Saturday, April 25, 2015

KANAZAWA: Day 14

KANAZAWA GEISHA


We decided to go to the Spring Geisha Show in the geisha district of Kanazawa. It was held in an old geisha house now also used as a teahouse. The event took place in the evening starting with a warm welcome from the elder geisha, the matron of the house. The audience sat on pillows in front of a small stage upon which stood a solitary golden screen. The two house geishas sang and played a shamisen, or Japanese 3-stringed guitar and a taiko drum. The younger geisha also danced gracefully in the traditional form.





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