Show

Konnichiwa all
Todat Saturday 7-23-11 at 4.30pm.
The Geisha of Little Yoshiwara will be performing their Festival Odori at the Second Life Dance Festival.
You are most welcome to come.
But warned its going to be a full sim and with some lag.
So use the LM to get right to the stage and seating.

Okasan Yoneyu

Geisha Show today at 4pm

Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 19:15:11 GMT

Today 7-10-11 at 4.00pm in a little under 4 hour time.
The Okiya of Little Yoshiwara will be putting on their Birthday festival show for all to see.

The geisha and maiko will be dancing and telling stories of the tradition of the geisha of Japan.

You are invited to come and watch.

Crash

Everything crashed this morning, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Ochaya opening

Friday, 01 Jul 2011 14:36:39 GMT

Little Yoshiwara is jsut in the morning, the sun is raised, and all you early birds are welcome to be entertained by the lovley geisha and maiko of Yoshiwara ^_^

ochaya will open at 7.45 am pdt ^^

welcome ^^ bring your good mood, and com relaz ^^

Jr Maiko Miehina ^_^

Performers needed for Friday show.

Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 12:12:01 GMT

Konbanwa everyone,
I'll be directing Saturdays show, and need 3 performers (already have a musician). Story and kimono colour open for this one. IM me asap if you'd like a sot.

Obasan

Random poem from a visitor...

[21:10] 秋山の
黄葉を茂み
惑ひぬる
妹を求めむ
山道知らずも
[21:11] それは古典的な日本の詩です。
[21:12] Oh sorry, here's the English translation:
[21:12] The mountains in automn
there are so much fallen leaves,
- looking for my lost lover
I cannot find the path.
[21:13] And in Romaji:
[21:13] akiyama no
momiji wo shigemi
madoinuru
imo wo motomemu
yamamichi shirazu mo

Show

Geisha Show Today At 12 Noon
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011 18:35:30 GMT

Today at 12 noon The Geisha of LY will be doing their weeky Wednesday Geisha Show at our lovey Pavillion all invited for an hour of wonderful Geisha entertainment.

Geisha Lian - Musume

July 9-10 festival

Konnichiwa all
Can all those with plans to perform or do something meet with me and the obasan on Saturday at 3pm.
Just to go over the slot they want and what the piece is.

Okasan Yoneyu

Performers Needed for Friday Show.

erformers Needed for Friday Show.
Thursday, 23 Jun 2011 14:02:40 GMT

Konban wa minnasan,
I'll be directing Friday's 6pm show. Samurai stories please, and dress is open. I need 3 performers and 1 musician. Contact me asap if you want to be in the show.

domo
Obasan

Presentation

Konnichiwa all
In 30minutes at the Ochaya here in Little Yoshiwara,
I will be presenting Talluhlah chan's presentation on Naginata.
Please come and show your support in this presentation.

Okasan Yoneyu

Ochaya

ohayou gazimasu
this morning at 11;30 am , the ochaya will be opening for one hour for your entertainment. feel free to join us. domo
Geisha Michi

Show

In 30 minutes The geisha of LY will put on their weekly Saturday afternoon show at The Pavillion. All invited for an hour of Geisha enterainment

Geisha Lian - Musume

MISHIDASHI

Thursday, 09 Jun 2011 15:14:51 GMT

Today we are blessed with jr maiko Miehina's debue (mishidashi)❤ Please join us today to see the newest maiko in little yoshiwara at 10am slt 6/9/11 in (Ochaya). she will share a wonderful tale for us all to enjoy so please come and wish goodluck to this new beauty❤

Domo arigatou MURASAKI KIMONO【芸者】

Youtube

Konnichiwa Sisters!

I hope you don't know this Video yet..
I discovered it recently and found it a rather intimate and heartwarming one. ^^
It is called "The Geiko's Journey" and tells a lot about Okasan's and about the daily life of a Geisha.
Enjoy :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K313yYbWags
(Part 1/4)

Ochaya open

Honorable patrons I would like to wish you all welcome to and ochaya opening at Little Yoshiwara ochaya ^^ ay 12.55pm pdt ^^
there will be some enjoyable conversation, maybe a story and some poems ^^ and refreshments ^^

Ochaya

konbanwa dear all
the ochaya will be opening for a hour at 1;30 am this morning for your freshness to another new week. feel free to join us for some fresh tea, small talk, and just relaxing.
bows respectfully
domo
Geisha Michi

Class

Konnichiwa Sisters,
I will be holding a tea ceremony class at 11:30am slt for those who wish to attend! I will be in the kabuki theather

Show time

konbanwa dear patrons!
it's that time of the week again, it's Friday night. tonight the geishas of Little yoshiwara had prepared a lot of exciting and fun events for our patrons to enjoy.
at 6 pm SLT, we have our weekly show at LY market stage.
at 7;30 pm SLT, we will open our ochaya door for all patron to enjoy some of our wonderful tea.
hope you can join us. domo
Geisha Michi

Ochaya open

Konnichiwa dear patrons and friends,
The ochaya is now opened for some refreshements at this lovely day. We humbly invite you to come join us for some tea or sake. Hope to see you there, domo ^^
Senior Maiko Kei

Geisha show...

