Podcasts about yoshiwara

It's time for some hidden history, dear one!! Did you know one of Japan's most famous artists had a secret weapon? And no, it wasn't just his paintbrush! In this episode, we uncover the fascinating, overlooked story of Katsushika Oi, the daughter (and possible secret collaborator) of the legendary Hokusai! Oi wasn't just any artist—she was a bold, brilliant painter who worked in the shadow of her famous father. Her work, including the stunning 'Night Scene in the Yoshiwara,' showcased her mastery of light and color. But was she merely an assistant, or did she play a far bigger role in Hokusai's masterpieces? Join us as we dive into her life, her art, and the reasons history nearly erased her. Spoiler: This is hidden women's history at its finest! What You'll Learn in This Episode:

Seirou Opera on Kanoko Sakurokoujin historiallinen murhamysteeriromanssi, jossa päähenkilö myy itsensä kurtisaanioppilaaksi Edon punaisten lyhtyjen alue Yoshiwaraan päästäkseen vanhempiensa murhaajan jäljille. Ajankohtaisina aiheina puhumme, miten digimanga-startup Orangen tekoälykäännöshehkutus vaikuttaa olleen aika lailla huijausta sekä siitä, miten shoujomangasta tunnettu Aya Kanno on aloittanut shounensarjan. Lukujonossa tutustumme Ivrean uuden tulemisen ensimmäiseen aaltoon, eli Chainsaw Maniin ja Demon Slayeriin. Kurkkaamme vähän ensivaikutelmia myös One Piecen uudesta käännöksestä. --- Kommentoi | Threads | Mastodon | Bluesky | X | Instagram --- (01:13) – KUULUMISET: VUOKRAPERHEET - Kuten viime jakossa mainittiin: uusi Mangakartta-jakso ilmestyy nykyisin joka kuukauden kolmas torstai (paitsi tämä jakso, joka oli viikon myöhässä) - Vuokraperheet - Traileri (YouTube) - Rental Family, tuleva amerikkalais-japanilainen yhteistuotantoleffa samasta aiheesta - The New Yorkerin artikkeli vuokraperhebisneksestä, jonka alkuun on sittemmin lisätty korjausteksti siitä, miten vuokraperhefirmojen asiakkaina haastatellut henkilöt ovatkin todennäköisesti olleet vuokraperhefirman työntekijöitä itse ja vain esiintyneet haastattelijalle asiakkaina - The New Republicin artikkeli siitä, miten The New Yorkerin kirjoittaja meni vipuun vuokraperheartikkelissa - Family Romance, itseään mediassa ahkerasti esillä pitävä vuokraperhefirma - Family Romance, LLC, Werner Herzogin aiempi elokuva vuokraperhebisneksestä, jossa Family Romancen toimitusjohtaja Yuichi Ishii esiintyi pääosassa - Ashita watashi wa dareka no kanojo - Nytleffaan.fi-sivustolta löytää kätevästi kaikkien elokuvateatterien näytökset - Tabicinen edellinen elokuva The Good Father (15:06) – SEIROU OPERA: ESITTELY - Seirou opera - Betsucomi-lehti - Akanen vanhemmat tappanut mies, jolla on puolikuun muotoinen syntymämerkki (kuva) (22:36) – SEIROU OPERA: YOSHIWARA JA SARJAN MAAILMA - Sakuran, Moyoco Annon Yoshiwaraan sijoittuva manga - Yoshiwara, Edon punaisten lyhtyjen alue - Oiran - Oiranin kulkue oli nähtävyys (kuva) - Kurtisaanien kohtalot saattoivat olla hyvin surullisia (kuva) - Kohtauksessa tautien takia sekava kurtisaani ottaa puodista hiusneulan, koska houreilee asiakkaansa ostaneen sen hänelle, ja Soosuke estää puodin omistajaa lyömästä kurtisaania ja ostaa hiusneulan tälle - Petteri sanoi vahingossa klamydia, mutta oikeasti tuona aikana jylläsi kuppa - Chonmage oli miesten semipakollinen kampaus Edo-kaudella (49:20) – SEIROU OPERA: KERRONTA JA VISUAALIT - Sakurakouji avaa jälkikirjoituksessa japanilaisen naisen kampauksen rakentamista (ja huomauttaa, että tätä kampausta ei sitten tosielämässä avattu yhdellä sormella vaikka Soosuke niin tarinan kohtauksesssa tekeekin (kuva) - Viereisellä sivulla Soosuke ja Riichiroo miettivät kiusaantuneina, että lyhyiden hiusten kanssa on paljon mukavampi olla kuin chonmagen, ja Akane toruu Soosukea tämän huonosta ja tökeröstä kuontalosta (59:19) – SEIROU OPERA: AKANE JA SOOSUKE - Kun Akane ja useat muut kurtisaanit joutuvat siepatuksi ja heitä pidetään vankina, Akane pitää moraalia yllä ja vaatii vangeille ruokaa ja kunnollisia vessakäyntejä (kuva) - Akane ehtii viime hetkellä karata lukitusta huoneesta ja juosta kattoja pitkin esiintymislavan lähelle ja ilmestyy parvekkeelle lavan yläpuolelle ja hyppää Soosuken syliin spektaakkelimaisesti (kuva) - Samuraiperheen tyttärenä ja näin ollen naginatan taitajana Akane käyttelee survereenisti aseenaan kaikenlaisia sauvoja (kuva) - Tämä päätyy taiteilijan näkemyksellä varustettuna uutislehtisiin, joissa kerrotaan miten “samuraiperheestä oleva oiran-oppilas puolusti naginatalla hyökkäyksen kohteeksi joutunutta rakastettuaan” (kuva) - Soosuke haastaa riitaa etenkin vihaamiensa samuraiden kanssa (kuva) - Oikeasti samurait eivät saaneet tuoda miekkojaan Yoshiwaraan sisälle, vaan ne piti jättää portille. Mutta kaipa tätä vahdittiin aika leväperäisesti, kuten kaikkia sääntöjä Yoshiwarassa. - Kagemat olivat Edo-kauden poikaprostituoituja - Soosuke sanoo vihaavansa Akanea, mutta sitten heti perään väkisinpussaa ja ilmoittaa aikovansa saada Akanen antautumaan hänelle täydellisesti, ihme tyyppi (kuva) - Akane ei edes muista hänen ja Soosuken ensikohtaamista, vaikka se jäi kalvamaan Soosukea (kuva) - Riichiroo selittää Soosukelle, että kiva juttu että haluat auttaa, mutta kai tajuat, ettet voi ikinä saada Akanea vaimoksesi, jos hänen tavoitteensa perheensä samurai-arvon palauttamiseksi toteutuu (kuva) - Soosuke provosoi järkyttyneen Akanen takaisin jaloilleen sen sijaan, että yrittäisi manipuloida hänet vaimokseen (kuva) - Akane ja Soosuke kiukuttelevat toisilleen jatkuvasti… (kuva) - Tässä Soosuke härnää Akanea sanomalla, että kurtisaanioppilaiden on jaettava futoninsa asiakkaan kanssa, ja että kielletty hedelmä saattaa silloin houkuttaa häntä liikaa. Akane toteaa pahastuneena, että mikäli Soosuke yrittää mitään, hän aikoo huutaa ja varmistaa, ettei Soosuke enää pääse Akebonoroohon. Soosuke perääntyy ja lupaa olla kiltisti. Akane harmittelee mielessään, ettei taaskaan ole ollut hyvää hetkeä kiittää aikaisemmasta palveluksesta, kun Soosuke on aina mahdoton. - …mutta siitä huolimatta tunteet vain kipinöivät! (kuva) - Tässä Soosuke selittää väärinkäsitystä, ettei hän suinkaan ole kihloissa, vaan hänen seurassaan ollut henkilö oli naisroolien kabuki-näyttelijä Kikunojoo. Kun hän huomaa Akanen purskahtaneen itkuun, hän vaikeroi, että Akane ei suostu hänen vaimokseen ja pyytää auttamaan Akanen samurai-statuksen palauttamisessa, vaikka he eivät silloin koskaan voi yhdessä, mutta silti Akane ei halua antaa hänen olla kenenkään muunkaan kanssa. Akane miettii, että heillä ei voi olla yhteistä tulevaisuutta ja jonain päivänä heidän täytyy erota. - Vaikka Akane on paljon nuorempi ja haavoittuvassa asemassa, on hänen ja Soosuken suhde kuitenkin tasavertaisen tuntuinen (kuva) - Kuvan kohtauksessa Akane kutsuu Soosuken jakamaan futoninsa “en halua että lähdet kotiin tänään”, ja Soosukea hermostuttaa, kun Akane kiehnää kovin lähellä (01:21:29) – SEIROU OPERA: AKEBONOROON HAHMOT - Uskollinen palvelija Riichiroo on Akanelle kuin isoveli ja pestautuu Akebonoroohon miespalvelijaksi olemaan tämän tukena (kuva) - Kuvan kohtauksessa Riichiroo sanoo Akanelle, että varmasti kuolleet rakkaat haluaisivat Akanen olevan ennemmin onnellinen kuin heittävän onnensa pois koston vuoksi - Häikäilemätön Yukari kertoo Akanelle, että Yoshiwarassa ei ole ystäviä vaan ainoastaan kilpailijoita, ja hän aikoo tulla Yoshiwaran suurimmaksi oiraniksi ja vihjaa, että tietää Akanen ja Riichiroon suhteen olevan erityinen ja pitävänsä heitä silmällä heikkouksien varalta (kuva) - Yukari on kotoisin köyhistä oloista, joten hänelle elämä Yoshiwarassa on vain tie ylöspäin, ja hänen on vaikea sietää langenneita rikkaita tyttöjä, joille sinne päätyminen on kamala kohtalo (kuva) - Kuvan kohtauksessa Yukari miettii, että hänelle Yoshiwara tuntui paratiisilta, jossa ei tarvinnut nähdä nälkää ja jossa kovalla työllä