#hanamachi rp

[miyajimacho-imvu]

This weekend we celebrated the erikae of geiko Mitsuyo: after completing her maiko apprenticeship, she has graduated into a full fledged geiko of Miyajimacho. Congratulations!

[umeyuu-san]

On August 12 I finally had my misedashi. I'm now maiko Umeyuu of the Sumiya okiya, imouto of Umeyakko. Please continue to support me in the future!

[lunargraceearthlypoise]

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Name: Princess Usagi Chiba

Also Known As: Usa, Chibiusa (formerly), Small Lady (formerly), Bunny, Lady of the Neo City, Princess, Her Grace, Her Majesty

Age: 1000 ( physical appearance of a 17 year old )

Voiced by: Hilary Haag (English) | Satsuki Yukino (Japanese)

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{ Location }

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Shen Yu Okiya, Kiko Hanamachi, Crystal Tokyo | Japan

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{ Education }

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Attends Neo Tokyo Academy

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{ Physical Appearance }

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Pixie cut bubblegum-pink hair with spiky layers, a heart-shaped face with freckles across her nose, full, earthy-pink lips, candy-red eyes, short, curvy, slender build

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{ Familial Relations }

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Neo Queen Serenity Chiba (mother)

King Endymion Chiba (father)

Princess Kousagi Chiba (younger sister)

Rei Hino (God mother)

Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom {deceased} (grandmother)

Ikuko Tsukino (grandmother)

Kenji Tsukino (grandfather)

Shingo Tsukino (uncle)

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{ Face Claims }

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•Sailor Chibi Moon: Star Guardian Lux (League of Legends)

•Everyday Usa: Anya (Idol Masters), Rika Shinozaki (SAO), Amu Hinamori (Shugo Chara), Kaori Miyazono (Your Lie in April)

•Princess Usagi: Princess Tina (Fantastic Children)

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{ Notes from the author }

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I will be portraying Usa as a teenager, and my story will get dark with depictions of violence, so it's rated at least T. In my story, Usa has returned to Crystal Tokyo, leads the Amazon Quartet, and is training to become Sailor Moon. She's also trying to balance her duties as a Princess with her responsibilities as a hero and a student in high school, while living and studying to be a geisha as well. I have other characters that I will introduce in another post. If you'd like to rp with me feel free to message me to plot!

[erahsae-ffxiv]

FFXIV RP Events for the week of 2019.10.29

FFXIV RP Events for the week of 2019.10.28

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This Week's Events:

Monday - 10/28/2019

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT - Beach Barbecue Brawl - [Balmung] Eastern La Noscea (35, 25)

7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - [M] Lounge at Reverie - [Mateus] The Goblet Ward 8, Plot 60

7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Brimming Heart Pool Party - [Mateus] Goblet, ward 13, Brimming heart Aetheryte

7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Reverie Lounge and Restaurant - [Mateus] Goblet Ward 8 Plot 60

8:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT - Ijin Beer Festival - [Balmung] Kogane Dori, Kugane

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - The First Mistake - [Balmung] Lavender Beds Ward 1, Plot 28

8:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT - Carbuncles Cup - [Mateus] Mists Ward 10 Plot 53

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - Steppe Ramen - [Mateus] Shirogane, Ward 18, Plot 27

8:00 PM to 2:00 AM EDT - Midnight Orchid Night Cafe - [Zalera] Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 15

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Blitzball Lessons! - [Balmung] Shirogane Ward 5 Subdivision northern beach

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Fight Club - [Balmung] Eastern La Noscea (37, 31)

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Brimming Heart Pool Party - [Mateus] Goblet Ward 13, Brimming Heart

10:00 PM to 1:30 AM EDT - Midnight Orchid Night Cafe - [Zalera] Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 15

Tuesday - 10/29/2019

3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT - Fiera's Elixirium - [Zalera] Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 44

4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT - Wayward Star Bar - [Balmung] Mist Ward 6, Plot 1

8:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] The Wishing Hour - [Mateus] Goblet Ward 9, Plot 43

