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In Japan, an ochaya (お茶屋, literally "tea house") is an establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha. In the Edo period , chaya could refer to establishments serving tea and drinks ( mizujaya ( 水茶屋 ) ), offering rooms for rent by the hour ( machiaijaya ( 待合茶屋 ) ), or brothels ( irojaya ( 色茶屋 ) in Osaka ...
Hanamachi were preceded by the registered red-light districts of Japan, known as yūkaku (ja:遊廓/遊郭).Three yūkaku were established in Japan in the early 1600s: Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640, [1] Shinmachi in Osaka between 1624 and 1644, [1] and Yoshiwara in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) in 1617. [1]
An okiya (置屋) is the lodging house/drinking establishment to which a maiko or geisha is affiliated with during her career as a geisha. The okiya is typically run by the "mother" (okā-san) of the house, who handles a geisha's engagements, the development of her skills, and funds her training through a particular teahouse.
The term chashitsu came into use after the start of the Edo period (c. 1600).In earlier times, various terms were used for spaces used for tea ceremony, such as chanoyu zashiki (茶湯座敷, "sitting room for chanoyu"), sukiya (place for poetically inclined aesthetic pursuits [fūryū, 風流]) such as chanoyu), and kakoi (囲, "partitioned-off space"). [4]
In modern Japan, geisha and their apprentices are a rarer sight outside of the hanamachi or chayagai (茶屋街, "tea house district", often referred to as "entertainment district"); most sightings of geisha and maiko in and around cities such as Kyoto are actually tourists who pay a fee to be dressed up as either a maiko or geisha for the day ...
The Kyoto taikomochi, Taikomochi Arai, wants to promote this traditional art both in Japan and around the world. He entertains at ozashiki (geisha parties) with maiko and geisha as well as striking out on his own, to try to keep his profession alive. He tells sophisticated erotic stories and is well versed in performing arts for the parties ...
The Zui-Ki-Tei can be explored digitally all year long with the help of Google arts and Culture. [17] A special tea ceremony event is held in Zui-Ki-Tei the last Sunday of August each year, in memory of Ida Trotzig, Ginjirō Fujiwara and Taro Gadelius. It is called Gadelius day. The event is usually private. [18]
Hama-rikyū Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien) is a metropolitan garden in Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened to the public on April 1, 1946. A landscaped garden of 250,216 m 2 includes Shioiri-no-ike (Tidal Pond), and the garden is surrounded by a seawater moat filled by ...