#shimabaratayu
November 2021: 9th Regular Broadcast - Kyoto Shimabara Tayuu’s Dream Writing
With commentary by okami and Tsukasa-tayuu of Suehiroya. This broadcast featured Aoi-tayuu’s shinobue teacher, Yamaguchi Seimo.
- Kashi no Shiki (かしの式)
- Dance - Inishie (いにしえ) by Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫)
- Dance - Himesanja (姫三社) by Nonoka-kamuro (野々花)
- Dance - Kasane Ougi (重ね扇) by Kotono-kamuro (琴乃)
- Dance - Momiji no Hashi (もみじの橋) by Nonoka-kamuro (野々花) & Kotono-kamuro (琴乃)
- Dance - Zangetsu (残月) by Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫)
- Biwa - Kamogawa no Ro (鴨川の露) by Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫)
- Guest Collaboration - Shinobue Mini-Course, Kamuro’s First Experience
Source: https://kyoto-suehiroya.stores.jp/items/61540f64c120964d243eaf44
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November 2021: Aoi-tayuu and Tsukasa-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, reflecting on the importance of choosing one’s seat in a theater, such as the Pontocho Kaburenjo Theatre, wisely when wearing tayuu nihongami. Unlike nihongami worn by Kyoto maiko, tayuu nihongami tends to be taller and wider, which makes it that much more of an obstacle to other patrons.
Source:https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1460861937332330500?s=20&t=SyzCV53Zh-GFCW_sgAmWyQ
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November 2021: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, reflecting on the importance of choosing one’s seat in a theater, such as the Pontocho Kaburenjo Theatre, wisely when wearing tayuu nihongami. Unlike nihongami worn by Kyoto maiko, tayuu nihongami tends to be taller and wider, which makes it that much more of an obstacle to other patrons.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1460861937332330500?s=20&t=SyzCV53Zh-GFCW_sgAmWyQ
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April 1999: Aoi-tayuu in 1999, age 12, debuting as the Furisode-tayuu of the Wachigaiya okiya, most likely during their April tayuu-dochu.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1443094324153962498?s=20&t=tW6PnF5VMMye4Q8ok3Tu-g
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September 2021: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, posted as series of photos as a time lapse. On the left: a photo of Aoi-tayuu in 1999, age 12, debuting as the Furisode-tayuu of the Wachigaiya okiya most likely during their April tayuu-dochu. In the middle: a photo of Aoi-tayuu during her Tayuu Debut in 2014, age 27, at the Shimogamo Shrine. On the right: a photo of Aoi-tayuu during an ozashiki in June, which likely makes her about 33-34.
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September 2021: 8th Regular Broadcast - Kyoto Shimabara Tayuu’s Dream Writing
With commentary by okami and Tsukasa-tayuu of Suehiroya. This broadcast was filmed on a business trip in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan with Mai-san, a geisha from the Higashiyama Onsen Geisha Association.
- Kashi no Shiki (かしの式)
- Dance - Inishie (いにしえ) by Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫)
- Dance - Momiji no Hashi (もみじの橋) by Kotono-kamuro (琴乃)
- Dance - Hagikikyou (萩桔梗) by Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫)
- Biwa - Mongaku Hotsushin (文覚發心) by Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫)
- Dance - Aizu Kankou Kouta (会津観光小唄) by Mai-geigi (真衣)
- Dance - Itoshikihibi (愛しき日々) by Mai-geigi (真衣)
Source: https://kyoto-suehiroya.stores.jp/items/612394c684ca6351929c2534
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September 2021: Aoi-tayuu and her kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, and Mai-geigi, of the Aizu-Higashiyama Geigi Association, posing for photos at the Iori-no-Yado Ashina Inn where the 8th Regular Broadcast - Kyoto Shimabara Tayuu’s Dream Writing will be livestreamed.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1442826830088531971?s=20&t=oOBbqrTfJ9aekZqz4BWhHw
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September 2021: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, and her kamuro pose in front of Suehiro Sake Brewery (no relation to the okiya) during a business trip to Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Source:https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1442826830088531971?s=20&t=oOBbqrTfJ9aekZqz4BWhHw
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September 2021: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, and her kamuro pose in front of Tsuruga Castle, a.k.a. Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle, during a business trip to Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Source:https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1442826830088531971?s=20&t=oOBbqrTfJ9aekZqz4BWhHw
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September 2021: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, and her kamuro pose in front of Tsuruga Castle, a.k.a. Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle, during a business trip to Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Source:https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1442826830088531971?s=20&t=oOBbqrTfJ9aekZqz4BWhHw
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September 2021: Nanoha-kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, rehearsing for her biwa recital, which will serve as her initial stage debut.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1439439924122456078?s=20&t=OH56Jm2YrksF0oun0Ax2GA
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August 2021: Yui-kamuro and Tsukino-kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, mimicing dance movements off-stage while Aoi-tayuu gives performs during the 7th Regular Broadcast - Kyoto Shimabara Tayuu’s Dream Writing.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1427103707284393986?s=20&t=J0Me0lSey3LnNZ20WtNUCQ
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August 2021: Yui-kamuro and Tsukino-kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, posing for photography off-stage while Aoi-tayuu gives a performance on the biwa during the 7th Regular Broadcast - Kyoto Shimabara Tayuu’s Dream Writing.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1427103707284393986?s=20&t=J0Me0lSey3LnNZ20WtNUCQ
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February 2022: Aoi-tayuu and Tsukasa-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, posing in costumes for Obake with a bikuni (i.e. Buddhist nun) at the Senbon Enmado at Injo-ji Temple in Kamigyo, Kyoto, Japan.