saattoi edetä parempaan elämään. Akanen säälivä toteamus siitä, että kaikkien Yoshiwaraan päätyneiden on täytynyt kokea kamalia asioita, ärsyttää Yukaria, joka miettii, että tuo tyttö ei ole koskaan kokenut elämässään todellisia vaikeuksia. - Yukari alkaa kokea tunteita Riichiroota kohtaan, vaikka on aina ollut sitä mieltä, että rakkaus on vain sairaus joka saa naiset tekemään tyhmiä elämänvalintoja (kuva) - Sankin kootai -järjestelmän vuoksi lääninherrojen täytyi asua joka toinen vuosi Edossa ja joka toinen vuosi läänissään, jolloin shogunaatti pystyi pitämään heidän omaisuuttaan ja perhettään panttivankina kapinoiden ehkäisemiseksi - Oiran Asakeno on kylmä ja vaativa, mutta kuitenkin välittää pikkusisaristaan (kuva) - Sydämellinen oiran Aoi suhtautuu huumorilla siihen, että Akane yllätti hänet ja poikaystävänsä petipuuhista (kuva) - Aoi kertoo, että hän saa epävirallisesti viettää yhden yön kuussa poikaystävänsä Sakichin kanssa – kunhan maksaa yöstä itse - Aoi ja Sakichi ovat onnellisia rakastavaisia nyt, kun Aoin perheen traaginen epäonni on nyt kuitenkin johtanut siihen, että he voivat edes jollain tavalla olla yhdessä (kuva) - Aoi ja Sakichi kertovat, että vaikka he eivät voikaan viettää yhdessä erityisen romanttisena pidettyä täyden kuun yötä – koska Aoin täytyy silloin olla ykkösasiakkaansa kanssa – niin he ovat yhdessä sitten sitä edeltävän yön. Akane miettii, että vaikka hänellä ja Soosukella ei tule olemaan yhteistä tulevaisuutta, niin toivottavasti Aoi ja Sakichi voivat vielä saada toisensa. (01:42:56) – SEIROU OPERA: MUUT HAHMOT - Kauppias Matsuzakaya on maailman kuumin vanhempi herrasmies (kuva) - Virkamies Mitsuhashi vaikuttaa pintapuolisesti vähän hönöltä nuorten neitojen perässä juoksijalta, mutta paljastuu viekkaammaksi kuin ensin vaikuttaa (kuva) - Kabuki-näyttelijä Kikunojoo Seyama on Soosuken BFF, joka tässä kohtauksessa kiusoittelee Soosukea Akanesta (kuva) - Oikean maailman naisrooleihin erikoistunut kabuki-näyttelijälinja Kikunojoo Segawa - One Piecen transnaishahmo Kikunojoo on saanut inspiraation samasta hahmosta (varo spoilereita Wa-maa-juonikaaresta!) (01:51:06) – SEIROU OPERA: JULKAISU JA SEN PUUTE - Fanikäännöksen laatu on etenkin ensimmäisten 10 luvun verran luokaton, ja senkin jälkeen juonen seuraamista vaikeuttavia virheitä löytyy joka luvusta. Onneksi käännös paranee sarjan edetessä, ja ihan lopussa se on jo ihan OK. - Yoshiwaran sääntöjen mukaan miesasiakkaan tulee sitoutua yhteen kurtisaaniin, mutta fanikäännöstä lukemalla asia ei tule välttämättä yhtään selväksi (kuva) - Fanikäännöksessä paljastus siitä, että Soojiroo etsii Yoshiwarasta sinne aikoinaan myytyä siskoaan menee kokonaan pilalle – oikeasti samurai sanoo tässä “ehkä me ollaan köyhiä, mutta ei sentään niin köyhiä että meidän vanhemmat olisi myyneet meidän siskoja bordelliin, toisin kuin sinun siskollesi kävi” (kuva) - Ja asia mainitaan vielä heti seuraavalla sivulla! - Natsume Arata no kekkon (02:05:33) – SEIROU OPERA: SPOILERIOSIO (spoilerivaroitus) - Hupsis, Maaret puhuu välillä vähän epätarkasti petoksesta, vaikka kyseessä sarjassa ovat syytökset lahjusten antamisesta ja ottamisesta - Kaksoisitsemurha… vai onko?! (kuva) - Soosuke saa Nakamuran haaviinsa ennen Akanea ja on varannut koko Akebonoroon juhlistaakseen uutta liikekumppaniaan, jolloin Akanella ei ole muuta vaihtoehtoa kuin ottaa hänet takaisin (kuva) - Joviaali mutta epäilyttävä tohtori Makimura työskentelee päivisin lääkärinä ja öisin salaisena agenttina (kuva) - Kuvan kohtauksessa Makimura sattuu piiloutumaan yökeikalla Akanen huoneeseen epämääräisen selityksen kera, ja Akane miettii, että Makimuralla on paljon pahaenteisempi aura kuin päivällä heidän kohdatessaan, ja että Makimura haisee vereltä - Akane jää epämiellyttävästi Soosuken ja Seijiroon väliin, ja Seijiroo on aika punaisten lippujen mies (kuva) - Akane kohtaa viimein Nakamuran (kuva) - Kuvan kohtauksessa Nakamura selittää Akanelle, että on tajunnut, että hän Akane on hänen ahdinkonsa ja korruptionsa paljastumisen syypää, ja että hän ei voi edes tehdä seppukua rauhassa ennen kuin saa tietää, kuka Akane on ja missä kohtaa peliään hän epäonnistui, kun sai Akanen kimppuunsa. Akane haluaa saada Nakamuran ymmärtämään, että tämän “peli” itsessään on rikos, ja kertoo olevansa Nagakuran tytär ja kuinka paljon vanhempien ja ystävien tapattaminen on häntä satuttanut. Nakamura kuitenkin toteaa, ettei ollut henkilökohtaisesti vanhempien murhan takana, eikä edes muista Aoita ja Sakichia, eikä ymmärrä, miksi Akane on niin vihainen – kun eihän hän nyt itse jokaista tielleen tulevaa ötökkää vaivaudu liiskaamaan, kun hänen suosioonsa haluavat tekevät niin itsenäisesti. Akane kauhistuu kun tajuaa, ettei Nakamuralla ole mitään ongelmaa muiden elämän ja kunnian tuhoamisessa omaa peliään edistääkseen. - Ja sitten lopultakin pannaan! (kuva) - Asakeno itkee rakastamansa Matsuzakayan perään, kun ei voinut valita tätä ostajakseen (kuva) (02:31:32) – SEIROU OPERA: SUPERSPOILERIOSIO - One Piecessäkin on tuttu juttu se samuraiden vanhan ajan kunniakoodi, että haavat selässä ovat pelkuruuden merkki: - Pokkari 6 (kuva) - Pokkari 59 (kuva) - Kuunsirppimies paljastuu! (kuva) - Onnellinen loppu (kuva) (02:43:38) – SEIROU OPERA: YHTEENVETO - Jakso 7, jossa puhuimme Seirou operan alusta lukujonossa (02:47:02) – DIGIMANGAJULKAISIJA ORANGE JA SUURI TEKOÄLYHUIJAUS - Jakso 101, jossa puhuimme viimeksi Orangen digimangasuunnitelmista - Manga Alertsin twiittiketju Orangen Anime Expossa jakamista manganäytteistä - Emaqi-palvelu (tarvitsee VPN-palvelun käytön) - …Mutta tältä se osapuilleen näyttää (kuva) - Anjou the Mischievous Gal - Orange ilmoitti kääntävänsä Shueishalle kaikki Jump Plus -oneshotit, ja reaktiot eivät olleet positiivisia - Orangen lehdistötiedote - Manga Alertsin kohutwiitti siitä, miten Orange oikeasti käyttää ihmiskääntäjiä - Manga Alerts ei ihan tunnu ymmärtävän sitä, että eri yleisöille tiedotetaan ja viestitään eri tavoilla… - Deb Aokin haastattelu Comics Beat -sarjakuvauutissivustolla - Hyvää ja nopeaa, mutta entä se halpuus? - Sijoitushuijaukseltahan tämä vain tuntuu (02:59:03) – AYA KANNON UUSI SARJA ON SHOUNENMANGA - Aya Kanno ja uusi sarjansa Meioo no zakuro - Psychometrer Eiji - Fuyumi Soryo - Maaretin artikkeli Fuyumi Soryosta Anime-lehden numerossa 2/2017 (pdf) - CLAMP - Fumi Yoshinaga - Junji Ito, jonka sarjoista puhuimme jaksossa 30 - Spica Aoki (03:19:47) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: CARDCAPTOR SAKURA JA MY MONSTER SECRET - Cardcaptor Sakura - My Monster Secret (03:24:31) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: KIYO IN KYOTO - Kiyo in Kyoto (03:33:27) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: LOTTA SVÄRD - WOMEN OF WAR - Lotta Svärd - Women of War - Jaksoja, joiden lukujoista löytyy muitakin kuin mangaa: - 32: Check, Please - 52: Heartstopper - 103: Anni K:n omakustannelyhärit - 86: Breath of the Wild ja Tears of the Kingdom - 99: The Good Father - 63: Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation - 98: Tällä tavalla hävitään aikasota (03:37:35) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: SUOSITUKSIA JA CONEJA - The Apothecary Diaries - Kaiju No. 8 - Comic Con Suomi - Kibecon - Jakso 104, jossa puhuimme kuulijakommenttiosiossa coneista - Jakso 41, jossa puhuimme jaksolatauksista - Bonusjakso, jossa puhuimme maailmanrakennuksesta (03:45:02) – LUKUJONOSSA: IVREAN CHAINSAW MAN JA DEMON SLAYER - Jakso 97 ja jakso 100, joissa olemme puhuneet Ivrean uudesta tulemisesta - Ivrea Suomen nettisivut - Jakso 77, jossa puhuimme Chainsaw Manista - Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - Antti Valkaman twiitti Ivrean One Piece -käännöksen näytesivuista - Vertailun vuoksi Valkaman oma käännös vuodelta 2005: - Sivu 1 (kuva) - Sivu 2 (kuva) - Sivu 3 (kuva) - Sivu 4 (kuva) (04:09:42) – LOPETUS

