The annual "East Odori" by the Geishas of Shimbashi is held.
This year will be held from May 24th to 27th.
It is a historic performance of 90 times in series, but it was originally started by Shimbashi geisha to show off first-class arts and improve the arts.
The venue, Shimbashi Enbujo, was originally built by geisha, officials of the Shimbashi Hanayanagi world, such as shops and restaurants, and their supporters.
So, even if the place is in Ginza, it's called "Shimbashi Enbujo".
By the way, this "Shimbashi" of "Shimbashi Hanayanagikai" is now the place name of Minato-ku, so why is Chuo-ku? I think there are many people who think about it.
"Shimbashi" That's because the Shiodome River used to flow through the capital highway ahead of Ginza 8-chome, and it was the name of the bridge that took it there.
Even today, only the main pillar remains under the high speed.
At the end of the Tokugawa period, there was a female master who was teaching Jobanzu in Kinharumachi, which is now the back of Hakuhinkan, near it, and was often called to banquets such as restaurants nearby, and from the Shogunate I get the approval of "I'm going to get it.
This is said to be the beginning of "Shimbashi Geisha".
After the Meiji Restoration, it was favored by political and business people from Satsuma and Choshu, and was sometimes called "Shinyanagi Nibashi" along with Yanagibashi, a representative Hanayanagi world from the Edo period.
The Hanayanagi world, which can be said to be the ultimate of "Japanese hospitality", has recently been talked about, but it is still a world with a high threshold for ordinary people.
Especially for women, it seems that there is no connection if it is normal, but with this "east", you can enjoy such an atmosphere not only in the stage but also in the lobby and the theater as a whole.
For more information, please visit the following page.
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/shinbashikumiai/
For those who want to know more about the Shimbashi Hanayanagi world, we recommend a book called "Meiko Qualifications-Hososho Shimbashi Yotan" (published by Yuzankaku in 2007).
The author, Naofumi Iwashita, came to Shimbashi Enbujo, but recently he has been active on TV and other media, and TBS TV's morning "Ippuku!" It's also featured.
The story from a former geisha who was known as "Kiyo-Sister" in this book is really interesting because the detailed customs and the customer's spirit are lively written.