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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]
At the Kitano Tenman-gū shrine there is an annual open-air tea ceremony (野点, nodate) during the plum-blossom festival (梅花祭, baikasai) every February 25. During this ceremony, geisha and maiko from the Kamishichiken district in northwest Kyoto serve tea to 3,000 guests.
[6] [7] Stoneware originated in Japan with the development of green-glazed and other color glazed pottery in the second half of the 7th century. The oldest item in this list is a green-glazed funerary pot from the 12th century. [7] The popularity of the tea ceremony among the ruling
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 ...
When the tea ceremony emerged, another style was introduced for tea ceremony rooms called chabana. This style is the opposite of the Momoyama style and emphasises rustic simplicity. Chabana is not considered a style of ikebana but is separate. The simplicity of chabana in turn helped create the nageirebana or ' thrown-in ' style.