Dear friends and patrons,
In about 30 minutes, at 12 pm. the lovely geisha of Little Yoshiwara will dance and tell stories about forgiveness. I humbly invite you to come and enjoy.
Senior Maiko Kei

YOshiwara Uji Samurai Dojo offical sensei lists

konbanwa all
effective today, i am putting in place the sensei council to oversee all matters related to the kendo section of yoshiwara uji. the purpose of this council is to make sure that everyone follow the same standards of rules here in yoshiwara uji . Please do not take lessons from any person not on this sensei lists, they are not part of yoshiwara uji. if you met such a person who is trying to pretend to be a sensei in this uji , please report all incidents to me sensei council lists attached.

Pension pay day

My 15th pension payment... how time flies!

Library - new exhibition

Oral exams

Japanese language students get their oral exams tonight...

back to work

Bank hols...

yay - recover from sport...

A day by the beach

Sports with friends...

Thunder!

Quite a storm...

Nice one Britain

a bit of pomp and ceremony by the brits...

Royal wedding tomorrow

hope the rain stays away...

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

2 region restarts within a couple of hours!
WTF is happening????

Sold a rug

Yay, $90 for a crane rug...

Egg details

http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/cid/AVON6Y59YOKXWS7XTQUD9XEU0XH4HCHJ/Chocolate-Easter-Egg-P300176/

Easter eggs!

Got a 1.4 kg easter egg!!! LOTS of chockie..

Easter Saturday

Good Friday

Hope everyone has a good Good Friday...

Hols tomorrow

Off to Eastleigh today...

Nara sushi tonight...

Delicious...

Yummie

Sakura teishoku...

Off to Sakura restaurant tomorrow

Can't wait...

Sunday madness

Logged out twice after a week of 24/7. BT what do you do on Sundays?????????????????????????????

Umisei back

Hello dear sisters, after my long leave, I am finally back now. I will take care of promotions again, so any questions about that should be directed at me again.
And I updated my shop in LY, too. Many new kimono, for rather good prices.
I'm glad to be back!

Sr. Maiko Umisei

Sakura

Konnichiwa dear patrons,

As it is such a nice day today and the sakura smells and looks fantastic, we have decided to sit in our garden today to view the beautiful sky and watch the sakura petals gently touch the ground beside us.
We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for a cup of tea or sake and some of our fnest sushi ^^
Please join us at 4 PM for some great conversations.

((- don't be afraid to pet the bunny ^_~ ))

Otano Moshimasu.

,.,~Geisha Chise~,., ღ

Update friends

friending okiya members
Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 14:23:35 GMT

konbanwa everyone,
could all our older members make sure that they check the okiya list for new members, please?
Just open the okiya group membership list, and double click on their name to bring up their profile, and add friend.
Please also welcome any new sisters you may have missed.

domo
Obaa

Sunshine

Where did you go?

Sunshine

Where di you go?

Show

konbanwa dear patrons.
due to daily affairs around Little yoshiwara, this afternoon's show will be starting at 3 pm SLT. our deepest apology for the delay, but hope you can still join us for some light entertainment. domo
Geisha Michi

lounge ambience

*LOUNGE Ambience*オープン

寝れない　癒されたいそんな人は　是非どうぞ。ジャンル：アンビエント・ドローン・チルアウト・ダブ

場所：http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mermaid%20temple/200/9/23

Show

konbanwa !
today at 2;30 pm SLT, the geishas of Little yoshiwara will be once again performing its weekly sunday odori . feel free to join us. domo
Geisha Michi

Show

Konnichiwa dear friends of patrons,
At 4 pm, the geisha of Little Yoshiwara will dance and perform.
The theme today is greed.
Hope you can join us, domo. ^^
Jr Maiko Kei

Entertainment

konbanwa dear all

as part of Yoshiwara uji's April month of fun, the yoshiwara uji is hosting a cage fight katana tournament for all clans in CSI. there is a slight time change to help all clans with their schedule planning. the tourny will be hosted on April 9th at noon SLT, to make it easier for everyone. please contact saphire Jinn or me to sign up for this tourny. the enclosed NC has more details. thank you

Presentation

Minarai Presentation
Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 04:50:25 GMT

At 10pm Jingu chan will be presenting a research paper on Female Samurai at our lovey market stage. You are all invited to hear her talk on this most intresting subject.

