Real Geisha ceremony in Tokyo Japan
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What is the name of this dance? I love it. Yaaato yato yato! :)
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Tokyo geisha! I love to see the difference between them and there Kyoto counterparts.
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This dance is known as 'Sawagi'. These ladies are for the district of Shinbashi. The Oshaku-san's (Hangyoku/Maiko) name is Kimijiro. And the Geisha is Kokimi.
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They are so much faster, eccentric and looser with their movements compares to Kyoto Geisha, it's really interesting. Does anyone happen to know the name of the song; I rather like it haha.
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hehe, There was nothing as appealing as a geisha and her apprentice (hangyoko) nowadays I understand why geisha performances still are examples of what prostitutes actually had to accomplish before being exchanged for money for their services....heheh, Nowadays, Modern? Please....
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the hangyoku is the girl in the furisode kimono she is the tokyo version of a maiko
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@DrowElfMorwen they probably thinking they are not real ((when yes I know they are)) cause of the obis. Maikos usually have longer obis so that's probably why some peeps are thinking they are not real. They don't realize that in some ceremonies the kimonos and obis may be different from what normally wear.. Just like at odoris some maikos have short obis like geikos for the performances((specially if they wear same style) where only way you could tell which was geiko or maiko was the hairstyle.
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@ephrayimlevi They are so. Did you even WATCH the video? If ya had you'd know they were real.
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It's a "Sawagi dance"
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i just read Memoirs of a geisha, and i have been so interested in this ever since!!
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no sopn geishas de verdad??
Well this was a "demo", a one time only thing, for people to know what geishas do, actually one of them gave me something like a "presentation card" he he, after the performance we had the opportunity to ask them questions. I also could see some in Kyoto and well, they have great artistic skills :)
araeoc 8 months ago