Famous geisha in the history of Japan
A.? The king's geisha?
In the history of the development of Japan's geisha for more than three hundred years, there have been many famous geisha, some of them are on the Japanese political scene and the course of history has had an important impact on the enjoyment of? Some of them had a significant impact on the course of Japanese politics and history. The Nakanishi Kimio is one of the representatives of the famous Geisha.
Juno was born into a samurai family, but when her father was killed by an enemy, the family fell into disrepair and she had to enter the geisha world. She used to perform at a teahouse called "Fishpin". She used to perform at a teahouse called "Fishpin". At the time, the Shogunate and the Restorationists were engaged in a fierce rivalry in Kyoto, Japan, and figures from both factions often held secret meetings under the cover of Kyoto's pleasure grounds. Many of the key figures of the Restorationists were members of the Fishpin group. Fish Pints? Inoue Shin, who later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance in the Meiji period, was one of them. It was love at first sight between Inoue and Kunio, and their relationship developed rapidly, making it difficult for them to part. Soon after, Shimada Shokin, a high-ranking Shogunate official in Kyoto who was in charge of hunting down the New Dealers, also took a liking to Kunio. In the eyes of the average geisha, Shimada is a powerful man who would love to be his concubine, but Kunio is unimpressed and refuses Shimada's proposal of marriage.
When Inoue Xin heard about Shimada's proposal, he sent someone to find him and asked him to accept Shimada's proposal for the greater good of the Shogunate and to spy on the secrets of the Shogunate. With tears in her eyes, she agreed to her lover's request and married Shimada. Relying on Shimada's favor, she was able to extract a great deal of information about the Shogunate. With her help, many Reformist warriors were able to escape from the Shogunate. Later, based on the information she provided, the samurai of the Reformist faction succeeded in assassinating Shimada, removing a major problem for the Reformist faction and dealing a heavy blow to the Shogunate.
Second,? The three masterpieces of the Restoration? The wife of Takayoon Kido,
The three masterminds of the Restoration, the Matsuko, was one of the three masterminds of the Restoration. The three masterpieces of the New Japan. Takayoon Kido, one of the "Three Greats of the Restoration", also had a life-and-death affair with a geisha, and his wife Matsuko was also a geisha. In 1864, when the Shogun's forces were raiding the Restorationists, Takayoon was forced to disguise himself as a beggar and hide under a bridge. Every day, Matsuko would risk her life to come to the bridge and deliver a package of rice balls to Takayoon Kido, pretending that she had inadvertently lost it under the bridge. Later, Matsuko used the Geisha House to cover her husband on several occasions, which finally enabled him to escape the Shogunate and become one of the leaders who later overthrew the Shogunate.
As a result, her name has been mentioned again and again on Japanese books; her image has been interpreted again and again in Japanese movies. Her beauty is just like a lily in the morning waiting for the dew to open, her temperament is just like the water and the light of the lotus full of deep rhyme, her talent is like the tip of the lotus dragonflies fluttering lightly, her loyalty is better than the cattail entangled in the rock, tough and unshakeable. She has become a history engraved in the hearts of Japanese people in the chaos of the colorful soul.
Third, the prime minister of Japan's original wife: Ito Umeko
It can be said that the geisha for the Japanese Meiji Restoration did make a lot of effort, so much so that some people later jokingly said, if there is no geisha, I'm afraid that Japan's history will have to be rewritten. After the Meiji Restoration, geisha became increasingly close to political figures. The man who proclaimed ? Drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, awake with the power of the world? Ito Hirobumi, his former wife, Ito Umeko, was a Geisha. When Ito Hirobumi came to power, he had a tea house opened in Yokohama. Fukui House? as a place to meet with geisha.
Before Ito Hirobumi got married, he used to have a fiancée named Sumiko. It is said to be the sister of his classmate in private school. He and another classmate fell in love with Sumiko at the same time, and eventually he gained her heart, and his parents knew about their romantic relationship, so they took Sumiko to their home. Later, while working for the cause of the Restoration of Japan, Ito Hirobumi often went to taverns with those aspirants and made friends with geisha. In the process, he met his original wife, Umeko, who came from a Shimonoseki youth house. Soon after, he broke off his engagement with Sumiko and arranged for her to be betrothed to someone else.