Sell-Out September has been fun, but it must be put out of its misery with today's episode. We talked about Robert Zemeckis' reimagining of Birth of a Nation as a post-war jukebox musical for the boomer generation. If Griffith's foundational, hateful text was “history written in lightning”, Gump is history written with chocolate. We also talked about The Substance, Yoshiwara, and John Williams' Stoner on Malcolm in the Middle. 00:00 - Forrest Gump 49:20 - Malcolm in the Middle

Wykład towarzyszący wystawie "Podróż do Edo. Japońskie drzeworyty ukiyo-e z kolekcji Jerzego Leskowicza". Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, 2 marca 2017 https://wszechnica.org.pl/wyklad/edo-i-jego-mieszkancy-na-drzeworytach-z-kolekcji-jerzego-leskowicza/ Jak wyglądało pod koniec XVIII w. i w pierwszej połowie XIX w. życie mieszkańców Edo (dziś Tokio), mogli dowiedzieć się słuchacze wykładu Anny Katarzyny Maleszko w Muzeum Narodowym w Warszawie. Wystąpienie było częścią cyklu wykładów towarzyszących wystawie "Podróż do Edo. Japońskiego drzeworyty ukiyo-e z kolekcji Jerzego Leskowicza". Prelegentka opowieść o mieście osnuła wokół przedstawiających je drzeworytów ukiyo-e, przede wszystkim autorstwa Utagawy Hiroshige. Japoński artysta dorastał, żył i zmarł w Edo. Pozostawione przez niego prace pokazują życie ulicy, miejsca kultu oraz obrzędy i rytuały. Podczas wykładu można było poznać charakterystyczne miejsca ówczesnego miasta, jak targ przy moście Nihonbashi czy "dzielnica uciech" Yoshiwara. Anna Katarzyna Maleszko prezentując słuchaczom kolejne drzeworyty opisywała historię przedstawionych miejsc oraz kontekst ukazanych scen. Znajdź nas: https://www.youtube.com/c/WszechnicaFWW/ https://www.facebook.com/WszechnicaFWW1/ https://anchor.fm/wszechnicaorgpl---historia https://anchor.fm/wszechnica-fww-nauka https://wszechnica.org.pl/ #edo #sztuka #kultura #muzeum #muzeumnarodowe #drzeworyt #japonia #tokio