Obake is a part of Setsubun celebrations where the wearing of outrageous costumes is meant to confuse ghosts who would bring bad luck. On the right, Aoi-tayuu is wearing a costume resembling the character Tsuri Onna from the kabuki play “ Ebisu Môde Koi no Tsuribari,” who is considered to be an ugly woman. On the left, Tsukasa-tayuu is wearing a tiger inspired costume because 2022 is the year of the Tiger.
Source:https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1489158894362382337?s=20&t=zpFzDBd33hAYR6lJ4QAFYA
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February 2022: Aoi-tayuu and Nanoha-kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, wearing costumes for Obake, a part of Setsubun celebrations, where the wearing of outrageous costumes is meant to confuse ghosts who would bring bad luck.
On the right, Aoi-tayuu is wearing a costume resembling the character Tsuri Onna from the kabuki play “ Ebisu Môde Koi no Tsuribari,” who is considered to be an ugly woman. On the left, Nanoha-kamuro is wearing a costume based on “Otemoyan,” a popular young woman from a famous folk song from Kumamoto, Japan.
Source:https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1489066675999625220?s=20&t=cEuFlHKqoUUCL-TSndBtJA
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February 2022: Aoi-tayuu and Nanoha-kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, wearing costumes for Obake, a part of Setsubun celebrations, where the wearing of outrageous costumes is meant to confuse ghosts who would bring bad luck.
On the right, Aoi-tayuu is wearing a costume resembling the character Tsuri Onna from the kabuki play “ Ebisu Môde Koi no Tsuribari,” who is considered to be an ugly woman. On the left, Nanoha-kamuro is wearing a costume based on “Otemoyan,” a popular young woman from a famous folk song from Kumamoto, Japan.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1489066675999625220?s=20&t=cEuFlHKqoUUCL-TSndBtJA
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November 2017: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, serving as a model for photographers at a workshop hosted by Daniel Korzhonov overlooking the Katsura River in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1488747495446695937?s=20&t=hCgwgLDogK5okGODy9i80g
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November 2017: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, serving as a model for photographers at a workshop hosted by Daniel Korzhonov overlooking the Katsura River in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1488747495446695937?s=20&t=hCgwgLDogK5okGODy9i80g
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November 2017: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, serving as a model for photographers at a workshop hosted by Daniel Korzhonov in the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1488747495446695937?s=20&t=hCgwgLDogK5okGODy9i80g
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January 2022: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, posing with two new kamuro. On the left is Rin-kamuro (リン禿), in her 3rd year of kindergarten, and on the right is Koko-kamuro (ココ禿), in the 1st grade.
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1484514367970619392?s=20&t=0x1Px9SBd7mUM2gV3CD-OQ
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December 2021: 10th Regular Broadcast - Kyoto Shimabara Tayuu’s Dream Writing
With commentary by okami and Tsukasa-tayuu of Suehiroya. This broadcast featured all of the current kamuro (unknown at this time) working hard throughout the year.
- The program included a:
- A ritual that only tayuu can do
- A dance that only tayuu was allowed to dance
- Dances by the kamuro
- Musical instrument performance
- Q&A Session
Source: https://kyoto-suehiroya.stores.jp/items/6183b565f1f39a4030666886
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December 2021: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, posing with her favorite actor, Ashiya Kogan 芦屋小雁, at his 88th birthday party along with other members of the Toei-kenkai group after performing the skit “Hadaka no taisho”「裸の大将」, i.e. “The Naked General.”
Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1467472655494578178?s=20&t=xDruYFIHVRx0YC3AnxYATQ
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