9:30 PM to 1:30 AM EDT - [M] Hardlight Ventures Fight Night - [Mateus] The Goblet, Ward 18, Plot 23

Wednesday - 10/30/2019

3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT - [M] The Rose of May Bar - [Balmung] Lavender Beds, Ward 2, Apt 65

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - Crystal Emporium - [Balmung] Shirogane, Ward 15, Plot 45

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT - Den of Desire - [Balmung] Lavender Beds 18 plot 35

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Dragon's Kiith Halloween Party - [Balmung] The Goblet, Ward 4 Plot 35

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Soul of the Dragon Restaurant - [Balmung] Shirogane Ward 9 Plot 37

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - The Burly Barnacle - [Balmung] Goblet Ward 12 Plot 33

10:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - [M] Voodoo Lounge Open Mic - [Mateus] Lavender Beds Ward 5 Plot 11

Thursday - 10/31/2019

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - Oak's Tradepost - [Balmung] Mists Plot 29 Ward 2

8:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] Lost & Found Bar Night - [Balmung] Goblet, Ward 16, Subdivison Room #69

8:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT - The Dark Alements - [Mateus] Shirogane Ward 2, Plot 7

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Seven Seas Smackdown - [Coeurl] Limsa Lower Decks (6, 15)

10:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Senpai's Bar - [Balmung] Lavander Beds Plot 23 Ward 7

10:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Velvet Rose Lodge Open Bar - [Balmung] Lavender Beds, Ward 18, Plot 28

10:30 PM to 1:30 AM EDT - Uranami Onsen Social Hour - [Mateus] Mist Ward 15, Plot 5

Friday - 11/1/2019

3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT - Fiera's Elixirium - [Zalera] Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 44

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - [M] All Saint's Wake Party - [Balmung] Ul'Dah Steps of Thal (11, 11)

6:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Maid's Basin Tavern night - [Mateus] Goblet, Ward 13, Plot 13

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - [M] Hanamachi Terrible Tales - [Balmung] Shirogane Ward 3, Plot 28

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - Khuudas Imports - [Mateus] Shirogane Ward 18, Plot 28

8:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] Khurim Sunsun - [Balmung] Hidden Shores, Shirogane. Ward 1, Balmung

8:00 PM to 2:00 AM EDT - Midnight Orchid Night Cafe - [Zalera] Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 15

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Bar Saisei Open Nights - [Balmung] Shirogane Ward 9, Plot 38

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Bokh - Xaelic Wrestling - [Balmung] Mist, Ward 17, Subdivision Beach

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] The Missed Mark Casino Night

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] Witches and Warlocks All Saint's Ball - [Mateus] Goblet Ward 9 Plot 43

9:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT - The Dragon's Dive Tavern - [Mateus] Shirogane Ward 6, Plot 7

11:00 PM to 2:00 AM EDT - [M] Chocobo Racing - [Balmung] Shirogane Ward 2, Plot 5

11:00 PM to 1:00 AM EDT - [M] The Golden Whisker - Casino - [Mateus] The Goblet, Plot 5, Ward 16

Saturday - 11/2/2019

1:00 AM to 3:00 AM EDT - Uranami Onsen Happy Hour - [Mateus] Mist: Ward 15, Plot 5

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT - Wicked Witches Woods (Club Night) - Drunken Moogle - [Balmung] Lavender Beds, Ward 12, Plot 33

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - The Garden of Words Book & Teashop - [Balmung] Lavender Beds Ward 8, Plot 27

6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT - Mandragora Munchies - [Balmung] Goblet Ward 9, Plot 57

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT - Uranami Onsen Monthly Early Bird Special - [Mateus] Mist; ward 15, plot 5

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT - Silverdawn Tavern - [Mateus] Lavender Beds Ward 12, Plot 58

8:00 PM to 2:00 AM EDT - [M] Day of the Dead - [Balmung] North Shroud: Hyrstmill (26,19)

8:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] Lost & Found Bar Night - [Balmung] Goblet, Ward 16, Subdivison Room #69

8:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - [M] The Wishing Hour - [Mateus] Goblet Ward 9, Plot 43

8:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT - Azure Cafe - [Mateus] Goblet, Ward 5, Plot 13

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - Proving Grounds Fight Night - [Mateus] Goblet Ward 1, South of Brimming Heart

8:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT - The Fire Pit - [Mateus] The Goblet, Ward 5, Plot 60

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - [M] Open Bar Night at The Other Three Walls - [Zalera] Goblet Ward 15 Plot 5

10:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Grindstone Tournament - [Balmung] Cen. Thanalan (21, 25)

Sunday - 11/3/2019

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT - GMS Host Club Murder Mystery - [Balmung] The Goblet Ward 9, Plot 10

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT - Three Dzo Moon - [Balmung] Mists Ward 1 Plot 24

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT - Azim Bokh - [Mateus] Mist Ward 12, Beach

8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT - Thavnairian Nights - [Balmung] Goblet Ward 10 Plot 19

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - The Jeweled Cypress - [Mateus] Mist Ward 14, Plot 45

9:00 PM to 12:00 AM EDT - Spellstone Tournament - [Balmung] Fesca's Wash, Central Thanalan

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT - The Snuggly Moogle Maid and Butler Café - [Mateus] Lavender Beds Ward 14 Plot 31

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[missmyloko]

What do you think of Second Lifes Hanamachi RP?

I don’t really have an opinion on it as I’m not involved nor do I keep up with any of their activities. 

[willow-of-hingashi]

A New Town’s Light [RP]

 (( Rating: PG ))

 (( Genre: Slice of Life, Drama ))

 (( Cast: Kikyo Hagane of @the-firetouched​ and Nobuyuki ‘Ichihiko’ Ienaka ))

 Maple leafs rustled in the wind outside, pitter-pattering as they landed delicately upon the stone pathway. The sleeves of Nobuyuki's layered kimono were folded over his hands as he moved towards the entrance to the onsen, mail in tow. He shifted through it as he slipped off his zori in the genkan entrance, stopping in his tracks when he found one observed one scroll-holder that stood out. It wasn't unusual that he received the occasional scroll from the Far East, but this one bore the Ichimitsu Okiya's kamon; a stylized paper lantern inside a circle.

 With tabi-covered feet, Nobuyuki shuffled into the ryokan's main foyer, halting when he opened the scroll to read over it. He only got halfway before he want to summon the resident shikomi. "Kikyo," he called as he rounded the corner where the door to her working quarters sat. ["Stop what you're doing for a while. I have a message here from the otou-san."] A long pause. ["He wants to speak with you. It's important."]

 Kikyo was humming and scrubbing the wood floors before Nobu came around the corner. She sat up at once and, once he spoke in Hingan, she nearly jumped to her feet. Her first instinct is to smile, of course, but that falters as soon as she is given word that she wishes to be...spoken with. Even at a mere 17 summers, she knew that could be troublesome indeed! Or perhaps it is a good thing?

 ["O-of course, Ichihiko-sensei. What does he want to speak with one such as myself about...?"]

 Finally, a small frown. Was she being rejected once again?

 Unfurling the scroll on its jikugi, Nobuyuki kept his gaze on the Hingan characters before him. ["It's about your career,"] he replied. ["First, I need to explain some some things to you. Let's go into the ozashiki hall."] Quite expectant of Kikyo to follow, he started to make off.

 With her carrying on, Nobuyuki continued. ["You're starting as a shikomi, and then a minarai. Your misedashi is your official debut as a maiko, where you will perform dances and serves clients. The shikomi period normally lasts a year and you spend a moon as a minarai. Your nameday changes things a bit, but. . ."] He drew a short breath. ["The otou-san wants you to start as a minarai before your nameday. You'll only spend a moon as a shikomi. There is a reason for this."]

 Just before they entered the hall, Nobuyuki paused and turned to Kikyo. ["Do you know the process of who leads an okiya? You understand the need for an heir, right?"]

