WARNING: THIS IS A VERY, VERY LONG BEAUTIFUL BLOG POST
Hello Beautiful Second Life!
Yesterday afternoon, I attended the OKINAWA SAKURA MATSURI dance and musical
performance by the Geiko & Maiko of Kyoto Kagai. It was truly a very beautiful traditional
presentation by five beautiful geishas that kept us mesmerized.
VIDEO
Japanese Geisha Music
You are now at Sakura Matsuri, Ryukyu
Toshiemi ใจใใ็พ (ame.ayashi): Welcome Novo-sama
Toshichiyo ใจใๅไปฃ (sooki.ying) bows respectfully.
Toshichiyo ใจใๅไปฃ (sooki.ying): Welcome Novo-sama
Lori Novo: Bows in return politely, thank you :)
Now, let me introduce to you the five beautiful ladies who were the stars of the show.
From left to right (info from their profiles).
Toshiritsu ใจใๆ (satoharu.nakamura)
Kayuukai bacxkstory: As of March 2024, I am not Toshiritsu, a minarai of Komayaka Okiya.
My mother is a retired geisha in Hakone, and my father a poor relation of a major family.
I strive to follow in my mother's footsteps.
LYW48:I am a member of a J-POP idol group "LYW48" serving at LYW48 Maid Cafe
regularly every 1st Sunday 6 am and every 3rd Sunday 6 pm SLT.
No romance, keep it PG, please. Landmark
HERE .
Toshiemi ใจใใ็พ (ame.ayashi)
· • —————————– ู ✤ ู —————————– • ·
「ใใใใซ！ใจใใ็พใฉใ。ใใใใ
ใใใใฎใใใใพใ。」
Pleased to meet you, I'm Toshiemi. Please keep me in your favor.
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I'm a resident maiko at Komayaka okiya at the Kyoto Kagai sim. Landmark HERE I'm training in the traditional Japanese arts of the geimaiko.
I have been on SL since 2008. This account started as an alt, but became my main.
My alt still logs in periodically,
Toshichiyo ใจใๅไปฃ (sooki.ying)
ใจใๅไปฃใฉใ、ใใใใ
～ใใใฎใใผใใพใใ
～。
SLใฎๅฎฎๅท็บใฎ้งๅฑ่ฑ็ฝฎๅฑใฎ่ๅฆใฉใ。
ใใใฆไบฌ่ใ่ธใฃใใใฆ、ๅฐๆญใๆญใฃใใใฆ、ๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅๅผทใใฆใใพใ。
⊱✿ ใใใฐใใใ！✿⊰
⊱๐ธ Maiko at Komayaka Okiya ๐ธ⊰
I'm training to become a geiko. I also run a humble store that sells Japanese products.
Toshiyue ใจใ็ต (yasuha.rieko)
Maiko at the Komayaka Okiya. Misedashi May 11, 2022.
My little shop selling my skins, eyes and kanzashi. HERE
Tonight as I sleep alone
I am on my bed of tears
like an abandoned boat
on the deep sea
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic)
I am a geiko (geisha) on Kyoto sim.
A Geiko (Geisha); which means Artist & Performer.
It is my goal to bring as much traditional Kyoto geisha culture as I can to Second Life and share it with others!
Teacher and okiya (geisha house) mother at Kyoto region, Kyoto Kagai.
Pre-SL: Studying geisha in RL since ~2004.
๐ Owner of Zashiki-gi - SL's only full geisha shop!
HERE .
๐ Okamisan & Geiko of Komayaka Okiya
And while we waited for the performance to start...
Toshiemi ใจใใ็พ (ame.ayashi) eyes brighten with anticipation.
Toshichiyo ใจใๅไปฃ (sooki.ying): (*•͈ แด •͈*) ̑̑❀
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): Noa san, has anyone ever told you you look like the vampire guy
in TrueBlood? XD
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): You look like him! (
Eric Northman )
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic) giggles
Noa (noa.cloud): ahaha
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): Celebrity!
Noa (noa.cloud): ใใใใจใ
Noa Cloud: thank you
Noa (noa.cloud): ๅ
ๆ ใงใ
Noa Cloud: I'm honored
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): The clock ticks ever closer! :D
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): Thank you all for waiting so patiently!
้ซๆฉใใใฟ Takahashi Ayumi (tandriar) - Miharu ็พๆฅ (haruefuji) - Nieru
I tried to photograph as many people as possible but it was hard. I also wasn't able to collect some
of the names of the people in my photos, sorry guys!
The performance begins with an introduction...
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): ใๅฎขๆงใธ、ๆฌๆฅใฎ่ๅฐใซใๅๅ ใใใ ใใใใใจใใใใใพใ。็งใใกใฏไบฌ้ฝใทใ ใฎ่ธๅฆใใใจ่ๅฆใใใงใ。ใใใใ
ใใใใฎ็ณใใพใ！
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): "Dear friends, residents, and supporters, and new and familiar faces alike,
thank you for coming to see today's performance. We are the geiko and maiko of Kyoto sim.
Otano moshimasu; we are in your care."
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic) bows politely.