Geisha Lian - Musume

[21:59] Jingu Yeu bows respectfully
[22:00] Jingu Yeu: Konbanwa, Minna-san... Thank you for coming to my second presentation!
[22:00] Jingu Yeu bows her head with a shy smile. "I will be reading you my research paper about Onna Bugeisha today..."
[22:00] Jingu Yeu: Onna Bugeisha is a subject that is actually very rarely known much about.
[22:01] Jingu Yeu: I was shocked, when I learned that bugeisha was the name of these women myself!
[22:01] Jingu Yeu: What an Onna Bugeisha is, well... Literally, Bu (武) means powerful or manly.
[22:01] Jingu Yeu: You may know it from the term "Bushi" meaning Warrior... Or Samurai!
[22:02] Jingu Yeu: So onna means woman, and Geisha means art person so when you put it all together, it means female of the fighting arts or something similar.
[22:02] Jingu Yeu: In simple terms, a Bugeisha is more or less a female Samurai!
[22:02] Jingu Yeu: It is often seen that these Bugeisha were often of upper-class descent but could be normal house wives, widows or even rebels who learned the arts of war to protect their family.
[22:03] Jingu Yeu: It is said that Onna Bugeisha often fought along-side samurai.
[22:03] Jingu Yeu: They are even mentioned in such works as the tale of Heike and the Nihon shoki.
[22:03] HappyQuartz Resident: * Bows With Politeness *
[22:03] Jingu Yeu: Onna Bugeisha's are commonly portrayed wielding such weapons as the Naginata, a long staff with a curved blade at the tip that may look similar to a spear the kaiken, a type of dagger.
[22:04] Jingu Yeu: During the Edo era and even later into the early 1900s, classes were given to women as a type of Physical Education of using the Naginata.
[22:04] Jingu Yeu: As a result, the Naginata is a weapon with a heavy female association that can be seen even today in manga and videogames.
[22:04] Jingu Yeu: But let's take a look into the lives of some famous Bugeisha!
[22:05] Jingu Yeu: The first noted Bugeisha is a personal hero of mine, Empress Jingu.
[22:05] Jingu Yeu: Before her fame, Women would often take up the Naginata and Kaiken to protect their villages in the scarcity of male fighters, but nothing more was thought of it until this.
[22:05] Jingu Yeu: Empress Jingu, Pictured behind me, was the wife of Emporer Chuai.
[22:06] Jingu Yeu: After Chuai was killed in battle, The pregnant empress took her armies to the kingdom of Silla on the Korean peninsula.
[22:06] Jingu Yeu: Jingu was very skilled with the bow, it is said and her armies didn't lose a single drop of blood.
[22:06] Jingu Yeu: And then when she returned to Japan, victorious, she gave birth to a son, Emporer Ojin.
[22:07] Jingu Yeu: As a result, Japan supposedly ruled over the three kingdoms of Korea being Paekche, Koguro and Silla.
[22:07] Jingu Yeu: However, this story is vastly referred to as legend as there is no record of Japanese rule in Korea at that time.
[22:07] Jingu Yeu: Jingu's conquest was widely to believed to be based only on the Gwanggaeto Stele, but it also appears on the Kojiko and also the Nihon Shoki.
[22:08] Jingu Yeu: The Chinese book of song also notes the Japanese presence in the Chinese peninsula, though.
[22:08] Jingu Yeu: Whether or not the story is true, Jingu has inspired many women from that point on, and she was even the first woman on Japanese paper money!
[22:08] Jingu Yeu: As time progressed, due to the Japanese Idea of femininity, many women were discredited and even written down as male characters.
[22:09] Jingu Yeu: However, there are still records of even females leading whole clans.
[22:09] Jingu Yeu: During the Kamakura Period, The Genpei war was underway.
[22:09] Jingu Yeu: Many of you may know this story as Heike Monogatari or the tale of Heike.
[22:10] Jingu Yeu: This war was fought between two powerful clans; The Taira and the Minamoto.
[22:10] Jingu Yeu: Minamoto Yoshitaka had a wife by the name of Tomoe Gozen.
[22:10] Jingu Yeu: She is said to have assisted her husband against his cousin, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
[22:11] Jingu Yeu: In the tale of Heike, Gozen was described as being "especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair and charming features. She was also a remarkable archer and swords-woman."
[22:11] Jingu Yeu: Tomoe Gozen has found her way in many modern stories and movies, and back then, she even influenced traditional Naginata schools.
[22:11] Jingu Yeu: She is said to have been a woman worth a thousand soldiers and had great ease in defeating her opponents.
[22:12] Jingu Yeu: She even had a sister named Imai Kanehira who fought along-side her in the battle of Awazu.
[22:12] Jingu Yeu: During this very battle, Tomoe Gozen is said to have decapitated at least one person, one Onda Hachiro Moroshige.
[22:12] Jingu Yeu: Heike Monogatari tells us that Tomoe was one of the last 5 soldiers standing of the Minamoto.
[22:13] Jingu Yeu: Some have written that she died in battle along-side her husband, while others assert that she survived and became a nun.
[22:13] Jingu Yeu: Many paintings can be found of Tomoe Gozen, as well!
[22:13] Jingu Yeu: Unfortunately though, no one can be sure whether Tomoe actually existed or if she was there only to make the tale more Epic.
[22:14] Jingu Yeu: Other sources also describe Tomoe Gozen not of being Minamoto Yoshitaka's wife, but rather his servant.
[22:14] Jingu Yeu: And, what's more, other sources describe her as his concubine or even a prostitute!
[22:14] Jingu Yeu: However, many events described in the tale of Heike, are proven to be true!
[22:14] Jingu Yeu: Tomoe is one of the most popular bugeisha and appears as the lead in at least one kabuki play, Onna Shibaraku.
[22:15] Jingu Yeu: She also has had many anime personalities and cameos in books and movies.
[22:15] Jingu Yeu: That fellow I mentioned before? The cousin of Tomoe's husband? Remember him?
[22:15] Jingu Yeu: His name was Minamoto no Yoritomo. Well guess what?
[22:16] Jingu Yeu: His wife, Hojo Masako was the first Bugeisha to be involved in politics.
[22:16] HappyQuartz Resident: No, sorry.
[22:16] Jingu Yeu: After the death of Yoritomo, Hojo Masako found herself a Buddhist nun which was the fate, at the time for widows of samurai.
[22:16] Jingu Yeu: She was often called "The General in a nun's habit;" or even the "Nun Shogun"
