Behind the Scene of the Tsubame Sakura Matsuri - The Oiran Dochu (つばめ桜まつりおいらん道中)

On the 17th of April it was finally time for the Tsubame Sakura Matsuri (つばめ桜まつり), a festival that is held annually in April in t…

The Tsubame Sakura Matsuri: Cherry Blossom PR & Last Minute Preparations

It is only 2 days left until the Tsubame Sakura Matsuri festival (つばめ桜まつり) in Bunsui, Niigata , and we have had a last round of …

Geisha vs. Oiran: The Characteristics of the Japanese Courtesans

The Tsubame Sakura festival in Bunsui.  From the  Tsubame Tourism Assoication Japan is a country of some very distinct traditions…

Tsubame Sakura Matsuri Oiran Dochu: The Soto-Hachimonji (外八文字) - How to Walk like an Oiran

The devil is in the detail, and that can particularily be said in the case of Japanese traditional arts. For the Edo-period court…

Elected as Oiran for the Tsubame Sakura Festival! 第74回 分水おいらん道中のおいらん役に！

みんなさん、一つご報告あります。昨日新潟県燕市で行われましたある二次審査に参加させて頂きました。そこで平成28年4月17日のつばめ桜祭り「第74回 分水おいらん道中」で桜太夫のおいらん役として選ばせて頂きました。外国人のおいらん役は歴代初だそうで大変光栄に思…