Forbidden Kyoto - 2012/05/27 - Life as a TAYU - Diva beyond Geisha

Forbidden Kyoto - Winter Comes to the Geisha

Still shrouded in mystery in the 21st century, not even Japanese people know all there is to know about Kyoto.
In the fourth installment of this series, our guide, who knows the city inside out, takes us on a tour of forbidden Kyoto, taking the camera into places normally off limits to the public.

This episode focuses on a spectacular theatrical event that features an impressive array of popular Kabuki actors. Called 'Kaomise', the special festive performances bring the curtain down on the year in Kyoto. The dignified wooden signboards bearing the actors' names high above the entrance of the historic theater symbolize this annual year-end attraction. Wearing gorgeous kimono and with their hair done up in the traditional style, a group of maiko apprentice geisha inside the auditorium look as stunning as the actors on stage. But behind all the distinctive details, such as the making of the signboards and the presence of the maiko in the audience, there are various little-known points of etiquette and tradition filled with profound meaning. A mixture of great excitement and splendor is evident all around the theater as the year comes to an end in the chilly ancient city. The program investigates both the inside and outside of this beautiful world through the eyes of an Am erican writer.

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part 1 of 2: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?umq4m3fcw579ink


part 2 of 2: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?26beqmne5q0kfds

Forbidden Kyoto - The Depth of Green Tea

Forbidden Kyoto: The Depth of Green Tea

Still shrouded in mystery in the 21st century, not even Japanese people know all there is to know about Kyoto.
In the third installment of this series, our guide, who knows the city inside out, takes us on a tour of forbidden Kyoto, taking the camera into places normally off limits to the public.
This episode focuses on chanoyu, or the "Way of Tea". 400 years since Sen no Rikyu established this aesthetic during the Japanese civil war, it lives on, protected by the three houses of Sen and Kyoto at large. Whilst known overseas, many foreigners find the unique methods of chanoyu mystery and sacred. In this episode, American potter and tea practioner, Richard Milgrim, invites us to take a look at Kyoto as he sees it.

Download: http://www.fileserve.com/file/PuzYEzk/Forbidden Kyoto - The Depth of Green Tea.mkv

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