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): ่ธ่
ใจใฏ、ๆญใ่ธใ、ๆฅฝๅจๆผๅฅใชใฉใฎไผ็ตฑ่ธ่ฝใๅญฆใถใขใผใใฃในใใงใ。ใๅบงๆทใ ใใงใชใ、่ๅฐใใคใใณใใชใฉใงใๆดป่บใใฆใใพใ。ไบฌ้ฝใงใฏ、่ธ่
ใใใฎใใจใ「่ธๅฆ」ใจๅผใณใพใ。่ๅฆใใใฏ、ใใใใญ20ๆญณๆชๆบใฎ่ธๅฆใใใฎ่ฆ็ฟใๆ้ใงใ。 ่ฏใใใช็็ฉใจใ ใใใฎๅธฏ、ใใใใใใใ็นๅพดใงใ。
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): "The profession of "geisha" sprung up in the Edo period (1603-1867).
Geisha are artists who learn traditional arts like singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments, and also
entertain through witty conversation and pleasant company. They perform not only in teahouses but in stage
productions and other events, too. In Kyoto, geisha are called "geiko." Maiko are the apprentice geiko;
they have quite long sleeves and long hanging obi."
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): ไปๅใฏ、ใใใช่ธ้่
ใชๅฝผๅฅณใใกใๅฎ้ใซๆผใใฆใใใใฉใผใใใใณในใ4ใคใ็ดนไปใใพใ。ไบฌ้ฝใทใ ใฎ่ธๅฆใใใใกใฏ、ไผ็ตฑ็ใช่ธ่
ใใใฎ่ธใใงใใใ ใๅฟ ๅฎใซๅ็พใ、ใๅฎขๆงใซๆฅฝใใใงใใใ ใใใใใช่ๅฐใ็ฎๆใใฆใใพใ。่ธใใๆฌ็ชใใชใใใซๅ็พใใฆใใพใ。ๆญใฏๅฎ้ใซไบฌ้ฝใฎ่ธๅฆใใใๆญใฃใฆใใใใฎใงใ。
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): "Today we present to you four ballads and dances as they are performed by
these artistic ladies in real life. The geimaiko of Kyoto Kagai sim aim to give accurate-to-life performances so
their guests may experience the closest possible recreation of traditional geisha entertainment; thus the dances
themselves are recreations of the ones done in real life. The songs you hear are performed by actual Kyoto geiko."
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): ใฏใใใซ、「ๅ
็ฆ่ฑ่ฆ่ธ」ใงใ。ๆญ่ไผ่่ธ、้็งฐ「่ฑ่ฆ่ธ」「ๅ
็ฆ้ขจ่ฑ่ฆ่ธ」。1878ๅนด（ๆๆฒป11）6ๆๅๆผ。ไธ้ใฎๅฑฑใฎ่ฑ่ฆใง，ๆนฏๅฅณ，ๆญฆๅฃซ，่ฅ่ก，็บๅจ，ๅฅด，็บไบบใชใฉๅ
็ฆใฎ้ขจไฟใๅใใ็ท่ธ。ไบไธใใง่ฑใใใชๅ
็ฆ้ขจใฎๆฐๅใๆๅพๅใ，ๅคๅฝใซใๆๅใชๆฒใงใใ。
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): "Our first dance is "Genroku Hanami Odori". A kabuki dance first performed in
June 1878 (Meiji 11), it depicts a scene of festive sakura viewing ('o-hanami') in the mountains of Ueno, in the
Genroku era, including samurai, tradesmen and various townsmen and women. It is a song fitting for today's theme,
with a flowery Genroku-style mood expressed in the second part of the melody.
VIDEO
Bแดสสแดแดสษชx Nษชx (estertelles): Bravooo
Noa (noa.cloud): wonderful! ! Bravo!
Lily (lily88x): Applause***Applause***
Hinata (hinata.evergarden): ☆･*:.｡ ｡.:*･applause･*:.｡ ｡.:*･๏พ☆
Jer (jeremy.aie) applauds
Moctezuma Nakamura CLAPS CLAPS
Heza (utsukushitamashi): applauds
Lori Novo: BRAVO!!! applause!!
nieru: cheer \o/
ลฯ
แฆแฆฮตษพ ึสีผึษฆษจีผษ ลฯีฌฯ
ฮตษพแฆฯลฯ (summerr.easterwood): bravooo
ไธจๅๅไธจใตใใฃในใ (misan7hrope): CLAPS ^^
Noa (noa.cloud): ✿◕‿◕✿ ✿◕‿◕✿
Noa (noa.cloud): APPLAUSE!!!!!
ไธจๅๅไธจใตใใฃในใ (misan7hrope) - luc1fer92 - Bellatrix Nix (estertelles) - Danjiro San (danstannokas)
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): ๆฌกใฏ、「ๅพกๆใฎใๅบญ」ใงใ。ๅ
ๆญใฏไบฌ้ฝๅพกๆใฎ็ดซๅฏๆฎฟๅใซใใๅณ่ฟใฎๆฉใจๅทฆ่ฟใฎ็ฌนใ
ใ่ปฝๅฟซใงใชใบใใซใซใซๆญใฃใฆใใพใ。
Toshiha ใจใ่ (toshiha.magic): "Our next piece is called Gosho no Oniwa, meaning Gardens of the Imperial Palace. It celebrates the beauty of the Heian-era Imperial Court and Palace in Kyoto. We have lyrics provided from here on so you can appreciate the song more, too!"
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