Although Umeko was his only real wife, he never lacked other women around him. Therefore, he once wrote a letter to his eldest son, Bobang, meaning that Mrs. Plum's love for him and the hard work she had put in was not something that could be put into words, and asked his son to give 100,000 yuan to Plum from his inheritance after his death, which showed that he was not free of guilt in his heart for his wife.
Fourth, "Memoirs of a Geisha" prototype: Iwasaki Fung Zi
Iwasaki Fung Zi is Japan's most famous geisha after World War II, the popular novel "Memoirs of a Geisha" is based on her creation. After World War II, as a means of Japanese cultural diplomacy, geisha often hosted foreign dignitaries. In the face of these heavyweights of world politics, the geisha, represented by Iwasaki Miyako, showed great self-esteem while finding ways to please their guests.
In April of 1970, Iwasaki participated in a private tea ceremony with Prince Charles of England. After the performance, Prince Charles, still not satisfied, asked Peiko to see the fan she was using. When she handed the fan to Charles, he signed it without asking her permission. This, which would be a great honor for the average person, upsets Peakko, and when she gets home she has the fan thrown away.
Five years later, Queen Elizabeth made a state visit to Japan. At a dinner party, Iwasaki was invited to accompany her, but the queen ignored the geisha and did not eat the food they had prepared for many days, which made her very unhappy. When she talked to Prince Philip, the Queen's husband, and became intimate with him, the Queen was so irritated that the couple reportedly slept in separate beds that night.
V.? National treasure? level entertainer: Kobayashi Haru
? Echigo Geisha? is a blind entertainer who makes a living by selling songs along the streets while carrying a shamisen. There are many other types of geisha, such as? Snow Country The Echigo region of Japan, known as the "Land of Snow," has long, cold winters and a lack of entertainment, so Echigo Geisha once became a very popular folk art in the region, with more than 500 performers in its heyday, and its fame spread throughout Japan, making it a well-known form of entertainment in the country. Kobayashi Haru was the most famous of the Echigo Geisha.
Kobayashi Haru was born in 1900 to a poor family in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, and was blinded by cataracts less than a hundred days after her birth. Due to her family's poverty, Kobayashi was sent to study with a geisha at the age of four. She left the school at the age of eight and began performing on the streets, which she continued to do until 1973.
In 1978, the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan awarded Haru Kobayashi the title of "Intangible Cultural Property Artist". Intangible Cultural Property Technician? certificate, recognizing her as a ? In 1978, the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan awarded Kobayashi Haru the certificate of "Intangible Cultural Property Artist" and recognized him as a "National Treasure". In 1979, she was awarded the Order of the Yellow Ribbon, Japan's highest order in the field of art. In 1979, she was awarded the Order of the Yellow Ribbon, the highest order in the field of art in Japan. In 1979, she was awarded the Order of the Yellow Ribbon in the field of Japanese art, and in 2002, she received the Eiji Yoshikawa Cultural Award. However, she has been recognized as a national treasure. National Treasure. The honor of being a national treasure did not bring Haru Kobayashi a commensurate life. Due to his advanced age, lack of children, and no disciples to pass on the mantle, Kobayashi Haru spent his later years alone in an old people's home in his hometown.
With the rise of the Japanese economy in the post-war period, the Echigo geisha gradually declined, and many artists changed careers, but only Kobayashi Haru persisted and became the last Echigo geisha in Japan. At the age of ninety-six, she made a record called "The Last Song of the Echigo Geisha", which is widely known in Japan. As the last Echigo geisha in Japan, Kobayashi Haru is a national treasure. Kobayashi Haru, as the last Echigo geisha in Japan, is a national treasure in Japan. Kobayashi Haru, one of Japan's last Echigo geisha, died peacefully at the age of 105 on April 25, 2005, at a home for the elderly in Kurokawa Village, Niigata Prefecture, due to natural aging. Her death also marked the end of the "Echigo Geisha? The Echigo Geisha era came to an end. The end of the era of "Echigo Geisha".
