Kamishichiken (上七軒, Kamishichiken^?) is a district of Kyoto, Japan. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is the oldest hanamachi (geisha district) in northwest Kyoto, just east of the Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine. A hanamachi (花街 is a Japanese Courtesan and Geisha district or are traditional female Japanese Entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 947, to appease the angry spirit of bureaucrat scholar and poet Sugawara The name Kamishichiken literally means "Seven Upper Houses. " These refer to the seven teahouses built from the equipment and material leftover from the rebuilding of the Kitano Shrine in Muromachi era (1333 - 1573).

Kamishichiken is located in Kyoto’s Nishijin area, which is known for traditional hand-woven textiles. The quiet streets of Kamigyo-ku are made up of dark, wooden buildings, mainly o-chaya (teahouses) and okiya (geisha houses). An is the lodging house a Maiko or Geisha lives in during the length of her nenki or contract or career as a geisha ^[1] The geisha of this district are known for being subtle and demure, few in number but each highly accomplished dancers and musicians. ^[2] There are approximately 25 maiko and geiko in Kamishichiken, along with 11 teahouses.

The district crest is a ring of skewered dango (sweet dumplings). On lanterns they appear as red circles on white paper (as opposed to Gion, which uses white dango on a red background). Gion (祇園 is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages in front of Yasaka Shrine.

On February 25th the Baika Sai (Plum Festival) is held at Kitano Tenman-gū featuring geisha and maiko. is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 947, to appease the angry spirit of bureaucrat scholar and poet Sugawara The annual district-wide dance, Kitano Odori (北野をどり, Kitano Odori^?) is performed in April in the distinctive Hanayagi-ryu style of Kyo-mai dance, sometimes called Kitano Kabuki. ^[3] A beer garden is open to the public during summer months and offers a unique chance to be served by maiko and geiko from July 1st until August 31st (from 6pm until 10pm). or are traditional female Japanese Entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance or are traditional female Japanese Entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance

Contents 1 Maiko & Geiko of Kamishichiken 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

Maiko & Geiko of Kamishichiken

The most common geisha lines of descent in this district are Ume-, Katsu-, Nao- Ichi-, etc.

The Ichi teahouse in Kamishichiken district maintains an extremely popular blog written by Ichimame [1], an 18-year-old maiko at the teahouse. Now translated into English, the Ichi teahouse web site also intends to promote district which is not as well-known because it is not located near the busy Yasaka Shrine area. once called Gion Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan.

See also

• Hanamachi in Kyoto ("Gokagai")
  
  • Gion-Kobu
    
  • Gion-Higashi
    
  • Kamishichiken
    
  • Pontocho
    
  • Miyagawacho
    
• Another in Kyoto
  
  • Shimabara
    

External links

• Kamishichiken maiko Ichimame's blog
  
• Asahi Shimbun: Hits keep coming for Web-savvy 'maiko'
  
• Daily Yomiuri: Kyoto's maiko promote culture via Web
  
• Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮)
  
• Nakazato Ochaya, operated by the Kamishichiken geiko Naosuzu
  
• Flower Towns and Maiko
  

References

1. ^ Downer, Lesley. Gion (祇園 is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages in front of Yasaka Shrine. Gion (祇園 is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages in front of Yasaka Shrine. Pontochō (先斗町 is a district in Kyoto, Japan, known for Geisha and home to many geisha houses and traditional tea houses Miyagawachō (宮川町 is one of the Hanamachi (花街 “flower towns” or Geisha districts in Kyoto. (2001). Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0489-3
2. ^ Dalby, Liza Crihfield (1983). Geisha. Berkeley, California, United States: University of California Press. ISBN 0-965-88126-1
3. ^ Sohara, Miyuki (Director). Hannari: Geisha Modern [Film-Documentary, Foreign]. Japan: Hannari Geisha Modern, LLC.

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