#oirandochu

[toshi---toshihikonakazawa]

⁡ ⁡ First Japan Parade in New York City. We are performance as Oiran procession. ⁡ ニューヨークで初の開催となる、『ジャパンパレード』終了しました！ ⁡ 90近くの団体、2400人が２時間以上練り歩くという、過去最大規模のパレードで、2万人以上の人も沿道に✨ ⁡ 我々も『おいらん道中』の演目でセントラルパーク沿いを練り歩きながら、現地のニューヨーカーにもとても喜んでもらえたと思います🗽 日本、そして現地のさまざまなメディアでもニュースになっているようです📰 日本の色々な文化を感じてもらい、少しでも日米交流の場の要、きっかけになってもらえたら嬉しいですね🇺🇸🇯🇵 ⁡ Thank you so much! #japanday #japaneseamerican #newyorkcity #newyorker #japanparade #oiran #oirandochu #DemonSlayer #kimetsu #anime #centralpark #ジャパンデー #ジャパンパレード #セントラルパーク#ニューヨーク #花魁道中 #花魁 #花魁編　#中澤利彦　#着物　 #toshihikonakazawa #taiko #GeorgeTakei #Oiranprocession #NY1 #NYtimes #dailynews #nhk #cbsnewyork #松山 ⁡ photo by @youheisogabe (at Central Park West & 72nd) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdlKMPhODP-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[koikishu]

Hello again! Your answer to my last question was super helpful but I have one more.

If maiko are apprentice geisha and shoume are apprentice tayuu; are furisode-shinzo apprentice oiran?

I know a lot about geisha but little about oiran and tayuu and your blog has been super helpful!

         I’m so glad you’re enjoying my blog! ^__^ I’m really enjoying answering your questions.

         I think you’re right, for the most part. As far as modern Tayuu and Oiran, your analogy seems to fit nicely. However, unlike Geisha and Tayuu, there is no modern tradition of recruiting and training girls to be artistic Oiran. So, in modern times, any “progression” of how a girl goes from kamuro to Oiran is pure speculation. Here are all the “modern” progressions for Geisha, Tayuu, and Oiran. Tayuu get two progressions because the 2 current tayuu “okiya” (the historical Wachigai-ya and the modern Suehiro-ya) are doing things differently from one another.

         Keep in mind that the Oiran events we’re all familiar with today are all tourism events put on by local governments to make some money for their local communities. These parades are all meant to mimic “oiran dochu,” i.e. courtesan parades, that would have ONLY happened originally within the walled-in pleasure quarters. The purpose of these parades was for Oiran, and their associated brothels, to market themselves on their way to the teahouse where they would meet with their client.

         One way to show off their wealth was for the Oiran to parade with her entire entourage. The entourage could have anywhere from 2-3 kamuro, 2-4 furisode-shinzo, and a bando-shinzo (essentially an entourage manager). Every member of the entourage was dependent on the Oiran for training AND funding ALL their expenses, which would include their meals, hairstyles, kimono, and accessories. This is all ON TOP of the Oiran’s own personal expenses AND paying back her debt to the brothel who owns her! The larger the entourage, the more the expenses, which must mean the Oiran is incredibly successful to have such a large and well-dressed entourage. 

          Thus, the “Oiran Dochu” events put on today mimic the basics of the historical parades: 2 kamuro, 4 furisode-shinzo, and 1 Oiran. Also, the women who portray the courtesan and her attendants in the parades are usually recruited participants or friends of the organizers, who then train for a few months to perfect their walk, their “ozashiki” performance, and getting acclimated to the full weight of the costume.

        Also, here’s a more accurate glimpse of what the historical progression from girl to Oiran would have been like in the Yoshiwara. All the yellow boxes are the different ranks of Oiran as the term “Oiran” wasn’t actually a rank, but a collective word that referred to the top 3 ranks of the Yoshiwara’s courtesans. The numbers in parenthesis are the ages of each rank. Hope this answered your question!

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[toshi---toshihikonakazawa]

⁡ Parade notice!! This Saturday, May 14, the NYC’s first-ever Japan Parade kicks off at Central Park and West 81st Street and moves south towards 68th Street.  ⁡ ニューヨークでは初となる 「ジャパンパレード」 に『花魁道中』の演目で出演します👘 ⁡ 今年は、1872年に岩倉具視を特命全権大使とする使節団が、米国を訪問してから150年目。 この訪問を契機に、同年日本領事館がニューヨークに設置され、日米関係の深化へと繋がった年でもあり、この節目の年に、日米交流のさらなる促進と日系コミュニティの強化、ニューヨークに感謝の意を表し、未来世代へと友好のバトンを繋ぐことを目的に、初のパレードが決定した。 ⁡ 基本はセントラルパーク横のストリートで練り歩きになりますが、途中パフォーマンスもあるかも！？ 80チーム以上の団体が一斉に見れるのは、ここしかありません！ 日本のブースなども出店しているとのことなので、是非現地のニューヨーカーは遊びに来てみてくださいね！ ⁡ ⁡ #japanday #japaneseamerican #newyorkcity #newyorker #japanparade #oiran #oirandochu #DemonSlayer #kimetsu #anime #centralpark #ジャパンデー #ジャパンパレード #セントラルパーク#ニューヨーク #花魁道中 #花魁 #花魁編 #中澤利彦 #toshihikonakazawa #パレード #taiko #GeorgeTakei ⁡ @japandaynyc (Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CddWAFPuNfM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[koikishu]

April 2015: A kamuro at the oiran-dochu at Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri. You can clearly see the back of the Hariuchi-shimada hairstyle, which was also known as hane-shimada (羽根島田) or kamuro-shimada (禿島田). 

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[koikishu]

April 2018: The oiran-dochu at Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri. This woman is dressed as an oiran named Kisakata and wears the yoko-hyougo hairstyle with an agemaki knot.

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[koikishu]

March 2018: An oiran-dochu at the Edo Matsuri and Entertainment (江戸の祭礼と芸能) event at the Kanda Shrine. Here, the oiran is showing off her datehyougo hairstyle.

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[koikishu]

May 2016: A furisode-oiran named Ichiban-oiran performing her figure-eight walk during the joro-dochu of Sentei Matsuri.

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[koikishu]

May 2016: Goban-oiran, also known as Kasatome-oiran (or Umbrella Oiran), performing her figure-eight walk during the joro-dochu of Sentei Matsuri.

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[koikishu]

April 2017: The oiran-dochu of a woman dressed as Kisakata at Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri. The kamuro precede the oiran during the parade; one of the kamuro carries the oiran’s smoking kit.

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[koikishu]

April 2018: The oiran-dochu at Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri. This woman is dressed as an oiran named Fujinami and wears the yoko-hyougo hairstyle with a chrysanthemum knot.

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[koikishu]

May 2016: A furisode-oiran named Ichiban-oiran performing her figure-eight walk during the joro-dochu of Sentei Matsuri.

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[koikishu]

April 2018: The oiran-dochu at Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri. This woman is dressed as an oiran named Fujinami.

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[koikishu]

July 2017: An oiran and her kamuro during an oiran-dochu at Kou Natsu Matsuri. 

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[koikishu]

March 2018: An oiran-dochu at the Edo Matsuri and Entertainment (江戸の祭礼と芸能) event at the Kanda Shrine. This girl is dressed as a furisode-shinzo entertaining the audience before the arrival of the oiran.

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