[22:17] Jingu Yeu: With her father's aid, she worked hard to secure the power of the Hojo in Kamakura.
[22:17] Jingu Yeu: One of her first actions was to form a council of elders, the Shukuro, to moderate the power of her son, Yoriie and make him the second shogun.
[22:17] Jingu Yeu: How did she do this? She bullied people.
[22:18] Jingu Yeu: However, her son got ticked at this, because his mom was making everyone hate him and went to the Hiki clan for support.
[22:18] Jingu Yeu: And so, Masako heard her son talking with the Hiki about killing his grandfather, Masako's father... And she dutifully reported this to her father.
[22:18] Jingu Yeu: Too bad Jerry Springer or Maury wasn't alive to document that drama.
[22:19] Jingu Yeu: Regardless, Masako's dad killed off the Hiki clan and Yoriie was forced into exile until he was eventually murdered.
[22:19] Sikuma Nightfire giggles
[22:19] Jingu Yeu: Masako also manipulated the government, using her position; into allow women equal rights of inheritance with their children.
[22:19] Jingu Yeu: And though Women retained their traditional standing of being supportive and caring to their families and husbands, they now had a higher status in the household!
[22:20] Jingu Yeu: Women were now able to control finances, property, manage servants and up keep and also rais their children with a good samurai upbringing.
[22:20] Jingu Yeu: Women were also now expected to protect their household in times of war.
[22:20] Jingu Yeu: However, as the Edo era rolled around, neo confucism also took place which stripped women of any masculine role they felt they had.
[22:20] Sarah Domenici is Online
[22:21] Jingu Yeu: The roaring ideals of fearless devotion and selflessness were gradually replaced by quiet, passive, civil obedience.
[22:21] Jingu Yeu: In the Edo Period, women were restricted by travel as first they were required to be with a man.
[22:21] Jingu Yeu: Second, everyone had to have permits of what their business was and why they were going about it in order to travel around Japan.
[22:22] Jingu Yeu: Officials at checkpoints would often harass onna Bugeisha without respect.
[22:22] Jingu Yeu: During this time, many samurai viewed women only as child bearers.
[22:22] Jingu Yeu: The concept of a woman being fit for warfare was no longer conceivable.
[22:23] Jingu Yeu: The relationship of husband and wife at this time could be described as that to a lord and his vassal.
[22:23] Jingu Yeu: Husbands and wives slept separately and wives were only visited by their husbands for sexual activity.
[22:23] Jingu Yeu: And that, is where shudo came along. . .
[22:24] Jingu Yeu: Men weren't interacting with women very much, and so as a result they began interacting with other men.
[22:24] Jingu Yeu: What could women do about it? Speaking up at a time like this wouldn't have ended well.
[22:24] Miriya Magic is Online
[22:24] Jingu Yeu: Ihara Saikaku even illustrated his philosophies that spoke of women as "Creatures of absolutely no importance," if only to back up the idea that shudo is more acceptable.
[22:25] Jingu Yeu: What is unfair? Despite the social view of women, they were still expected to defend their husbands honor and show solace for death.
[22:25] Jingu Yeu: It was expected at that time for women to look down upon themselves and admit that they were inferior, as well.
[22:25] Jingu Yeu: However, in 1868, during the Boshin war, a woman named Nakano Takeko was recruited to become a leader of a female corps.
[22:26] Jingu Yeu: Her twenty women unit was later referred to as the Joshitai or women's army.
[22:26] Jingu Yeu: She was highly skilled in the Naginata and her and her 20 female comrades battled along side three thousand Aizu samurai in the battle of Aizu.
[22:26] Jingu Yeu: The Hokai temple in Aizu Bangemachi Fukishima contains a monument that was erected in her honor.
[22:27] Jingu Yeu: Also, during the annual Aizu autumn festival, girls wearing hakama and white headbands take part in a procession commemorating the actions of Nakano and her band of female warriors.
[22:27] Jingu Yeu: Bugeisha are commonly associated with Kunoichi, a female Ninja.
[22:28] Jingu Yeu: There is a funny thing about Kunoichi, it is made from the kanji of woman 女.
[22:28] Jingu Yeu: The hiragana kuく makes up the point, while the katana no ノmakes up the curving line and the kanji ichi 一 forms the horizontal stroke.
[22:28] Jingu Yeu: It is said that Kunoichi can be translate to 9 and one, meaning that men have nine orifaces in their bodies and women have one more than men.
[22:29] Jingu Yeu: Ninja are said to be supposed to use each orifice of their bodies in battle. Orifices being the nostrils, eyes, mouth, ears, anus, urethra and for women only, also the genitals.
[22:29] Jingu Yeu: However, there aren’t quite as many famous kunoichi from back in the day, but Kunoichi are more commonly seen in anime than bugeisha.
[22:29] Jingu Yeu: In the modern day, Bugeisha make for interesting characters in anime, comics, games...
[22:30] Jingu Yeu: However, a lot of this I am sure is only within lei of the popularity of samurai or the popularity of women playing more masculine roles.
[22:30] Jingu Yeu: In any case, Bugeisha is a very interesting topic and I only wish that I had known the name long before!
[22:30] Jingu Yeu bows her head with a grin.
[22:30] Jingu Yeu: Arigatou for listening to my research presentation, minna-san.
[22:31] Miriya Magic: cheers
[22:31] Miriya Magic cheers!
[22:31] Jingu Yeu bows respectfully
[22:31] Michiru Melody applauds.
[22:31] HappyQuartz Resident appluads
[22:31] Nix Marabana claps.
[22:31] HappyQuartz Resident applauds
[22:31] Sikuma Nightfire applauds
[22:32] revanx Resident: *nods
[22:32] HappyQuartz Resident: * Bows With Politeness *
[22:32] Miriya Magic: Can we get an encore?
[22:33] Jingu Yeu: An encore?
[22:33] HappyQuartz Resident: Ah sorry i was hitting esc, but i stipped on another key
[22:33] Jingu Yeu: It's okay ^^
[22:33] Jingu Yeu: >.> Umm for my Encore I will... Bow and walk of the stage. Is that okay?
[22:33] Sikuma Nightfire: thats was interesting, what i could listen too before crashing.
[22:33] Hiroko Yokosuka: great research
[22:34] Jingu Yeu bows respectfully