 She quickly tries to store away her cleaning materials before dashing after Nobuyuki, following with her hands folded in front of her all polite and nice like. She tilts her head to his questioning.

 ["Of course, all great houses need heirs and I am sure okiya are no exception,"] she says brightly. Though it fails to dawn on her the reason for this questioning. ["But I am not sure how okiya decide this, no."]

 She watches him carefully as they go. Does Otou-san mean to pick Ichihiko-sensei as his heir? Does that mean their training will be short? She is unsure how to feel! Luckily, she manages not to frown too much.

 The shoji door to the ozashiki hall was slid open quietly. Nobuyuki allowed Kikyo to get inside and get comfortable before he continued. ["Well, in truth, Ichimitsu Okiya is not among the largest houses of Igarashi Hanamachi, but the geisha there do have many relations to more prestigious okiya. Masami Okiya and Umecho Okiya have bigger reputations in Nagoya."] The Hyur slid the door shut behind him and moved to take a seat. ["Because of this, finding an atotori is harder. Many geisha left Ichimitsu Okiya and even Masami and Umecho because of the Red Throat outbreak. Only a few among those became jimae geisha, or independent from their okiya."]

 Upon one of the cushions, Nobuyuki lowered himself into a seiza. ["The otou-san of Ichimitsu Okiya is Mitsu-no-Ichinori. His surname is based on the okiya's name. It denotes that he was selected as atotori. . . however, that was long ago. The okiya needs another atotori."] His serious gaze landed on Kikyo. ["The otou-san wants to consider you for the next atotori."]

 Kikyo listens quietly and with some intensity, as is her way. She slips in past Nobuyuki only after being given express permission via his gesture, and then sat upon a cushion with a seiza of her own. At least that was one thing she was well-practiced in: sitting in the proper way for long chunks of time for meditations. She trains her eyes on Nobu's collar to try and focus hard on what he was saying. And then...when he reaches the end...

 She can't help her mouth from popping open in shock. She tries to recover from this quickly, covering it with her small hand.

 ["M-me? But this one is...I am just..."] She looks to the table and scrambles for a polite way to go about this question. Her fingers tighten against her work shift. ["I do not doubt the wisdom of the Otou-san of Ichimitsu Okiya, of course not. I simply..."] She looks then to Nobu. ["Why are you not considered, sensei, if it is not too rude to ask?"]

 The only sign Nobuyuki gave of his reaction to being reminded he wouldn't be chosen was the purse of his lips. Not that he held any ill will towards the okiya father, as they had a cordial relationship. ["Likely the same reason other okiya turned me away,"] was his only answer. He wasn't looking forward to cluing at his heritage. ["It's nothing to worry about."] He gave Kikyo a polite smile. This was despite the clear fact most okiya picked an atotori later in a geisha's career, though it was plausible Kikyo was unaware. ["Ichimitsu Okiya is likely seeking a younger atotori because of the few number of geigi there."]

 In a rare display of visible confusion, Nobuyuki's brows furrowed. Why a Koshu-based okiya would consider an ijin was beyond him. Not that he was against it! It was rather his surprise that the otou-san cast aside previous xenophobia. Luckily, Nobuyuki's expression didn't last long. He righted it to content neutrality. ["The otou-san wants to meet you in Kugane,"] he continued. ["As you likely learned, ijin aren't allowed anywhere outside of Kugane in Hingashi. The meeting, he looks to hold at the Shiokaze Hostelry. He's never been to Shishu so he'll likely have an entourage from the okiya with him."] Briefly, Nobuyuki's expression softened. ["Don't take this as a means to be too strict on yourself, alright? Certainly put on your best show, but don't see yourself as unworthy so soon. That's for the otou-san to decide."]

 She fidgets with her hair, braiding the ends over and over again in a sight of girlish nervousness and dismay. As soon as she notices this, she squeezes her hands together upon her lap until her knuckles turn white. Well, whiter than they already are...

