#morioka

[myjapan-me]

Museum of Great Predecessors, Morioka, 4

[mediaomnivore]

A tokusatsu-themed vending machine I saw in Morioka (盛岡) last month. It appears to be a team of mascot characters for the prefecture, Iwate (岩手).

[maigeiko]

The look of... VI: Morioka

Welcome to the 17th installment of this series (my 6th). This time, we’re having a look at the Geigi that work in Morioka.

Historical context It's not known when Geigi in Morioka started to exist, but they trained with Tokiwazu Rinchu 常磐津林中 who lived in Morioka from 1892-93. At this time, Morioka had two Hanamachi: Hatamachi 幡街 and Honmachi 本街. Hatamachi was frequented by customers of the merchant class, whereas Honmachi was the government office district, so the Ryotei there were mostly frequented by government workers and politicians. From 1898 onwards, they were training dance with Wakayagi Rikiyo I 初代若柳力代, originally a Kabuki actor who turned to teaching in his later carreer. In 1911, 54 Geigi worked in Hatamachi and 41 in Honmachi. 30 Ryotei operated in the entire city. In 1913, the Morioka theatre was opened and the Joruri piece "Hanabutai chiyo kaomise" 花舞台千代顔見 was composed by Matsumoto Koshiro VII 七代目松本幸四郎, who invited the Morioka Geigi along him. The lyrics were passed down orally along with the choreography. This joruri piece is performed by the Geigi up to this day. Coming to the present day, the segregation of "Hatamachi" and "Honmachi" no longer exists. They are all "Morioka Geigi", no matter where in the city they live. The Kenban no longer exists and there are no Okiya, all Geigi are independent. After a span of 19 years with no fresh blood, two young Geigi debuted in Morioka in 2012, followed by two Hyoko (Maiko) in 2016.

The look of Morioka Maiko Local Term: Hyoko ひよ妓 - used to be called Hangyoku 半玉 ※ Hairstyle: Momoware Katsura ※ Kanzashi: Manjugiku 萬寿菊 all year (2 sets: white/pink/green, white/red/green). Katsuyama and Daikan. First year with Shidare. Rice husk in the new year period. 1 Birabira, 1 Hirauchi, red Kanoko ※ Makeup: Oshiroi, both lips painted ※ Haneri: red with white embroidery, seldomly white ※ Kimono: Furisode without tucks ※ Obiage: flat, tied in the back. red/silver, red/white shibori, July-September: single colour pink and light yellow, white ※ Obi: Koken musubi ※ Obijime: round, flat, single knot ※ Footwear: Zori

The look of Morioka Geiko Local Term: Geigi 芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Geiko shimada ※ Kanzashi: Kushi, Maezashi, rice husk in the new year period ※ Makeup: Oshiroi, both lips painted ※ Kimono: Homongi, Kurotomesode ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: red, pink, white with red Shibori (with Kurotomesode always white/red), white ※ Footwear: Zori

Casual look Young and old Geigi alike often opt for a simpler look, both when dancing and when playing Shamisen… ※ Hairstyle: Yohatsu ※ Kanzashi: none ※ Makeup: no Oshiroi ※ Kimono: Homongi, Kurotomesode ※ Eri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: white ※ Footwear: Zori

Dances In comparison to other small Hanamachi, more than just two or three dances of their repertoire have been documented:  ※ Aki no yo 秋の夜 ※ Enkaina 縁かいな ※ Furyufunazoroi 風流船揃 ※ Hanabutai Chiyo Kaomise 花舞台千代顔見 ※ Haru kasumi 春霞 ※ Harukoma 春駒 ※ Kimigayo Shochikubai 君が代松竹梅 ※ Kishi no Yanagi 岸の柳 ※ Kanayama odori karame bushi 金山踊からめ節 ※ Mori no nagame 杜の眺め ※ Nanbu ondo 南部音頭 ※ Natsu to kabocha 茄子とかぼちゃ ※ Sekizoro せきぞろ ※ Yama wa iro nasu 山は色なす ※ Yûgure 夕暮れ Check out the video linked below, the channel has more videos of this kind.