Presentation

Minarai Presentation
Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 04:50:25 GMT

At 10pm Jingu chan will be presenting a research paper on Female Samurai at our lovey market stage. You are all invited to hear her talk on this most intresting subject.

Geisha Lian - Musume

Show

konbanwa !!!
in a short while at 2;30 pm SLT, the geishas of little yoshiwara will be once again performing its weekly wednesday odori . we hope you can join us for this wonderful show. domo

Geisha Michi

Rebuild

konnichi wa,
my apologies, but the pavillion stage in the cherry tree garden will be down a while longer. i took it into my inv, but can't find it now lol. I'll try finding it again tomorrow.

Poems

Cherry Tree, Ueno
Pretty Tree
Heavy with Pink Blossoms
Joyful reminder of
Spring Time



A flock of pink confetti
gathers in the sky
Waiting to fly free....



How difficult it is
to catch a tree in perfect bloom
Time is short



Transcient beauty
its loveliness lives forever
in my memory

Murasaki Kimono Musume❤

Presentation

It give me great pleasure to invite you all...our dearest's patron's of little yoshiwara to join in on SR maiko chise san final presentation about the shinto religion. a indepth look into this fasianting and beautiful religion,Please join us this sunday at 8am slt(04/3/11) and the little yoshiwara ochaya.

Domo Arigatou Murasaki kimono Musume

Odori

♥·.¸·´¯`·.¸.ஐஐ·.¸·´¯`·.¸.♥
Konnichiwa dear patrons,

It is an honour and a pleasure to announce the Little Yoshiwara special Hanami Odori.
Come and join us for a relaxing afternoon of sakura viewing and enjoy the beautiful flowers on stage tonight.
We sincerely hope you can join us and we'd be honored to see you at 4:00 PM at our pavillion stage.

Otano moshimasu~~

Sr.Maiko Chise.
♥·.¸·´¯`·.¸.ஐஐ·.¸·´¯`·.¸.♥

Show

Konnichiwa, dear friends ^^
In about 10 minutes, the ochaya will be opened for some refreshements and conversations. It would be our pleasure if you joined us in this lovely day.
Jr Maiko Kei ^^

Ochaya

Konnichi wa dear patroan's and dear friends...the little yoshiwara ochaya has a special venue for you today. Jr maiko Kei chan will be sharing with us all at 8am slt today on her fasinating report on Sumo wrestling of japan!

Please join us... Domo Arigatou Geisha Murasaki❤

Show

konbanwa dear patrons.
today at 2;30 pm SLT, the geishas of little yoshiwara will be once again performing it weekly wednesday show here at LY pavillion. feel free to join us for a wonderful show. domo
Geisha Michi

Show

♥·.¸·´¯`·.¸.ஐஐ·.¸·´¯`·.¸.♥
Konnichiwa dear patrons,

It is an honour and a pleasure to announce today's show at the pavillion stage.
Come and join us for a relaxing afternoon of flowers, beautiful music and a great atmosphere. ^^
SInce it is spring we're going to talk about flowers.
We hope you can join us and we'd be honored to see you at 5:00 PM.