 She has so many questions but knows it is rude to ask. If ijin cannot leave Kugane (a lesson she DID learn the hard way), how would she ever run an Okiya? Why did she interest the Otou-san? Why did other Okiya turn Nobu away? Her young mind is awash with curiosity, but she's long since learned the dangers of it. So she nods. Even so, she cannot help but notice some of Nobu's own confusion and perhaps...dismay? No? Was she imagining it? She frowns in turn.

 ["Of course, Ichihiko-sensei."] And after a moment, she can't help but add: ["My success will be your success, too. You will be teaching me. And in Doma, there is no greater honor one can bring but to bring success to those that reached their hand toward you."] A bit of an awkward phrasing in the Hingan dialect, but hopefully the point came across nonetheless. ["Maybe we will surprise everyone!"] she adds, in a more characteristic display of optimism!

 Nobuyuki looked to Kikyo and gave a smile that reached his eyes. ["I am, of course, honored to be able to teach the possible atotori of Ichimitsu Okiya,"] he declared. ["Nonetheless, I'm happy to be teaching you in general. It is my pleasure to share the joys of gei with others. If the otou-san permits, I could be selected as your older brother. For a maiko, a relationship to her assigned older sibling is one that lasts forever. She does not stop seeking guidance from her older sibling, even when she becomes a geisha. Is it not exciting?"]

 Firmly, Nobuyuki bowed his head in agreement. ["I have no doubts we will certainly surprise a number of those within the okiya. For my erikae, instead of kurosode, I wore a white kosode with embroidered hydrangeas. I wanted to be fashionable, to emanate the styles the tayuu were wearing that summer. I think it did surprise a number that attended, to sway away from such tradition. It is likely your chance to do the same. You'd be the okiya's first ijin maiko and their first ijin atotori, above all else."]

 She listens dutifully, though her face brightens further as she sees him smile for real. She clasps her hands together before her chest. ["Oh, truly? An older brother? I have had only younger brothers all my life! I would be so excited for this! Yes!"] Her excitement can be heard in how her words become a little more sloppy in the Hingan dialect. Her eyes sparkle. Wow! The potential!

 At the talk of clothes, she turns thoughtful. She did not have a lot of opinions or knowledge about fashion, other than finding the dresses of the geisha so beautiful and refined. ["That does sound most elegant,"] she says in agreement. ["I love many flowers. I love peach blossoms most of all...I know that geisha uphold the traditions of Hingashi. But many things are changing in the world, yes?"] A surprisingly insightful bit from the young woman, if a bit obvious to any learned person. ["There must be a way to be traditional and accepting of the future..."]

 ["Perhaps this is what the otou-san is looking for,"] Nobuyuki commented, his hands folding in his lap. ["Someone new, full of bright ideas for the okiya. Yes, I can see that."] He looked down to the scroll for a moment before rolling it up. ["We'll be meeting with the otou-san in a moon. As the one responsible for your training, I will cover our boat tickets across the Sirensong Sea. After the meeting, your shikomi period will come to an end and you will be minarai until you turn eighteen. You will join me for ozashiki and tea ceremonies, watching how I do things and speaking only when spoken to.]"

 Placing the scroll back into the holder, Nobuyuki then tucked the holder up into his kosode sleeve. ["My career started somewhat outside of tradition,"] he replied. ["I was ten, not five, when I started training. It was because of my grandparents' jobs that I didn't enter an okiya at a 'typical' age."] He didn't clarify. It could have been for financial reasons, for all Kikyo knew. ["Now I'm following the newest trends of Hingan fashion and arts. The customs may stay the same, but the ijin have brought a lot of newfangled ideas. Maybe there's a new art form you will practice that others pick up?"]

 Many emotions rattle through her at once. Excitement and worry; pride and fear. She nods seriously at the description of what is next to come. ["Of course, Ichihiko-sensei. I will make you proud,"] she says. ["I will be very quiet and refined, as taught!"]