Od 17. do 19. stoletja je Yoshiwara, rdeča četrt v Tokiu, navdihovala slikarje, literate in gledališčnike in tako postala nekakšen epicenter tamkajšnje meščanske kulture, ta pa je sčasoma prodrla med vse sloje japonske družbe in jih trdno povezala med sebojMoški s celega sveta menda že tisočletja zahajajo v rdeče četrti. Kaj tam počno, kaj tam iščejo in za primeren denar tudi najdejo, je seveda jasno, pa vendar ne moremo reči, da so si kar vse rdeče četrti v zgodovini enake kakor jajce jajcu. Nekajkrat – in to v zelo specifičnih historičnih okoliščinah – se je namreč primerilo, da je ponudba v tovrstnih predelih mest odločno presegla raven zagotavljanja hitre spolne gratifikacije in takrat so na meni prišli tudi drugačni užitki … Pomislimo, na primer, na Pigalle, ki se je, zahvaljujoč Toulouse-Lautrecu, van Goghu, Picassu, Josephine Baker, Edith Piaf in Hemingwayu, na prelomu iz 19. v 20. stoletje uveljavil kot nekakšen epicenter globalno odmevne, globalno vplivne pariške urbane kulture. No, kulturno še vplivnejša, čeprav pri nas skorajda povsem neznana, pa bi utegnila biti Yoshiwara, rdeča četrt v današnjem Tokiu, ki je neločljivo povezana z razvojem japonske umetnosti v poznem 17., 18. in 19. stoletju. Kako odločilna je torej bila vloga, ki jo je Yoshiwara odigrala v zgodbi o gledališču kabuki pa o lesorezih ukiyoe in drugih umetnostnih oblikah, ki jih povezujemo s tradicionalno japonsko kulturo, smo preverjali v tokratnem Kulturnem fokusu, ko smo pred mikrofonom gostili sociologa kulture in japonologa, predstojnika Oddelka za azijske študije na ljubljanski Filozofski fakulteti, dr. Luko Culiberga. na sliki: Katsushika Ōi – Nočni prizor iz Yoshiware, lesorez, izrez (Wikipedija)

Eccoci con una nuova puntata delle “Pillole di letteratura giapponese” con NipPop! In questo episodio la nostra Paola Scrolavezza ci parlerà di “Sakuran” di Moyoco Anno, pubblicato in Italia da Dynit nella collana Showcase, curata da Asuka Ozumi nella traduzione di Anna Specchio. L'epoca Tokugawa, periodo di pace e stabilità, vede il prosperare della città di Edo e l'emergere di diverse forme d'intrattenimento, tra cui quello dei quartieri di piacere. È questo lo sfondo dell'opera, che narra le vicende della protagonista da quando, ancora ingenua, viene venduta a un bordello di Yoshiwara, quartiere di piacere di Edo, fino a diventare una delle prostitute più celebri della sua epoca, ovvero una 'oiran'. Quello che Moyoco Anno descrive in “Sakuran” è un universo crudele che non lascia spazio alla solidarietà femminile, in cui le donne rivaleggiano sempre fra loro, ma in cui nonostante ciò assistiamo alla maturazione di Sakuran e alla presa di coscienza della propria forza e resilienza. ----------------------------------- SEGUICI SU: - Web Page: https://www.nippop.it - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nippopbologna - Twitter: https://twitter.com/NipPopOfficial - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nippopofficial - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nippopbologna

Neste quarto episódio da segunda temporada do "Entre Arcos" (quadro voltado para análise de mangás, tendo cada episódio um foco em um arco específico da obra), Maitos, Thallion, Gart, Emili e o possante Benio discutem sobre o quarto arco de Gintama, conhecido como "Yoshiwara in Flames", vulgo Yoshiwara em Chamas! É um grande arco? Ou é nada demais? Venha nos ouvir para ter essas perguntas respondidas! Obs: este programa tem Spoilers, então, por favor, leia até o capítulo 228 antes de ouvir o episódio! Você foi avisado!

Hello dear friend! Why don't you and I take a trip to the floating world of Edo Japan? In this episode, you and I take a stroll down Japan's red light District of Yoshiwara where we'll meet the near-perfect women who live there, the Oiran. I'll take you through the ins and outs of what it takes to be one of Edo Japan's most elite sex workers. You'll be dazzled by the money, glitz, and glam. But is this simply gilded glamor? You'll have to tune in to find out if all that glitters is actually gold. https://www.instagram.com/ (Instagram) https://www.patreon.com/fortheloveofhistorypodcast?fan_landing=true (Patreon) https://linktr.ee/fortheloveofhistory (Link Tree) Email: fortheloveofhistory2020@gmail.com https://www.fortheloveofhistorypodcast.com/home (www.fortheloveofhistorypodcast.com) https://www.speakpipe.com/fortheloveofhistorypodcast (Voice mail!!) https://my-store-11641481.creator-spring.com/listing/ftlh-season-3 (New Merch!!) Further Reading https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01083/?cx_recs_click=true (The Courtesans of Yoshiwara) https://people.clas.ufl.edu/jshoaf/japanese-dolls/floating-world/onnagata/ (Onnagata and Oiran) https://ikimasho.net/2016/04/14/oiran-dochu-procession-yoshiwara-tokyo/ (oiran dochu procession, yoshiwara) https://edge-of-niigata.com/blog/840/ (The echo of OIRAN) https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00885/ (The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters: A Cradle for Japan's Edo Culture) http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/exhibition-eng/oiran-fashion-eng (Fashion in the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter) https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-tragic-life-of-the-courtesan-in-japans-floating-world/ (Sex and Suffering: The Tragic Life of the Courtesan in Japan's Floating World) https://www.tsunagujapan.com/20-facts-you-did-not-know-about-oiran/ (20 Facts You Did Not Know About Oiran)

She's spent four decades in Washington's community and technical college system. Now, she's stepping down as leader of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. What are the challenges and opportunities facing this system of nearly three dozen colleges spread across Washington state? We talk with outgoing SBCTC Executive Director Jan Yoshiwara.

Marcus och Andereas pratar idag om Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Säsong 2 fortsätter med att först köra “Mugen train” filmen i serieformat. efter det bestämmer sig Tanjirou och hans gäng för att hjälpa Tengen Uzui, mästaren på ljud-andning, med att jaga en demon som terroriserar Yoshiwara red light district. 

