Nishimura Okiya has moved

Konnichiwa!  I just found out that Nishimura Okiya has moved to Amatsu-sim. (amatsu shima)
So now they have two okiya in the same sim. ^_^

Please support and help nishimura okiya with getting started *smiles*
 Ometedou san dosu Nishimura!!
And ganbatte kudasai!!

I found out some nishimura members.
Okaasan: Yaeji

Geiko: Mamemitsu
And her imouto-san Mamekichi.

Also, they are looking for new girls interested in geisha training.

Hanafusa Bon Odori

Konnichiwa, posted the hanafusa Okiya Bon Odori pictures.

Hikaru-san (minarai) and Fumiko-san (shikomi)

Hikaru-san (minarai) and Fumiko-san (shikomi)

guests dancing aroung the yagura

Kikuyuu-san (okaasan)

Fumiko-san to Hikaru-san

Taiko drummer in the middle, Fumiko-san on the left, Kikuyuu-san on the right

Amatsu Fuji Musume

At Amatsu before Odori

Konnichiwa! Just posting some pictures beofre fuji musume odori at amatsu.

Suzanne Logan-san:

Mitsuhana lantern lighting

After the Odori there was a lantern lighting by the river.

First lanterns floating down the river. Later there were many many more..

Suzuran-san, Tomohana-san and Tsukihana-san looking at the floating lanterns. Reika-san dressed as a miko after great performance.

Suzuran-san bowing to Tomohana-san. One floating lantern can also be seen in the picture.

Us all looking as the maiko and geiko placed the lanterns on the river. You can see a mitsuhana shikomi next to Suzuran-san (in the red kimono)

Ueta-san (Mitsuhana Okaasan, in the blue kimono) also looking at the lantern lighting.

Reika-san as a miko, and Mari-san (Yoshiwara Miko), and Mayumi-san (Yoshiwara Maiko) behind her. I love Mayumi-san's kimono. The pattern is so fresh!

Ayame-san (left) and Suzuran-san (right) looking at the lanterns. I love Ayame-san's clothes, she looks so beautiful!!

                                         Ayame-san, Suzuran-san and Tsukihana-san

Me and Reika-san

Lanterns floating down the river few moments later.

There is still ozashiki in Yoshiwara at 6 and Tea Ceremony in Pontocho at 8 (after 2 and a half hours), if you wish to join. ^^ Also, feel free to send me any pictures of geiko/maiko/oiran/tayu of any hanamachi. (here or in world ken hinata. You can also send a link etc.) Domo arigatou!
Also, there will be a video of all the performances of this weekend filmed by Ueta-san.

Mitsuhana Odori

The Odori in Mitsuhana.. was amazing. I could say that it was the best Odori I have seen so far!

The room was dark, lit with many blue lanterns on the stage.

Really beautiful! And the music was beautiful too.
They even had Kikuyuu-san playing koto!

Like I said, it was dark.. And beautiful. Here you can see two maiko dressed as miko, drum and a full moon at the back. These dancers are Mamehana-san (left) and Reika-san (right)

                                                          This is Reika-san

                                                      And this is Mamehana-san

After a little while these beautiful  lights started to fly around the two miko.
                                       
                                 

Reika-san

Mamehana-san

the musicians (Kikuyuu-san was playing koto)

Tomohana-san

                                         
After a little while, there came a taiko drummer to the stage.

Then, suddenly the miko turned into these. Beautiful, very very beautiful.

The taiko drummer and these two beautiful creatures.

The taiko drummer

Then they turned back to miko. And soon after that the show ended. It was absolutely amazing and beautiful, that's all I can say!

"吾が舞へば、

Because I had danced,

 麗し女、酔ひにけり

the beautiful lady was enchanted

吾が舞へば、

Because I had danced,

照る月、響むなり

the shining moon echoed

結婚に、

Proposing marriage,

神、天下りて

the god shall descend

夜は明け、鵺鳥、鳴く

The night clears away and the chimera bird will sing.

とほかみゑみため

God Bless you

とほかみゑみため

God Bless you"

Little Yoshiwara Bon Odori 2012

Konnichiwa!

I have some pictures of the Little Yoshiwara Bon Odori 2012.
There are performances from many other okiya, and I will try post as many pictures as possible.

But these are the Little Yoshiwara pictures. And also the Shiraito-no-Taki members were performing with LY.

Reika-san

Mitsuhana Okaasan

More pictures coming in few hours!