Otano moshimasu~~

Sr.Maiko Chise.
♥·.¸·´¯`·.¸.ஐஐ·.¸·´¯`·.¸.♥

Contest

konbanwa dear patrons
today at 3 pm SLT, the yoshiwara uji will host a short 1 on 1 katana tournament here at main uji ground. If you want to participate in this tourny, just come down to the uji thank you
Prizes;
winner; L700
second place L300

Show

Konba wa dear patrons and friends

Today show ask the question, Is there innocence left in this world. Please join us as we explore the purity of heart.

We look forward to see you here!

Sr maikoUmeyu

Ochaya

konbanwa dear patrons of Little yoshiwara.

the stars have been shing over us.
the sky could not be brighter.
it's enriched with the beauty of nature.
the beauty of wonder.
once again on this lovely night,
the geishas of little yoshiwara will be openings its ochaya door for our wonderful patrons's entertainment at 7;30 pm SLT. we would be honored if you can join us. domo
Geisha michi

Recruitment

konbanwa honored patrons of Little yoshiwara.

as part of my effort to make more people aware of the wonderful facilities we have here at Little yoshiwara uji dojo , i will holding a recruitment fair this Friday at 9 am SLT to 10 am SLT here at the Uji ground. i will be here on that day to answer any questions or concerns you have about samurai studies here at yoshiwara uji. thank you for your attention.

konbanwa dear all
in order to better preserve the great values and tradtion of yoshiwara Uji dojo, i am putting in place a new required reading lists which i strongly believe that they are the essential for anyone to learn the art of war in general and samurai values. this list will be in the attached notecard. please read carefully. any questions you may have, let me know. thank you
Yoshiwara uji deputy admin

Ochaya

Ohayo Gozaimasu,

We will be opening the ochaya at 7am for you early birds. Please join us for tea and some friendly conversation.

Omatase....

Michiko

Show

konbanwa dear patrons
our wednesday show here at LY pavillion will start in a bit at 3;30 pm SLT. hope you can join us for this special performance. domo
Geisha Michi

konbanwa dear patrons
the birds are singing,
the trees are blossoming,
we have seen the rain,
we have seen the snow,
the beauty of Spring will appear,
and once again the flowers of Little yoshiwara will be performing on its beautiful Pavillion stage this afternoon at 3;30 pm SLT. hope you can join us. domo

Ochaya

Konnich wa Dear patrons,

We will open the ochaya for drinks and general conversations. Finish fast what you are doing and come to relax and watch the time pass. We look forward to see you here!

Sr maiko Umeyu

Ochaya

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Konnichiwa dear patrons,

It is an honour and a pleasure to open the ochaya for you today.
Come and join us for a refreshing cup of tea or sake, a nice chat, beautiful music and a great atmosphere. ^^
On the menu today; Chicken noodles with my own home made sushi. ^^ (don't worry I've not overdone the wasabi this time.)
We hope to see you at 5:30 PM.

Otano moshimasu~~

Sr.Maiko Chise.
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Show

Konnichiwa all
At 2.30pm today in 30minutes.
The geisha of Little Yoshiara will be performing at the Pavilion Stage.
They be telling stories and tales of childern and childhood.
Along with traditional dances and music from Japan.
You are all welcome to come, watch and enjoy this show.

Ochaya

konbanwa Honored Patrons !
the night is young,
yet cherry tree is blossming,
stars are shining,
for this journey has come far to the end,
the grass is never more greener,
yet the wind could never stop.
the ochaya of little yoshiwara will be opening tonight at 7;30 pm SLT for your entertainment, we hope you can join us. domo.
Geisha Michi

New LY Performer's Guide

LY Performer's Guide

Performing can be a wonderful experience. You get to have some fun and you get to represent your okiya. There are some simple rules that need to be followed to ensure order and that the show is of a high quality.

The director is in charge of the show. Even if, for example, a Jr. Maiko is directing and there are Geisha performing, the director has the last word.

The director will inform you what the theme is, and if there are any special requirements.

If you cannot meet the requirements, such as a particular kimono, fans, etc. please contact the director as soon as possible (and not later than 24 hours before). Otherwise, they will assume you will comply with the direction.

You will need to prepare your copy (what you plan to say) at least 24 hours before the show and send it to the director.

They will check it. They will see that it complies with their theme, that it is Japanese or Asian in style, and that it is properly formatted and of appropriate length. Normally your part will last 15 minutes. If this is to be different, the director will have already told you. 40-50 lines are normally what is needed for a 15 minute performance.

If a director needs to, they may ask you to make changes. They do this to ensure their show goes as planned, so there is no need to take it personally if you are asked to make changes or even submit a different tale.

The director must have all this completed 24 hours beforehand. If you do not send your copy in time, they may remind you. If you need help, the director will be pleased to assist.

This is important, because if you do not give the director your copy in time, they may have to replace you.

You must be at the show site, prepared to perform, at least 15 minutes before the show is due to begin, and in contact with the director. If you are late, the director may replace you and, to be fair to the replacement who will probably already be on stage, this is normally something that cannot be reversed.

