| DATE: | June 18 & 19, 2006, from 14:00 to 16:30 | |
| PLACE: | 13 Okazaki Saishouji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto |
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| DIRECTION: | Bus stop at City bus Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan Mae (city bus # 5, 57 or 100) |
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| TEL: | 81-75-561-3901 (Ookini Zaidan) | |
| ADMISSION: | By reservation only Second Tier Seats 5,000 yen First Tier Seats 8,000 yen Special Seats 9,000 yen |
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| TEXT: | A combined performance by five traditional Japanese theatres exclusive to Kyoto. Hanamachi (Kyoto Geiko district) consists of five districts—Gion Koubu, Miyagawa-cho, Gion Higashi, Kami Shichiken and Ponto-cho. With their signature dances, such as the Miyako Odori of Gion Koubu, the Kyo Odori of Miyagawa-cho and the Kitano Odori of Kami Shichiken, the five districts compete each spring in a show of stylishness and elegance. Developed and perfected through this annual competition, the skills of the geisha, known as hana, are superb. Maiko no Furumai, a joint repertoire performed by 20 maiko (apprentice geisha) from all five districts, offers the only occasion when each individual dance style can be appreciated together. |