The Toho Gang step into Yoshiwara to witness the glamour and drama of the Red Light District. Dazed by all the colors and beauty it's hard to tell if these courtesans are just goldfish in a bowl, or cicadas waiting to emerge and fly away. It's brother politics and stunning style in Episode 71: Sakuran! […] The post Toho Yaro #71, “Sakuran” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

On this episode Morgana checks out Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises, Darfox started watching the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and dakazu learns a new minor-sport with Shakunetsu Kabaddi! Then we dive into Sakuran, another gorgeous book by Moyoco Anno about the life of an Edo era courtesan!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.)” by the Ringo Sheena from Sakuran, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s thoughts on our spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder’s Justice League 00:04:35 - Listener Emails: Our preference for manga volume cover designs 00:16:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana enjoyed Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises and is looking forward to reading more 00:23:25 - Darfox needs to watch all of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba before seeing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 00:40:00 - Shakunetsu Kabaddi is a solid sports manga but resorts to bad cliches 00:46:09 - dakazu notices that Beast Complex 2 won’t be able to release in English until BEASTARS is completed 00:47:29 - News: Nagata Kabi will be a featured guest at the 2021 online Toronto Comics Arts Festival 00:50:16 - Anime adaptation announcements for Dance Dance Danseur and Peleliu - Rakuen no Guernica 00:51:58 - The World Ends with You anime opening song by the band ALI changed after their drummer arrested for bank refund scams 00:55:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, we will read the beginning of three different manga to see if we’d keep reading and also pick our favorite, including: Generation Witch by Uta Isaki, Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui, and Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 00:58:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Sakuran, Transition Song: “Kono Yo no Kagiri” by Ringo Sheena & Junpei Shiina from Sakuran, we review Moyoco Anno’s single volume story about the life of Yoshiwara courtesan Tomeki 01:47:42 - Next Week’s Topic: Generation Witch/Tokyo Revengers/Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

In 1800, the Shogun's chief minister wrote the following about the city of Edo: "Someone said that if Edo did not have frequent fires, then people would be more showy and flash. In the capital or in Osaka they do everything with lavish elegance: people hang up paintings in their homes or put out arrangements of flowers. But in Edo, even in the affluent areas, everything is restrained. People only display a single flower [in a bamboo tube or a simple pot]. The wealthy have fine chess sets, but the box will have paper fixed under the lid to double up as the board. Edo's sense of conciseness comes from continual fires." According to Professor Timon Screech, author of Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun's City of Edo (Reaktion Books, 2020), the city is the source of much of what we consider to be Japanese culture: sushi, Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms. Tokyo Before Tokyo is a rich illustrated volume that presents the vibrant visual history of Edo. The book is presented as a series of vignettes, dealing with key landmarks and districts from the old city, from the Shogun's castle to the famous red-light Yoshiwara district. In this interview, Professor Screech and I talk about the different vignettes that make up Tokyo Before Tokyo, and the role that Edo played in old Japan. We also investigate his decision to focus on landmarks and districts, and whether any of old Edo can be seen in today's Tokyo. Professor Timon Screech is Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. He is the author of at least a dozen books on the visual culture of the Edo period, including perhaps his best-known work Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700-1820 (University of Hawaii Press, 1999). In addition to Tokyo Before Tokyo, his other most recent book is The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 (Oxford University Press, 2020). In 2019, Professor Screech was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

In 1800, the Shogun's chief minister wrote the following about the city of Edo: "Someone said that if Edo did not have frequent fires, then people would be more showy and flash. In the capital or in Osaka they do everything with lavish elegance: people hang up paintings in their homes or put out arrangements of flowers. But in Edo, even in the affluent areas, everything is restrained. People only display a single flower [in a bamboo tube or a simple pot]. The wealthy have fine chess sets, but the box will have paper fixed under the lid to double up as the board. Edo's sense of conciseness comes from continual fires." According to Professor Timon Screech, author of Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun's City of Edo (Reaktion Books, 2020), the city is the source of much of what we consider to be Japanese culture: sushi, Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms. Tokyo Before Tokyo is a rich illustrated volume that presents the vibrant visual history of Edo. The book is presented as a series of vignettes, dealing with key landmarks and districts from the old city, from the Shogun's castle to the famous red-light Yoshiwara district. In this interview, Professor Screech and I talk about the different vignettes that make up Tokyo Before Tokyo, and the role that Edo played in old Japan. We also investigate his decision to focus on landmarks and districts, and whether any of old Edo can be seen in today's Tokyo. Professor Timon Screech is Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. He is the author of at least a dozen books on the visual culture of the Edo period, including perhaps his best-known work Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700-1820 (University of Hawaii Press, 1999). In addition to Tokyo Before Tokyo, his other most recent book is The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 (Oxford University Press, 2020). In 2019, Professor Screech was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1800, the Shogun’s chief minister wrote the following about the city of Edo: "Someone said that if Edo did not have frequent fires, then people would be more showy and flash. In the capital or in Osaka they do everything with lavish elegance: people hang up paintings in their homes or put out arrangements of flowers. But in Edo, even in the affluent areas, everything is restrained. People only display a single flower [in a bamboo tube or a simple pot]. The wealthy have fine chess sets, but the box will have paper fixed under the lid to double up as the board. Edo’s sense of conciseness comes from continual fires." According to Professor Timon Screech, author of Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo (Reaktion Books, 2020), the city is the source of much of what we consider to be Japanese culture: sushi, Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms. Tokyo Before Tokyo is a rich illustrated volume that presents the vibrant visual history of Edo. The book is presented as a series of vignettes, dealing with key landmarks and districts from the old city, from the Shogun’s castle to the famous red-light Yoshiwara district. In this interview, Professor Screech and I talk about the different vignettes that make up Tokyo Before Tokyo, and the role that Edo played in old Japan. We also investigate his decision to focus on landmarks and districts, and whether any of old Edo can be seen in today’s Tokyo. Professor Timon Screech is Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. He is the author of at least a dozen books on the visual culture of the Edo period, including perhaps his best-known work Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700-1820 (University of Hawaii Press, 1999). In addition to Tokyo Before Tokyo, his other most recent book is The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 (Oxford University Press, 2020). In 2019, Professor Screech was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

In 1800, the Shogun’s chief minister wrote the following about the city of Edo: "Someone said that if Edo did not have frequent fires, then people would be more showy and flash. In the capital or in Osaka they do everything with lavish elegance: people hang up paintings in their homes or put out arrangements of flowers. But in Edo, even in the affluent areas, everything is restrained. People only display a single flower [in a bamboo tube or a simple pot]. The wealthy have fine chess sets, but the box will have paper fixed under the lid to double up as the board. Edo’s sense of conciseness comes from continual fires." According to Professor Timon Screech, author of Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo (Reaktion Books, 2020), the city is the source of much of what we consider to be Japanese culture: sushi, Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms. Tokyo Before Tokyo is a rich illustrated volume that presents the vibrant visual history of Edo. The book is presented as a series of vignettes, dealing with key landmarks and districts from the old city, from the Shogun’s castle to the famous red-light Yoshiwara district. In this interview, Professor Screech and I talk about the different vignettes that make up Tokyo Before Tokyo, and the role that Edo played in old Japan. We also investigate his decision to focus on landmarks and districts, and whether any of old Edo can be seen in today’s Tokyo. Professor Timon Screech is Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. He is the author of at least a dozen books on the visual culture of the Edo period, including perhaps his best-known work Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700-1820 (University of Hawaii Press, 1999). In addition to Tokyo Before Tokyo, his other most recent book is The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 (Oxford University Press, 2020). In 2019, Professor Screech was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 1800, the Shogun’s chief minister wrote the following about the city of Edo: "Someone said that if Edo did not have frequent fires, then people would be more showy and flash. In the capital or in Osaka they do everything with lavish elegance: people hang up paintings in their homes or put out arrangements of flowers. But in Edo, even in the affluent areas, everything is restrained. People only display a single flower [in a bamboo tube or a simple pot]. The wealthy have fine chess sets, but the box will have paper fixed under the lid to double up as the board. Edo’s sense of conciseness comes from continual fires." According to Professor Timon Screech, author of Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo (Reaktion Books, 2020), the city is the source of much of what we consider to be Japanese culture: sushi, Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms. Tokyo Before Tokyo is a rich illustrated volume that presents the vibrant visual history of Edo. The book is presented as a series of vignettes, dealing with key landmarks and districts from the old city, from the Shogun’s castle to the famous red-light Yoshiwara district. In this interview, Professor Screech and I talk about the different vignettes that make up Tokyo Before Tokyo, and the role that Edo played in old Japan. We also investigate his decision to focus on landmarks and districts, and whether any of old Edo can be seen in today’s Tokyo. Professor Timon Screech is Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. He is the author of at least a dozen books on the visual culture of the Edo period, including perhaps his best-known work Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700-1820 (University of Hawaii Press, 1999). In addition to Tokyo Before Tokyo, his other most recent book is The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 (Oxford University Press, 2020). In 2019, Professor Screech was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