 To the rest of it, she tilts her head. She tries to copy his very fancy stance, sitting nicely with his sleeves and hands folded, but her sleeves are purposefully pinned up for cleaning purposes so she does her best, folding her hands in her lap and sitting up a little straighter. For Nobu's sake, her naivety comes in handy; she knows not what to ask about his grandparents' jobs other than perhaps to assume that money was a factor, which she certainly understood. She smiles brightly. ["Oh, like the kupos -- er, moogles! And the beautiful leather riding boots...oh...I do so like those....they seem so elegant...oh, and the paintings! I saw an ijin's painting at the market once...it was um...impressiony?"]

 She means impressionist.

 ["What is your favorite ijin thing?"] she asks curiously, before she can stop herself.

 Nobuyuki was used to sitting for long periods with his back straight, his position proper. Even his facial expressions were under control and refined, but the question about his favorite thing of ijin caught him off guard. However, he wasn't offended. In fact, he was pleasantly surprised. ["I might have to think a bit on that one,"] he admitted. ["Perhaps it is the people? Some are brash and loud and very strange, but. . . many are caring and it is very apparent they wear their heart on their sleeve. They are mindful of protecting people's face, even if their own is at risk sometimes. It's a bit endearing."] Namely, a certain Lominsan mercenary came to his mind, her kinky orange hair and freckled visage easy to envision. ["Selecting a thing is hard. . . maybe it's predictable of me, but I quite like foreign fashions. Eorzean cocktail dresses and patterned stockings and heeled boots are very lovely."]

 Considerate of his own fashion, Nobuyuki raised a sleeve to his mouth. His kosode was a fall orange colored, decorated with yellow ginkgo leaves and seasonal autumn flowers. Granted, he was largely pulling up his sleeve to conceal his small smile. ["Ah. . . and I think you mean 'impressionist.'"]

[becausewehaveto]

♀: What is an AU, you really want to play with your muse?

I know I’m never going to get this because it’s so specific and honestly gets done so horribly by a lot of people and is kind of a trope in RP communities but something I would really love to do with Wanda specifically is a Geisha AU. Yeah, I know, it makes me cringe too but I’ve been studying the gokagai (five hanamachi) in Kyoto for about a decade now. It’s a wonderful culture on it’s own and Wanda being an artistic person kind of matches along with that. I would do another FC for her for that AU and I would keep it strictly to the real profession (Namely that they’re artists, not prostitutes, not women trained to entertain men strictly they are artists) but I mean, I know that doesn’t really interest many people especially in this fandom, but I mean, you want what you want and I would love to explore her character in that world. 

[miyajimacho-imvu]

Last weekend we held our annual Hanamikai: cherry blossom viewing and dance performance event. Maiko Terutsuyo performed the dance ''Hanagasa'', and maiko Mitsuyo performed ''Kurokami'', wearing her special sakkou iromontsuki kimono.

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On February 25th, we held our annual Baikasai: plum blossom viewing and tea ceremony public event. Geiko Umeyakko performed ryurei chado with her assistant minarai Kimiaki, and maiko Mitsuyo performed hakobi chado with maiko Terutsuyo

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Maiko Mitsuyo's winter look: kikusagane hairstyle for Setsubun and a large plum flower kanzashi for February

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Setsubun 2024: maiko Terutsuyo performed the dance Hime Sanja to celebrate the beginning of spring, after which Terutsuyo, Mitsuyo and geiko Ayatsuki and Umeyakko in bridal costumes joined them for the mamemaki - bean throwing ceremony

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Maiko Mitsuyo wearing the yakko shimada before the sakkou stage, in preparation for her upcoming erikae!

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On May 13th we celebrated the misedashi of a new maiko: Terutsuyo!

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Happy holidays from the Miyajimacho family!

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We celebrated Setsubun in Miyajimacho: the beginning of spring - at Hoto Tenman-gu shrine, maiko Fukuyo performed Hime sanja for the audience, and geiko got dressed up in costumes and threw lucky beans from the stage! Geiko Umeyakko and Ayatsuki dressed in schoolgirl costumes and geiko Umeyuki dressed in a pikachu costume. Bad luck out, good luck in!

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Gion Matsuri float procession and evening performance by Miyajimacho hanamachi, July 2023