Contributions of Japanese Geisha to History
Kimio was born into a samurai family, but when her father was killed by an enemy, the family fell into disrepair and she had to enter the world of geisha, often working in a theater called "Yubin" (鱼品). She often performed at a teahouse called "Fishpin". She used to perform at a teahouse called "Fishpin". At the time, the Shogunate and the Restorationists were engaged in a fierce rivalry in Kyoto, Japan, and figures from both factions often held secret meetings under the cover of Kyoto's pleasure grounds. Many of the key figures of the Restorationists were members of the Fishpin group. Fish Pints? Inoue Xin, who later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance in the Meiji government, was one of them. It was love at first sight between Inoue and Kunio, and their relationship developed rapidly, making it difficult for them to part. Soon afterward, Shimada Shokin, a high-ranking Shogunate official in Kyoto who was in charge of hunting down the New Dealers, also took a liking to Kunio. In the eyes of the average geisha, Shimada is a powerful man who would love to be his concubine, but Kunio is unimpressed and refuses Shimada's proposal of marriage.
When Inoue Xin heard about Shimada's proposal, he sent someone to find him and asked him to accept Shimada's proposal for the greater good of the Shogunate and to spy on the secrets of the Shogunate. With tears in her eyes, she agreed to her lover's request and married Shimada. Relying on Shimada's favor, she was able to extract a great deal of information about the Shogunate. With her help, many Reformist warriors were able to escape from the Shogunate. Later, on the basis of the information she provided, the samurai of the Restorationist faction succeeded in assassinating Shimada, removing a major danger to the Restorationist faction and dealing a heavy blow to the Shogunate's power. She was known as the ? The Three Masters of the Restoration Takayoon Kido (Kogoro Katsura), one of the three masters of the Restoration, also had a life-and-death affair with a geisha. In 1864, when the Shogun's forces were raiding the Restorationists, Takayoon was forced to disguise himself as a beggar and hide under a bridge. Every day, Matsuko would risk her life to come to the bridge and deliver a package of rice balls to Takayoon Kido, pretending that she had inadvertently lost it under the bridge. Later, Matsuko used the Geisha House to cover her husband many times, which finally enabled him to escape from the Shogunate and become one of the leaders who later overthrew the Shogunate rule.
After the Meiji Restoration, geisha became increasingly close to political figures. The man who proclaimed ? Drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, waking up to the power of the world? Ito Hirobumi, his original wife, Ito Umeko, was a geisha. When Ito Hirobumi came to power, he had a tea house opened in Yokohama. Fukui House? as a place to meet with geisha.
The most famous Japanese geisha of the 20th century was Kiharu Nakamura.
Kiharu Nakamura was born in Tokyo in 1913 to a wealthy father who was a prominent local doctor. As a child, Kiharu Nakamura was fascinated by the geisha on the stage of the opera house, dressed in traditional kimono and makeup. She often dreamed of one day standing on that stage, and at the age of 15, despite her parents' objections, she joined the Geisha profession. After a few years of training and talent, Kiharu Nakamura rose to fame. Not only was she a hit in Japan, but even the famous movie star Chaplin came to see her perform.
When it comes to post-World War II geisha, you can't leave out Iwasaki Peiko, on whom the globally popular novel Memoirs of a Geisha is based. After World War II, as a means of Japanese cultural diplomacy, geisha often had to receive foreign dignitaries. In the face of these heavyweights of world politics, the geisha, represented by Iwasaki Miyako, showed great self-esteem while trying to find ways to please their guests.
In April of 1970, Iwasaki participated in a private tea ceremony with Prince Charles of England. After the performance, Prince Charles, still not satisfied, asked Peiko to see the fan she was using. When she handed the fan to Charles, he signed it without asking her permission. This is something that would be honorable for the average person but upsets Peakko and when she gets home she asks someone to throw the fan away.
In May 1975, Queen Elizabeth of England made a state visit to Japan. At a dinner party, Iwasaki was invited to accompany her, but the queen ignored the geisha and did not eat the food they had prepared for many days, which made her very unhappy. When she talked to Prince Philip, the Queen's husband, and became intimate with him, the Queen was so irritated that the couple reportedly slept in separate beds that night.