Notes ※ The joruri piece "Hanabutai Chiyo kaomise" received updated lyrics in 2013, reflecting the passage of 100 years after its creation. It's now called "Hanabutai Chiyo kaomise - Heisei version" 平成版　花舞台千代顔見. ※ The local term for the registry office was chosen to be "函番". Mostly pronounced Kenban like the Geigi registry offices all over Japan, but also "Kanban". The "函" character was also used for the Shamisen case - Geigi's Shamisen were stored in the Kenban and from there, brought to the Ryotei if needed. ※ Geigi Yôko よろ子 is  Wakayagi Rikiyo IV. ※ Apprentice Geigi start dance training first, beginner dances being Kanayama Odori and Nanbu Ondo. Second the start training Shamisen and third Nagauta. ※ The b/w photo of the hangyoku is literally the only photo of Morioka Gei-/Maiko from before 2012 I was able to find. You can see the girls are wearing their own hair, Hikizuri and Darari Obi. The style has changed drastically! ※ This particular feature on Morioka was requested by @geimaiko. Thanks for the impulse! ※ If anyone reads this far... I’m happy to explore more Hanamachi. If you have a request, feel free to drop it in my inbox. An overview of what has received in-depth research before, you can find here. Sources ※ text: past Hanamachi, 1911 numbers, beginner training, school of dance Wakayagi-ryu, kenban/okiya system defunct, 1993 debut (only mentioned, no picture of it, sadly!), everything else ※ dances: hanabutai, harukoma, nanbu+karame+haru kasumi (video), aki+natsu, kishi, yama+enkaina+sekirozo, furyu, mori+yugure, kimigayo (followers-only account) ※ pictures: collage 1: beige flower furisode, Kikumaru/Marika debut, dark blue furisode, collage 2: all from Kikumaru’s instagram, Tomochiyo/Tomiyu debut, Kikumaru erikae, jikata in sepia tones, new year’s photo (Facebook), veteran geigi dancing (Facebook), 3 geigi dancing. Hangyoku. [Facebook has been restricting browsing for people who are not logged in recently, so I can’t look up the exact sources. Kikumaru’s instagram is private] ※ Original layout: @geimaiko ♥

[aquayurufuwatraveler]

2024.3.9 埼玉 偶然いた新車新幹線E8系　福島 つばさ併合

3.9~10 岩手 盛岡の街と城跡公園に残る雪景色

[ballparksaroundtheworld]

Kitagin Ballpark, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

[55madworks]

家族で盛岡に泊まった日。

朝ごはんは神子田朝市へ行き、

ひっつみや牡蠣など食べ歩き。

最高。また行く。

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[rinam-works]

『みちの奥のバリ２　祈りと花とコーヒーと』 著者：三上れい子 発行：梨乃木社 （2023.10.31/B6/148p/1500yen）

約40年、 盛岡とバリを 往来した著者による 実践文化人類学。

もくじ

まえがき……002

信仰●寿ぎと弔い 雨の葬列……008／祈りの響き……010／ブランバガン８世の墓……011／「生」と「死」……017／少年ガムラン楽団……020／農園のご神塔……024／お浄めの儀式……028／収穫皆無の満月の日……034／ゴトン・ヨロン――ある結婚式……040

生業●土とアスファルト コーヒーの実る頃……046／赤い実を摘む……050／コマンの報告……054／稲刈り……057／孤高の果樹・ワンニ……060／マンダリカ姫……062／地産の塩……065／スリリットの朝市……068／インプン……070／ガハルー……073／クローヴ収穫行状記……076／クローヴ林……084／クウーム村……088／船乗りに出る村……092／あるタクシー運転手……094

暮らし●[Nature]と[Art] 花びらの文化……098／海砂……102／アグン山の噴火……104／お酒……106／学びの点景・ゴブレッグ村にて……109／クバヤとサッシュベルト……113／履物……118／糸杉３本の家にて……121／カユ・マニス……124／無灯の竹の家……125／バリの人々の心遣い……133

あとがきに代えて……138 プロフィール・奥付……144

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[morioka-hotel]

岩手山に雪が積もりました、冬の足音が聞こえてますね。

[greenguygeno]

Halloween 2023 - Candela Ashdon as Matzushii Morioka

Wait, hotline may have "hot" in the name, but it's not referring to fire! My OC, Candela Ashdon, dressed as Matzushii Morioka by Saruky, famous for her appearance in Hotline 024.

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[na9r]

موريوكا - اليابان

[myjapan-me]

Sakurayama Shrine, Morioka, 5

[cygnus----m]

[writerofscratch]

身体は帰京したけど精神は盛岡市から帰っていない

[orenotaan2122]

[55madworks]

盛岡でわんこそばに挑戦。

結果は64杯。

100杯いけるものだと思っていましたが。。。

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[ayadora]

しゃくなげ＠盛岡城址公園

つつじ？さつき？きっとしゃくなげ。

気仙沼に、つつじの名所があるらしいです。とても行ってみたい。