see here is undergoing changes, since there is always a possibility that I find more informations 1: Hokkaido region 1. Hokkaido Asahikawa 旭川 Hakodate 函館 (Yunokawa onsen) Muroran 室蘭 Otaru 小樽 Sapporo 札幌 2-7: Tohoku region 2. Aomori Aomori (Asamushi onsen 浅虫温温泉) Hachinohe 八戸 3. Iwate Hanamaki onsen 花巻温泉 Oshu (Isawa onsen 石和温泉) Kamaishi 釜石 Morioka 盛岡 4. Miyagi Sendai 仙台 5. Akita Akita 秋田 Yuzawa 湯沢 6. Yamagata Sakata 酒田 Tsuruoka 鶴岡 Yamagata 山形 7. Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu 会津若松 (Higashiyama onsen) Fukushima 福島 Nihonmatsu 二本松 (Dake onsen) 8-14: Kanto region 8. Ibaraki Mito 水戸 9. Tochigi Nasu onsen 那須温泉 Oyama 大山 Utsunomiya 宇都宮 10. Gunma Ikaho 伊香保 Kusatsu 草津 Maebashi 前橋 Minakami 水上 Sarugakyo onsen 猿ヶ京温泉 Takasaki 高崎 11. Saitama 12. Chiba Kisarazu 木更津 13. Tokyo Rokkagai: Akasaka 赤坂 Asakusa 浅草 Kagurazaka 神楽坂 Mukojima 向島 Shinbashi 新橋 Yoshi-cho 芳町 Outside the Rokkagai: Hachioji 八王子 Maruyama-cho 円山町 Otsuka 大塚 Shinagawa (Oi 大井/Omori 大森) - formerly known as Konnyaku-jima 蒟蒻島 Famous Hanamachi: Fukagawa 深川 Yanagibashi 矢作橋 Yushima tenjin 湯島天神 Other Hanamachi: Araki-cho 荒木町 Dogenzaka 道玄坂 Fujimi-cho 富士見町 Gotanda 五反田 Hakusan 白山 Himono-cho 檜物町 Kobusho 講武所 Nihonbashi 日本橋 Shiba 芝 Shibaura 芝浦 Shintomi-cho 新富町 Shitaya 下谷 Yoshiwara 吉原 14. Kanagawa Atsugi 厚木 (Iiyama onsen) Hakone 箱根 Kamakura 鎌倉 Yokohama 横浜 Yugawara onsen 湯河原温泉 15-23: Chubu region 15. Niigata Nagaoka Onsen 長岡温泉 Niigata 新潟 Shibata 新発田 (Tsukioka onsen 月岡温泉 ) Jôetsu (Takada 高田) Yuzawa 湯沢 16. Toyama Himi 氷見 Asahi 朝日 (Tomari-cho) 17. Ishikawa Kanazawa 金沢 Kaga (Yamanaka onsen 山中温泉) Katayamazu Onsen 片山津温泉 18. Fukui Awara Onsen 芦原 温泉 Fukui 福井 Obama 小浜 19. Yamanishi Kofu 甲府 20. Nagano Kamiyamada togura 上山田戸倉 Suwa (Kamisuwa Onsen 上諏訪)  Yudanaka Onsen 湯田中温泉 21. Gifu Gero Onsen 下呂温泉 Gifu 岐阜 Takayama 高山 22. Shizuoka Atami 熱海 Fujinomia 富士宮 Hamamatsu 浜松 Ito Onsen 伊東 Izunokuni (Izunagaoka Onsen 伊豆長岡) Shimoda 下田 (Izushimoda Onsen) Shizuoka 静岡 23. Aichi Anjo 安城 Gamagori 蒲郡 (Mitani Onsen) Hotei 布袋 Inuyama 犬山 Kochino 古知野 Kônan 江南 Nagoya 名古屋 Toyota (Asuke 足助) 24-30: Kansai region 24. Mie 25. Shiga Hikone 彦桹 Otsu 大津 26. Kyoto Kyoto 27. Osaka Osaka 大阪 Imasato 今里 28. Hyogo Arima Onsen 有馬温泉 Kinosaki 城崎 Kobe 神戸 29. Nara Nara 奈良 30. Wakayama Shingu 新宮 Shirahama 白浜 Wakayama 和歌山 31-35: Chûgoku 31. Tottori 32. Shimane Matsue 松江 (Tamatsukuri onsen 玉造温泉) 33. Okayama Obara 小原 Okayama 岡山 34. Hiroshima 35. Yamaguchi 36-39: Shikoku region 36. Tokushima Komatsushima 小松島 Tokushima 徳島 37. Kagawa Kotohira 琴平 Takamatsu 高松 38. Ehime Matsuyama (Dogo onsen 道後温泉) 39. Kochi Kochi 高知 40-47 Kyushu region 40. Fukuoka Fukuoka 福岡 Kurume 久留米 Tenjin-ka 天神下 41. Saga Takeo 武雄 Ureshino Onsen 嬉野 (tag exists but tumblr doesn’t recognise it - therefore a “search” link) 42. Nagasaki Nagasaki 長崎 43. Kumamoto Kumamoto 熊本 44. Oita Beppu onsen 別府 45. Miyazaki 46. Kagoshima Kagoshima 鹿児島 47. Okinawa

