Oiran courtesan walking, Asakusa

See how she walks in her extremely high platform clogs in a figure-8 style. She was part of the Tokyo Jidai Festival held in Asakusa, Tokyo every Nov. 3. Photos here: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=160

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• japan
• tokyo
• geisha
• oiran
• 東京
• 浅草
• 時代祭り
• 花魁
• courtesan
• asakusa
• jidai
• matsuri
• festival

[JPandCo]

the most beautiful kimono of all the series of oiran i've seen here

[MissIfalna]

Wow, how cool is this? My only complaint is that this video is too short. :) I can't get enough of the art and culture of old Japan. More, please.

[dhoakohime]

i am dam obsessed too with sakuran movie. The story is not that good nor that different..it has been told 1000 of times be4..but the world that shows..all the world surrounding the oiran's lifes...AMAZING.

Do anyone know where i can get information about tayuu and oiran? what is the difference between a tayuu and an oiran?

[Kat33auS]

Wow, she moves so quickly!

I thought Oiran walked slower than that?

[ichigoandhiyono]

that is such a good movie i am obsessed with it!

[CaptainOats74]

No, prostitution was outlawed in 1957 but Oiran disappeared centuries before. The last recorded oiran was in 176. There are women currently who keep the cultural aspects of Oiran/Tayuu alive but they are only actresses. True oiran don't exist anymore.

[PrincessAki2009]

its the one of the popular walks that Oirans do. its called the 8 figure.

[ForteanLady]

They had to disappear in 1957 as the Japanese government brought in laws forbidding prostitution (Immortal Geisha website). The Oiran and Tayuu we see now are dedicated ladies dressing and acting like them.

[greenpurpleorangesod]

u guys should watch the movie sakuran. its the life story of a fictional oiran starring anna tsuchiya.

[Sawrattan]

When did Oiran start to disappear?

[pescadoyventanas]

So she doesn't fall flat onher face

those shoes are HUGE

[itzu13]

why does she walk like that?