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Akebono: あけぼの
Tachikata (dancers): Maiko Sayaka & Geiko Ichiyuri of Gion Kobu. Akebono means “daybreak” or “dawning”. Lyrics: 先ず見渡せば東山 Mazumi wataseba Higashiyama 冴え渡りたる秋の月 Sae watari ta… more →
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Akebono: あけぼの
Andrew Osbourn wrote 1 day ago: Tachikata (dancers): Maiko Sayaka & Geiko Ichiyuri of Gion Kobu. Akebono means “daybreak … more →
Miyagawa Kouta: 宮川小唄
Andrew Osbourn wrote 2 days ago: Miyagawa Kouta is the finale of Miyagawa-chō’s annual Autumn dance called Mizue-kai (みずゑ會). It … more →
Miyagawa Ondo: 宮川音頭
Andrew Osbourn wrote 2 days ago: Miyagawa Ondo* is the the finale of Miyagawa-chō’s annual spring dance called the Kyo Odori. F … more →
Japanese words in English
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tokyo5 wrote 4 months ago: Often words or expressions from one language become part of another language. And sometimes the mean … more →
Miyako Odori: 水映桜花絵巻
Andrew Osbourn wrote 9 months ago: The theme for the 137th Miyako Odori is, “Mizu-ni Haeru Sakura-no Hana Emaki” (“A … more →
Kyoto Gōkagai 2009
Andrew Osbourn wrote 9 months ago: Gion Kobu: 86 Geiko (86), 31 Maiko (28), 68 Ochaya (74) Miyagawa-chō: 38 Geiko (40), 38 Maiko (27), … more →
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tokyo5 wrote 1 year ago: Today, my oldest daughter leaves with her school class for a field trip to 京都 (Kyoto). They’ll … more →
Look! A Hot Asian Chick in our Office, This is New…
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DAVE ID wrote 2 years ago: What is it with hot petite Asian chicks that turns men into complete debilitated talking monkeys? As … more →
Kyoto: Geisha and Maiko
Trane DeVore wrote 3 years ago: Kyoto is the current center of geisha culture in Japan, though in Kyoto geisha are known as geiko. G … more →