[thekimonogallery]

Geisha and Okiya from Asuke, Aichi Prefecture. Early 20th c. 花街ぞめき、正脇良平 Ryohei Masawaki

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[missmyloko]

The NHK documentary is a bit older and it focuses on one okiya (Anjo I think was the name) and you can find it on youtube. It's called the geiko's journey. Aichi actually had a western woman as a geisha as well. Ibu from Ukraine but she had to leave because of family issues. Sad because she also seemed very sweet and elegant.

Oh, I remember this documentary! It’s quite good. For those who want to see it you can find it in 5 parts on Youtube here:Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5

[rydeen-rippop]

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[thekimonogallery]

Shibori Darari Obi 1920s.  A maiko (apprentice geisha) displaying her darari obi (dangling sash) decorated with intricate shibori (tie-dye) patterns, which give a three-dimensional effect. This kind of sophisticated shibori work is usually associated with the area surrounding the village of Arimatsu in Aichi Prefecture and is known as Arimatsu Narumi Shibori. Text and images via Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr

[maigeiko]

How can I go about finding a okiyas website or recruitment page? Maybe I have not went deep enough but I find it difficult... I know there is a chance for western geishas, so there should be a chance for hangyoku too. Also, can hangyoku live on their own? I'm actually finding it also difficult to find any information on a typical routine of a okiya outside of Kyoto. I've been browsing for hours.

Yes, I know that there is currently a young lady from the US who is training to be a Hangyoku (not sure if she debuted yet) in Tokyo. Unlike in Kyoto, the Hangyoku seem to live in their own homes. 

Here’s the recruitment page from Ryuto Shinko (Niigata Furisode- and Tomesode-san), it also gives a bit of info about the daily routine https://www.ryuto-shinko.co.jp/recruit/ Same for Hakata (Fukuoka): http://hakatakenban.com/recruit/ Shizuoka recruitment info: https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/about/recruitment/ Also a quick summary of cities who took in women from outside of Japan before: Yugawara (2009 or earlier), Aichi (2010), Izunokuni (2011), Shimoda (2011), Tokyo-Shinagawa (2015 or earlier). See also this post by Ms. Myloko

[maigeiko]

About the foreign geisha, there is/was more. In Aichi there was Ibu/Eve who was Polish (I think) , Shimoda had a Chinese woman Rinka don't know is she's still working and I did read about a Romanian women Momotaro working somewhere. So there are/were more.

Ibu was from the Ukraine. There were a couple of news reports about a chinese woman debuting in Shimoda as "Rinka", but yeah, she likely retired.

Around the same time, a chinese woman with the Geimei "Rina" debuted in Gifu. This Rina is still active as a Geiko.

I know them all but didn’t list them because the asker specifically asked for Tokyo.

[missmyloko]

Hi! There was a question not long ago and they said something about a documentary of geisha on Aichi? Do you know some documentaries of geisha outside Kyoto? Thanks :3

Not really. I did find one about the new Nara girls (here). Maybe some readers would like to send in their recommendations? ^^

[missmyloko]

As being a geisha is very different outside Kyoto (and Tokyo) in smaller cities like Aichi etc do you think the geisha there are less skilled compared to their counterparts in the large cities. I watched a older documentary about Aichi geishas and yes their lives were very different but they still seemed to work hard on their lessons. Do you think it would be better to these districts to vanish so that Kyoto would be the only place to see geisha.

Not at all! They still have rigorous training schedules with accredited teachers, so they are just as talented as the women in Kyoto.