Naniwa Dance

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Naniwa Dance (Naniwa odori 浪花踊)

***** Location: Osaka
***** Season: Late Spring
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation



Geisha, or geiko as they are referred to in Osaka (Naniwa) and Kyoto, are entertainers specializing in music, dance, tea ceremony, and conversation.
There are four entertainment districts in Osaka where geiko (geisha) work:

Shinmachi
Horie

Kitashinchi
Famous for its nightclubs, bars and late night restaurants, many business executives can be seen entertaining clients here. This district has 15 geiko, the largest number of the Osaka districts.

Nanchi
(also know as Minami Shinchi or just Minami) Also famous for its nightlife, many of the establishments attract a younger crowd. This district only has one teahouse, the Tanigawa Teahouse. It has six geiko. The geiko Naozuru, Fukuzuru, and Kotsuru are the three most recent additions to their numbers.


Odori or Public Performances
The geiko of Osaka are known for their "herahera odori" or dances that feature acrobatic stunts such as handstands.

Ashibe Dance, Ashibe odori 芦辺踊 (あしべおどり)
Public dance of Nanchi (Minami) geisha district. These dances began in 1888 and is performed annually for one month beginning April first.


Naniwa Odori 浪花踊
The public dance of Shinmachi geisha district. These dances began in 1908. And like the Ahibe Odori are performed annually for one month beginning April first.

Konohana Odori The public dances of the Horie geisha district. These dances are performed annually for one month beginning March 15.

Osaka Odori
This is the common name used now for the geisha dances in Osaka.

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Geisha in Winter Costume
1890s by Blue Ruin


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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

浪花おどり見つつはあれど旅疲れ
Naniwa odori mitsutsu wa aredo tabi tsukare

I keep watching
the Naniwa dance but
I am tired from the travel
Tr. Gabi Greve


Tomiyasu Fusei　富安風性 (Tomiyasu Fuusei)



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Related words

***** Shimabara no taiyuu no doochuu　。。島原の大夫の道中　
Shimabara Geisha Procession (Kyoto)

***** Azuma Odori .. Azuma Dance, Tokyo Dance

***** Miyako Odori .. "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto

***** Kamogawa Odori .. Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto

***** Shimabara Odori .. Shimabara Dance, Kyoto

***** Naniwa Odori ... Naniwa Dance in Osaka


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