In 1800, the Shogun’s chief minister wrote the following about the city of Edo: "Someone said that if Edo did not have frequent fires, then people would be more showy and flash. In the capital or in Osaka they do everything with lavish elegance: people hang up paintings in their homes or put out arrangements of flowers. But in Edo, even in the affluent areas, everything is restrained. People only display a single flower [in a bamboo tube or a simple pot]. The wealthy have fine chess sets, but the box will have paper fixed under the lid to double up as the board. Edo’s sense of conciseness comes from continual fires." According to Professor Timon Screech, author of Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo (Reaktion Books, 2020), the city is the source of much of what we consider to be Japanese culture: sushi, Mt Fuji, cherry blossoms. Tokyo Before Tokyo is a rich illustrated volume that presents the vibrant visual history of Edo. The book is presented as a series of vignettes, dealing with key landmarks and districts from the old city, from the Shogun’s castle to the famous red-light Yoshiwara district. In this interview, Professor Screech and I talk about the different vignettes that make up Tokyo Before Tokyo, and the role that Edo played in old Japan. We also investigate his decision to focus on landmarks and districts, and whether any of old Edo can be seen in today’s Tokyo. Professor Timon Screech is Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. He is the author of at least a dozen books on the visual culture of the Edo period, including perhaps his best-known work Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700-1820 (University of Hawaii Press, 1999). In addition to Tokyo Before Tokyo, his other most recent book is The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 (Oxford University Press, 2020). In 2019, Professor Screech was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He is also a print and broadcast commentator on local and regional politics. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

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Moving to an anachronistic Edo, we're reading Hideaki Sorachi's goofy samurai manga, Gintama! Next time: Gintama Chapters 229-268

An oiran is not a geisha. Although at first glance they may look alike, one is a more reserved entertainer who is still in existence today. The other is a high courtesan, long disappeared, who wore flamboyant brightly-colored kimono and walked on 20 centimeter high geta. You can also find me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mgCVsd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ Notes: Intro/Outro by Julyan Ray Matsuura. Here and here. And here. Transcript: The Procession/Douchuu (道中): There’s a procession coming. You along with all your neighbors run to meet it. First are a handful of dancers and musicians, waving fans or playing handheld drums, wooden and flutes, and ringing bells. They’re all wearing fox masks with long red, blue, or white hair, whiskers of the same colors. The fox, or kitsune, is the god inari and is the patron of the Yoshiwara district and the women who live and work there. Next come the watchmen, called kanabo hiki (金棒引き), who carry long metal canes with rings fastened on top. They shake the metals rings to both keep time with the music and alert nearby townspeople that the oiran dochu has started. More people gather to watch. After the kanabo hiki are the tekomai (手古舞). These are women dressed in men’s clothes and hairstyles. Behind them come the chochin mochi, holding paper lanterns with the name of the top oiran or tayuu painted on it. Next are the top oiran or courtesan’s servants. They are called kamuro and are young girls with bangs and bob haircuts, dressed in red kimono. Finally, comes the reason crowds of people are packed on both sides of the street, the oiran or tayuu, the top courtesan herself. She’s absolutely stunning, dressed in layers and layers of brilliantly colored silk kimono, scarlet, gold, turquoise, and silver. Her obi which is called a manaita and tied in the front, is also colorful and intricately embroidered. Her hair is oiled and waxed and adorned with dozens of expensive kanzashi or hair pins and combs made from tortoise shell or boxwood or coral. Framing her face are two silver ornaments with long dangly pieces that sparkle as she walks. You’ll also notice that she’s taller than anyone else in the procession, wearing a kind of black geta that 20 centimeters or almost 8 inches high. A katakashi no otokoshu stays close beside her, she keeps on hand on his shoulder for support. Behind is the kasa mochi otokoshu carrying a large lacquered umbrella. For the entire slow procession, when the top courtesan walks she is doing something called a soto hachi monji, where as she steps she twists her ankle, inscribing the figure eight on the ground, then she rocks back, only to step forward again, lightly dragging the bottom of the geta in another figure eight. What you’re watching is called oiran dochu, the procession of the oiran. So today let’s talk about not the geisha but the oiran, a very high ranking courtesan. Intro: Hey hey, I hope you’re all well. I’ve got no new news to report really, so let's get on with today's show. True story: Every single time I start researching a topic for the show, I find myself going down rabbit holes. So many rabbit holes. To give you an example, for today’s episode I learned the word baidoku (梅毒) in Japanese. Plum poison. What a romantic way to say syphilis. Then that took me to rinbyou (淋病). Rin is a character that means to pour and to drip, while byou is disease. Dripping disease. Any guesses what that it? Final answer? Yeah. Gonorrhea. Six hours later and I remember what I’m supposed to be reading about in the first place. One of my pet obsessions since I first learned about them, the oiran. What is an oiran? First, oiran are not geisha. While it wasn’t when I was growing up, I think it’s common knowledge now that geisha (芸者), geiko (芸子) or their apprentices maiko (舞子) are professional entertainers who are trained in various traditional Japanese arts, like dancing, singing, playing several instruments, even learning witty conversation and games to play with their customers. They’re not prostitutes, though. The old word for prostitute is yuujo (遊女) . The characters for play and woman, or women of pleasure. From the 16th century walled quarters of the city called yuukaku (遊郭) were built. They were deemed the pleasure quarters and it was illegal to do sex work anywhere else. I read somewhere and now can’t find it, but it wasn’t because it was stigmatized , but more to keep areas of the city designated for different things. There was the theater district, the merchant district, uptown areas, poorer neighborhoods, and the yuukaku, or red-light district. The three most well known yuukaku were Shimabara in Kyoto, Shinmachi in Osaka, and Yoshiwara in Edo (now Tokyo). All the yuujo who worked there were classified and licensed. Of the different classes of yuujo, the oiran refers to very high ranking courtesans with the tayuu (太夫) being the very tippy top. So tippy top, as an example, in 1688, there were 329 registered courtesans in Shimabara (Kyoto) and only 13 tayuu. In Osaka and Yoshiwara there were 2,790 courtesans and only three tayuu. The word oiran comes from the phrase: oira no tokoro no neesan, the young woman at my place. The kanji characters for oiran are flower and first or leader. An while, yes, they also engaged in sex work, they were trained in traditional arts similar to the geisha: traditional music, calligraphy, tea ceremony, waka poems, koto, shamisen, flower arrangement, and the strategy game, go. While some of their skills were the same as geisha, some were quite different. Differences Between Oiran and Geisha: How do you tell a geisha and an oiran apart? Actually it’s quite easy. The quickest tell is to look at her feet. While both wear geta, the geisha’s are low to the ground and she wears them with white tabi socks. Oiran wear tall geta — to make sure she’s taller than everyone in the oiran dochu procession I described earlier — and she wears them barefoot. Look for the barefeet. That’s an oiran or tayuu. Also the geisha’s kimono compared to the oiran’s or tayuu’s was while elegant, was still quite modest and subdued in color and design. The oiran’s being more brightly colored with even gold patterns and almost ridiculously layered and very heavy in every season. And that gorgeous obi tied around their waists? That’s a big difference, too. We’re used to them being tied at the back. That’s how the geisha and normal people wear them. But oiran have them tied to the front in what’s called a maemusubi (前結び)or front knot. There are several theories to the reason for this. One I read over and over was they did that because the obi were so extravagant and expensive and sometimes gifts from patrons, that they wanted to show them off. Another big difference is the hairstyle and number of ornaments. Hair pins (kanzashi) and combs (kushi) were also given as gifts from fawning very rich customers so they too were prominently displayed.  The oiran or tayuu wore many, many hair ornaments. So the oiran were kind of the celebrities of their day, popular not just inside the yuukaku, but also outside. If a merchant wanted to spend time with an oiran it would set them back a year’s salary. Also, the higher the class the more say she had in who she saw. So, of course, it was the very upper classes who could afford them. They were even sometimes called keisei, castle topplers, because they were so intelligent and clever and charming that they could steal the hearts of upper class men and basically get them to do whatever they wanted. There are some kabuki plays that have this as their theme. They were popular and known for their beauty and I’ve read it again and again, but they were kind of like the pinup girls of the Edo Era. Quite a few of the bijinga (pictures of beautiful women) ukiyo-e prints in that time were of oiran. For example, Kitagawa Utamaro very often depicted these women in his woodblock prints. Nowadays, you can find a reenactment of the oiran dochuu once a year in Asakusa, Tokyo as well as other places. There are photography studios where you can pay to have your photo taken wearing some amazing oiran costumes. You get the make up, hair, even your nails and color contact rental. Sickness and Poverty: Now that’s the good. But even though the oiran and tayuu are quite romanticized here in Japan, too, that’s nowhere near the whole story. While it's easy to focus on the gorgeous silks and hair ornaments, the fancy makeup and  hair, the superstar status and ceremony, this wasn’t exactly the glamorous job it seems. These really were girls from poor farming or fishing and sometimes low ranking samurai families who were sold into the business. There were men who would travel around collecting them. I read that they were taught a certain way of talking to hide accents that might give away where they came from. You have to remember how utterly poor many Japanese were. These were families struggling to feed their children. Then some man comes along from the city. One thing I read again and again and it seems like the way parents justified doing this or maybe it was the line he used to convince the parents selling their little girl was a good idea but it was a saying that went something like: By going to Yoshiwara your daughter will eat white rice everyday, wear fine kimono, and sleep on a soft futon every night. These girls were called kamuro and made to wait on the oiran for years until they were ready to start studying and preparing for … work. If that’s not bad enough, it was very rare these women had her own wealth, no matter how popular they were and how much money they made, it seems they were always in debt. The people who ran the houses where they worked would charge for every little thing. In effect, they had no wealth. The only way to truly escape the life and the yuukaku was to have some extremely rich man “save” (air quotes) her. Even then he had to pay off all her debt before she was allowed to leave. An orian worked two long shifts all but two days a year. She got New Years and obon off. Oh, and also there was the plum poison. Sexually transmitted diseases were quite common and treatment wasn’t good. So, that. I’ll end with a recommendation, if you haven’t seen it already, the 2007 movie Sakuran starring Anna Tsuchiya is really fun. It was the first movie by photographer Mika Ninagawa, so some gorgeous shots and colors. Sheena Ringo does the sound track and she is amazing in everything she does. If you want to get goosebumps right now, go watch Anna Tsuchiya’s oiran douchuu scene on Youtube. It’s when she finally gets made top courtesan and she does the soto hach monji walk. Thank you so much for listening, please stay safe and well. Patrons, I thank you and adore you.