Sometimes, RL or technical issues will block the best of intentions. Do not be despondent if this happens to you. The director fully understands this can and does happen to us all at times. But if you are replaced, since the show must go on, please accept it graciously.

The director will use a channel other than local chat to direct. Watch carefully for any requests they may make.

Finally, enjoy yourself! You have already done all the hard work - you have prepared your copy, you have dressed appropriately and in accordance with your rank, and now you are performing as a geisha, representing the finest okiya in SL!

New Director's Guide

Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 14:17:02 GMT

As a director of a show, you can have a wonderful opportunity to be creative and manage a performance for the Yoshiwara okiya. There are some simple rules that you need to follow that will help you to put on an orderly, professional show.

Please save the attachment to this notice. It contains vital information all directors will need to read and refer to in future.

Little Yoshiwara Director's Guide

As the director of a show, you have a wonderful opportunity to be creative and manage a performance for the Yoshiwara okiya. There are some simple rules that you need to follow that will help you to put on an orderly, professional show.

If you want to direct, please contact the Events Coordinator. You will be asked for the theme, if there is one, at the time you book a time.

Once this is confirmed, you need to seek out any other performers that you will need. You may do this in individual conversation, okiya group notice etc. Please give priority to minarai and maiko, since they are working hard to complete their promotion cards.

You may use as many performers as you like, there is no set amount, and you may position them on stage as you wish.

You need to have all your performers booked at least 24 hours before a show. If that time approaches and you do not have the performers you need, please contact the Events Coordinator and put out a further okiya notice.

Never cancel a show because you cannot find performers. Instead, contact the Events Coordinator at least 24 hours before so that they can help. You may need to change the format, theme, or the time of the show in order to get the performers you need.

Please keep your performers informed. If you have a special theme, or special requirements, please make sure your performers are fully aware of them.

Always work to have everything you need done completed at least 24 hours before the advertised show is due to begin. This includes the show script and any images and props you intend to use.

Your performers need to give you their copy at least 24 hours in advance. You will need to check it. You will be looking to see that it fits your theme, is formatted and of the appropriate length, is apanese or Asian in style, and has not been told very recently to the best of your knowledge.

As the director, you are ultimately responsible for the show. If a performer does not give you the copy you need, please ask them to make changes, and assist them in fulfilling your needs. Do not be afraid to ask someone of a 'higher' rank than you to make changes - you are the director.

A performer knows they must give you their prepared copy at least 24 hours in advance. Sometimes you may still need to ask for it. If you cannot contact the performer or they cannot give a good reason why the copy cannot be provided in time, you may need to replace the performer.

After you have prepared the full script and checked all the copy provided by performers, and attached it to the director's script, please send a copy to the Events Coordinator.

If you have any issues, inform the Events Coordinator. They will try to help you. If you want to change the time or venue, let the coordinator know well in advance, during the planning stages. The venue and time would not normally be changed after this.

The director should prepare what they intend to say during the show in advance. To Ad Lib is the process of making it up as you go along - please do not do this.

We use -san as a mark of respect, and in the Okiya we may refer to Jr sisters using -chan. A show is a formal event, so it is appropriate to refer to all performers using -san - this is because you are talking to the patrons about your sister, and she is deserving of their respect.

Geisha use geimei. This is a stage name. So, when preparing your script, use the correct geisha name. (for example, Fuki-chan or Fuki-san is wrong when I am on stage). If you are not ad-libbing this should not pose a problem, there should be nothing to remember during the performance - it should already be written down.

Once again: Always work to have everything completed at least 24 hours before the advertised show is due to begin, including sending a copy of the script to the Events Coordinator.

You will want to advertise your show with group notices. You can use they LY patron group, and C:SI News has also agreed to allow our notices. You would normally provide your performers with a copy of the show script.

Ok, showtime! Your performers will be at the event site and ready at least 15 minutes before the show begins. As director, it would be appropriate to be online at least 30 minutes before the show. You will be setting up your backdrop and props and contacting your performers.

If a performer is not in touch with you and not at the show site 15 minutes before, you may need to replace them. Do not leave this to the last minute. If at all possible, you do not want your show to start late!

Sometimes RL or technical issues may affect a performers ability to perform. Always be kindly, it's not their fault. However, the show must go on and so you may have no choice but to replace the performer if they are not in touch with you 15 minutes before the show.

If you do replace a performer and they subsequently arrive just before the show or shortly afterwards, for the sake of order and to be fair to the volunteer replacement, your decision to replace them would normally be final. Performers will understand.

You can use the Okiya group channel to direct performers or set up a conference, or speak in individual IM. Keep everyone well informed and they will be more relaxed.

If anything goes wrong, at at some point it surely will, do not panic. You may need to swap the order of each performance etc but if you have prepared your script well you should be fine.

Show's over, what next? Offer to complete promotion cards, if that is appropriate, and make a note of tips paid to each performer. Do this before they log out :)

Put the tips total on a NC or on the director's NC, and also put the number of patrons in the audience (no names needed) and send it as soon as possible to the Events Coordinator. They will then pass this information on for tips bonuses to be paid out.