After the 1970s, under the double impact of Western culture and the new culture of Japan, the geisha industry gradually went into decline, but the geisha culture is still profoundly affecting Japan. Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese novelist to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote his famous novels "The Dancing Girl of Izu" and "The Land of Snow", which depicted the love affair of geisha. It is known as ? The Geisha Way? The code of conduct has become a model of life and socialization for modern Japanese women. In this sense, Geisha is the carrier of traditional Japanese culture, and Geisha culture has been y rooted in modern Japanese culture and has not declined.
The Cultural Status of Geisha in Japan
1, do? Geisha? To put in hard work
The reporter visited the Mukaijima in Tokyo, the only remaining 6 big? The Hanayagi community? One of them. ***There are 18 kotei (high-class hotels) that can provide geisha services. ***There are 156 Geisha, ranging in age from 18 to 80 years old, living and working here. By tradition, Geisha must belong to a certain ? combination? and then go through a training program. training. They must then pass a training course before they can go to a banquet or perform on stage. The Mukojima Mukti Group is both a management organization and a training center for geisha. The Mukoujima Mukti Group is both a management organization and a training center for geisha. Here, this reporter visited the Geisha's training center with a sense of wonder and excitement, and further understood the meaning of the term "Geisha". Geisha The real meaning of the word "Geisha".
2. The word "Geisha" is used to describe a group of people who have been working in the field of geisha.
At the entrance, the reporter saw a very neat arrangement of clogs. The clogs are very neatly arranged, and the big glass windows are full of clogs. Inside, there were drums and flutes. In one room, seven women in plain kimonos were dancing, and the Director of Combined Affairs said that they were receiving professional training in Japanese dance. Sure enough, a kimono man sits against the wall in the room, giving orders to the dancers from time to time, reminding them to keep their bodies soft and light. In the other room, the geisha were practicing their music, drummers and flute players, all sitting very still and very serious. Next to the drumming practice was the song class, where two geisha practiced the sanchin and sang Japanese songs under the guidance of their teacher. Their voices are warm and melodious, and they convey the traditional rhythms. In this small group? The group? Geisha learn to play and sing as much as they can until they become proficient. So, a simple? Geisha is a very profound word, and to become a master of it, one must become a "famous geisha". The word "Geisha" is so profound that it takes a lifetime to master it and become a "famous kabuki". It may take them a lifetime to master and become a master of the art.
In a large private room with a stage, this reporter watched a Geisha dance performance, one of the most important things they do when they are at work. The work of the Geisha is also a part of the work of the Geisha. The real state of affairs when they are at work. Only to see the different ages of the size of the geisha, put on heavy makeup, wearing brightly colored kimono, simply with the practice of the time is like a different person. Between the performances, the reporter talked to a man named? Tangerine? The young geisha to talk. She is only 22 years old, 18 years old into? Hanayagi? She is 22 years old and entered the "Hanayagi" world at the age of 18, aspiring to become a Geisha. She said she had little time for leisure. She wakes up around 9:00 a.m. in the morning, then goes here for training, returns home after lunch, takes a bath and starts to prepare her makeup, and usually has to be ready around 6:00 p.m. She has to be with her clients by the end of the day. The company? I'm not going to be able to get off work until around 2:00 in the evening. She gets off work late at night, around 2:00 p.m., and goes back to her dormitory to rest. She said that Geisha not only to song, dance and music all-round, but also to learn to receive guests, training in the skills of speech, so that guests happy. The reporter asked her, do Geisha have any worries? She smiled and said the main thing is to drink too much alcohol, which can damage the body. So, one has to always take medication to protect one's liver. Many of her sisters are like that.
3, make women more charming
A close examination of the geisha's makeup shows that while the face is all white, the corners of the eyes are dotted with red, and there is no makeup on the hands whatsoever. An older geisha said the red color had no special meaning, but just made the women more attractive. The dance teacher added that the reason why the Geisha's faces were painted very white was because in the past there were no electric lights, but candles, and that was the only way to make them look more beautiful. As for the Geisha's hands are not painted white, it is to show the cleanliness of the Geisha, so that when providing food and beverage services to make guests feel at ease.
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