13e émission de la 45e session... Cette semaine, jazz-funk, freebop et jazz-rock! En musique: Henry Franklin sur l'album The Skipper  (Black Jazz, 1972); Petter Eldh sur l'album Petter Eldh Presents Koma Saxo  (We Jazz, 2019); Nathan Clevenger Group sur l'album Stateless  (Slow & Steady, 2019); Miles Okazaki sur l'album The Sky Bellow  (Pi Recordings, 2019); Gorilla Mask sur l'album Brain Drain  (Clean Feed, 2019); Ghost Rhythms sur l'album Live at Yoshiwara  (Cuneiform, 2019)...   

13e émission de la 45e session... Cette semaine, jazz-funk, freebop et jazz-rock! En musique: Henry Franklin sur l'album The Skipper  (Black Jazz, 1972); Petter Eldh sur l'album Petter Eldh Presents Koma Saxo  (We Jazz, 2019); Nathan Clevenger Group sur l'album Stateless  (Slow & Steady, 2019); Miles Okazaki sur l'album The Sky Bellow  (Pi Recordings, 2019); Gorilla Mask sur l'album Brain Drain  (Clean Feed, 2019); Ghost Rhythms sur l'album Live at Yoshiwara  (Cuneiform, 2019)...   

Después de llevar a Ornette Coleman al terreno del minimalismo de Steve Reich, el violinista Clément Janinet presenta "Danse?", segundo trabajo del cuarteto que comparte con Hugues Mayot (clarinetes y saxo), Joachim Florent (contrabajo) y Emmanuel Scarpa (percusiones). Referencias a las músicas de África, a la circularidad del minimalismo y vitalidad virtuosa en la nueva propuesta del francés. Celebran diez años de proyecto y lo hacen con un directo muy especial. El baterista Xavier Gélard y el pianista Camile Petit son los responsables de Ghosts Rhythms, colectivo que explora los límites de lo real y lo imaginario en un trabajo grabado en un lugar imaginario y titulado "Live at Yoshiwara". Uno de sus mentores le pasó 500 proverbios de los Yoruba de Nigeria. Al leerlos, pensó que el ritmo de las palabras era música. Y junto al saxofonista Julius Hemphill los llevó al escenario. Bill Cole y su Untempered Ensemble los grabaron en 1986 en Nueva York. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

Después de llevar a Ornette Coleman al terreno del minimalismo de Steve Reich, el violinista Clément Janinet presenta "Danse?", segundo trabajo del cuarteto que comparte con Hugues Mayot (clarinetes y saxo), Joachim Florent (contrabajo) y Emmanuel Scarpa (percusiones). Referencias a las músicas de África, a la circularidad del minimalismo y vitalidad virtuosa en la nueva propuesta del francés. Celebran diez años de proyecto y lo hacen con un directo muy especial. El baterista Xavier Gélard y el pianista Camile Petit son los responsables de Ghosts Rhythms, colectivo que explora los límites de lo real y lo imaginario en un trabajo grabado en un lugar imaginario y titulado "Live at Yoshiwara". Uno de sus mentores le pasó 500 proverbios de los Yoruba de Nigeria. Al leerlos, pensó que el ritmo de las palabras era música. Y junto al saxofonista Julius Hemphill los llevó al escenario. Bill Cole y su Untempered Ensemble los grabaron en 1986 en Nueva York. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

Estéreo360º se vuelca con un puñado de novedades internacionales que nos ha traído el otoño sin complejos, barreras ni dirección o criterio definidos... un poco como hojas arrastradas por el viento. Menú degustación sonora: ANGEL OLSEN (New Love Cassette) / KIM GORDON (Sketch Artist) / NICK CAVE (Bright Horses) / DESERT SESSIONS (If You Run) / THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (You'll Need a New Backseat Driver) / A GIRL CALLED EDDY (Been Around) / MEDICINE (Scarred For Life) / GOODBYE MR. MACKENZIE (You Generous Thing) / BOB DYLAN (Ring of Fire) / JOHN COLTRANE (Naíma) / TOMEKA REID QUARTET (Old New) / WARMDUSCHER FEAT. KOOL KEITH (Burner) // DISCO DEL DÍA: GHOST RHYTHMS (Live at Yoshiwara) //

Enjoy a stylistic look at the old Yoshiwara red-light district in Mika Ninagawa’s 2006 film, Sakuran.

