Kanazawa "At Home at Ryokan Service"
“Geisha Party” in Kanazawa
March 4th, 2010
Kanazawa is well-known with geisha districts other than Kyoto. However, having a party with geisha is costly. The cost for a party with geisha varies depending on the number of geisha, food, drink, hours, and so on. Generally speaking, you might be able to have a party with geisha beginning at about $400 per person.
We have been making our efforts to reduce the costs of Geisha Parties. If we could have 30 participants, we might be able to make it as low as 10000 yen per person. We would like to have such a Geisha party once in a while depending on the number of participants.
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Meeting Geisha in Kanazawa
Offers walking tours to the Geisha districts with an English-speaking guide and arranges geisha parties.
Ryotei to have Geisha Party in Kanazawa
•Kinjorou
•Yamanoo
•Kincharyo
•Kanazawa Chaya
•Ryori Ryokan Matsumoto
Applications and inquiries
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tanaka@crossxborder.com (attn. Mr. Tanaka)
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(T/F) +81-76-232-8177
(C) +81-90-6656-8242
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Follows a report of Geisha Party held in Kanazawa.
Guests: 30 people
Fee: 10000 yen per person
Place: Cuisine Ryokan Matsumoto
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm 10th October 2009 & 6:30pm-8:30pm 14th November 2009
1. Four Geishas appear
2. Dinner time accompanied by Geisha starts
3. Geisha Performance time
4. Geisha offer traditional fun games playing with the guests
14th November 2009
Geisha literally means “artist” or “performing artist”. Geiko is another name for geisha used in Kanazawa.
All of them became a geiko (geisha) after undergoing just incredible rigorous training day after day.
You will see their professionalism from every movement they make.
People say you cannot experience a genuine Geisha party or “Ozashiki-Asobi”, unless you go to Kyoto or Kanazawa.
This is the Geisha party held in Kanazawa recently!
This is it!
Two young American guests are welcomed by the staff of Kanazawa Ryokan & Hotel Cooperative Association at the entrance of Ryokan Matsumoto.
Four Geishas from Nishi Chaya house district just arrived.
The Ryokan house master, Mr. Hatsuo Matsumoto makes welcome speech to the participants.
Dinner party starts at first. All the geisha girls move around each table and entertain the guests.
The youngest participant, Brian Carolus was little nervous at the beginning.
As the diner time ends up, slowly the geisha perfomance time starts.
Geisha girls dance to the accompaniment of a shamisen.
All the participants just lost their words and appreciated the beauty of Geisha performances.
After the official geisha performances, fun time with the guests starts.
Geisha girls make everybody like a child.
This has been the way now and then since hundreds years ago in Japan.
Look at how gracefully they sit and bow. This is the beauty of Japan which we have been losing nowadays.
If you are interested in such Geisha Parties, please make contact with staff of Kanazawa Ryokan & Hotel Cooperative Association
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