Enjoy a stylistic look at the old Yoshiwara red-light district in Mika Ninagawa’s 2006 film, Sakuran.

We are back with the second part of our interview with former Portland Maverick Player and GM, John Yoshiwara.  In this episode  John talks about his time with the Portland Mavericks and what life on the road was like.  Further, John talks with us about his brief time as GM of the Mavericks.  We hope you enjoy this episode as we enjoyed our time interviewing John. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of the Diamonds and Roses podcast.  In this episode we interview former Portland Maverick player and General Manager John Yoshiwara.  During this conversation John talks with us about his youth, father and much more.  Please enjoy this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lecture 625 (25 July 2018) Full title: "Presenting the Yoshiwara in Monochrome and Full Color: The Annual Events of the ‘Azure Towers,’ Illustrated"

Be sure to attend Our Panel! New Anime for Older Fans Saturday, 5:45PM, Panel 4 - (WEWCC 151A) 2018 is the year of The Mecha at Otakon. Many of the guests are mecha related, and there are a whole slew of mecha panels and workshops every day.  Shoji Kawamori's work on Macross and The Vision of Escaflowne alone could give a convention a robotic atmosphere but Nobutoshi Canna, Kanetake Ebikawa, Masaya Matsukaze, Tatsuyuki Nagai, Yoh Yoshinari, Toshifumi Yoshida, and Masahiko Otsuka make it a mecha matsuri. In addition, there's two Final Fantasy concerts, a healthy lineup of other guests, lots of non-mecha programming, and many of the people behind Mystic Messenger. So there is a smorgasbord of content for robot fans but enough for everyone else as well. Beyond that, we are very curious to see how Otakon settles into DC in its second year. It will be interesting to see how many fans come back now that Otakon has shown that its first year in DC went well, how many new people come out thanks to positive buzz, and what Otakon does differently to capture the attention of fandom in general. Our tentative schedule for the convention: Friday09:00 AM Fate/Stay Confused 09:00 AM Transformers: The Birds & The Bumblebees 10:15 AM Toshifumi Yoshida Q&A 10:15 AM Gundam Wing: A Retrospective 12:45 PM ProZD Q&A 01:00 PM Nobutoshi Canna Autograph 01:00 PM Kanetake Ebikawa Autograph 01:00 PM Shoji Kawamori Autograph 02:20 PM Hiroatsu Kihara Q&A 03:15 PM Shoji Kawamori Q&A 04:00 PM Anime Magical Girl Photoshoot 04:30 PM Nobutoshi Canna Q&A 05:00 PM My Hero Academia Photoshoot 05:45 PM Kanetake Ebikawa Panel 07:00 PM The Science of Mecha 07:00 PM Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy 08:30 PM Glittering Courtesans and Illustrious Geisha: The Working Women of Yoshiwara [18+] 08:45 PM For the Love of Folklore: A Fan Perspective on Rumiko Takahashi 09:30 PM The Evolution of Action Shōnen 10:45 PM A Brief History of Mecha: The Changing Symbolism of Giant Robots Over 50 Years 12:00 AM Panel Of The Galactic Heroes : A New Thesis Saturday09:00 AM Mecha Fight Club: Discussions in Giant Robots 09:00 AM Cancelled Anime: Gone Before Their Time 10:15 AM A Look Inside Studio Pierrot 11:00 AM Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Photoshoot 11:30 AM PTSD in anime- Why all mecha pilots need therapy 12:15 PM Little Witch Academia Live Drawing 12:45 PM Apocalypse in Anime 02:30 PM Hi Score Girl Premiere 03:15 PM Firearms of the Empire of Japan 04:30 PM History of Mecha Pt. 1: The 60s & 70s 05:45 PM New Anime for Older Fans 07:00 PM Anime Face Lift: Remakes and Revivals Over the Decades 08:15 PM Fate/Stay Night and Type Moon: A World of Magic and Mystery 08:15 PM For Boys By Girls: The Women Who Make Shounen Manga 09:30 PM Coats, Steel, and Pixie-Cuts: The Life & Times of Nightow 10:45 PM Gattai! Mecha Anime of 198X Sunday09:00 AM The Ultimate Tanaka Yoshiki Fan Panel 09:00 AM Dawn of the Rising Sun: Japan Before the Samurai 10:15 AM Yuri on Ice vs. Figure Skating 10:15 AM Tatsuyuki Nagai Q&A 11:30 AM Otakorp and You: Demographics and Financials 12:00 PM Maid for You - The Art of Table Talk & Japanese TTRPGs02:00 PM Anime's Inside Jokes and Cultural References Explained  02:00 PM A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy 03:00 PM Closing Ceremonies 04:00 PM Con Feedback Session

The ladies come outta the gate fired up about the treatment of chicks in entertainment (and life in general duh), then get to the task of addressing a listener's question regarding SA negotiations within the legal confines of the podcast.  They detail the particulars of creating an aura of preciosity and increasing outwardly perceived value in any work environment. Wendi (@wendibird82) and Kaytlin (@kaytlinbailey) reveal exactly how their experiences working on cruise ships and as street fundraisers prepared them to successfully navigate the world of sugaring and trained them in the art of authentic inauthenticity. THEN, the girls dig into the history of Yoshiwara and the original Ho-topia, more respectfully referred to as ‘The Floating City'. AND, how to teach your clients to understand and appreciate your value as a provide and put yourself in the position of the buyer by asking one simple question. PLUS, get an update on the NOLA Stippers' strike, get the inside scoop on the new facial recognition pussy and exactly how the Samurai's invented OCD.   Support the show on Patreon *** EMAIL US: @ theoldestprofessionpodcast@gmail.com  Twitter: @oldpropodcast Instagram: @oldpropodcast Support the show on Patreon   FOLLOW KAYTLIN Twitter: @kaytlinbailey Instagram: @kaytlinbailey   FOLLOW WENDI Twitter: @wendistarling Instagram: @wendibird82  ***  Produced by Mary Kelly Funky One Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Simon and I spending another week fantasizing about the soft men on Yoshiwara.  We try our hand at a new man named Asagiri, who smells so good, and is described as a “self-indulgent” lover.  We also talking about kissing and our first kisses. Gross!

Simon and John finally do something for the ladies (well, straight ladies IF you count Neglege as a game for lesbians).  This week we go to fantasy Japan’s pleasure district to date some hot, male courtesans!  We take a dive into these hot lads and their incredibly loose fitting clothing, and talk about feasts and … Continue reading "Men of Yoshiwara – Look at those loose kimonos!"

  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: Yoshiwara Soundwalk: Taking the Underground to the Floating World SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES VIA ITUNES ADD OUR PODCASTS TO YOUR STITCHER FAVORITES PLAYLIST Join Gretchen Jude as she performs a soundwalk of the Yoshiwara district in Tokyo. Throughout this soundwalk, Jude offers her thoughts on the history, materiality, and culture of the Yoshiwara, […]

Julie Nelson Davis, University of Pennyslvania

Julie Nelson Davis, University of Pennsylvania