Don't forget to leave the venue as you found it - remove props and reset the backdrop.

And that's it, your show was big success! Take a deep breath, relax, and start plans for your next show :)

Ochaya

The ochaya will be open from midnight for an hour. Please join me for some conversation and free refreshments. It is a difficult time right now in Japan, especially Tokyo today, but we can get together, united in our concern.


Geisha Aika

Ochaya

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Konnichiwa dear patrons,

It is my pleasure to open the ochaya for you all at 5:30 PM slt.
Come and join us for a lovely chat, some delicious sake or sake made by our own sisters. ^^
We hope to see you there to have a fun hour of relaxing, chat, laughter, drinking and of course good company. ^_~

Otano Moshimasu~~

Senior Maiko Chise.
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Benefit show

We are all very sad about all the recent events in Japan. We have decided to do a special benefit show, where all tips will be donated to help the thousands of homeless in Japan with supplies and medicines. We welcome your presence at the show and all donations are welcome. We ask you to invite all our friends.

Wednesday-2:30 pm - On stage LY

We count on you to help others.

Prayers

To all my Japanese friends:
From my heart, I'm deeply sorry with the recent tragedy suffered by your people.
Hope you have strength in these difficult times.
You will be in my prayers.
Geisha Himawari

Show

Konnich wa dear Patrons, we will do a big show about Niji or rainbow at hemera Stage in around 20 minutes. Please run for our stage for have some fun at Saturday Night :)


We look forward to see you here

Sr maiko Umeyu

Ochaya

Konnichiwa dear patrons. ^^

At 5pm it will be my pleasure to open the ochaya for you all and share with you an hour of music, chat and laughter.
We will be doing trivia and the 3 most clever people get an amazing reward, this shall be kept a secret so far ^_~.
So please come and join the Geisha, Maiko and Minarai of LY for an hour at the ochaya.
We are looking forward to welcome you all with cups of freshly made tea and sake. ^_^

Otano Moshimasu~

~,., Senior Maiko Chise --- 舞子知世 ,.,~

Ochaya

Ohayo Gozaimasu,

We will be opening the ochaya at 6am for you early birds. Please join us for tea and some friendly conversation.

Omatase....

Michiko

Directors needed

I need Directors for next weeks shows: Sunday LY Pavillion at 2:30pm, Wednesday LY Pavillion at 2:30pm, Friday Asagao Treasures at 6pm and Saturday Hemera at 4pm. P.lease IM me ASAP to grap one of these great shows.

Imouto presentation

Konnichiwa all
Tomorrow, Tuesday 03-08-11, at 2pm, my imouto junior maiko Umeyu chan will be presenting her next presentation.
I hope you come and enjoy a hour in the ochaya with me and Umeyu chan.

Okasan Yoneyu

Show

konbanwa dear patrons
in a short while at 2;30 pm SLT, the geishas of Little yoshiwara will be performing its weekly sunday show here in LY pavillion. hope you can join us. domo

New Uji rules

konbanwa dear friends
After much consideration between Yoshiwara Okiya Obaasan and Yoshiwara uji head sensei Jin Inaka, they decided to appoint me as the new deputy admin for Yoshiwara Uji. i appreciate for their trust in me, and i have high hopes for our great dojo in the near future. in order to start the new administration in a good term, i am establishing some new rules and regulations for Yoshiwara uji. thank you for your attention.

Erikae tonight

it is with great pride to inform you all that our dearest Aika will be having her erikae this weekend. it will take place on march 5th at 11 pm SLT at pavillion stage. Fireworks will be displayed at approximately midnight that day in light of our celebration for our newest Geisha. Please join us for this special event and come support Geisha Aika! domo ^^
Geisha Michi

Show

konbanwa dear patrons
tonight at 7:30 pm SLT the ochaya will be opening its door for one hour for your Friday night entertainment. we hope you can join us for some fresh tea, couple wonderful tales, great music. .hope you can join us. domo
Geisha michi

Erikae

konnichiwa dearest friends
it is with great pride to inform you all that our dearest Aika will be having her erikae this weekend. it will take place on march 5th at 11 pm SLT at pavillion stage.this is a wonderful time in a maiko's career,it marks her graduation from the days of maiko into the skilled artist she is now. please join us for this special event and show your support to our newest geisha! fireworks will be displayed at this special event .Ookini arigatou san dosu!

Hina-matsuri show tomorrow

Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 00:56:37 GMT

Do to the nature of the show I would like everyone to be online before 30 minutes before the show to organize everything. This is a big show and we need to look our best :)

Ochaya open in 10 minutes

Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 22:25:08 GMT

Konnichiwa all.

we will open the ochaya for drink some tea and general conversation in 10 minutes. We hope see you here.

Jr maiko Umeyu

Erikae

konnichiwa dearest friends
it is with great pride to inform you all that our dearest Aika will be having her erikae this weekend. it will take place on march 5th at 11 pm SLT at pavillion stage.this is a wonderful time in a maiko's career,it marks her graduation from the days of maiko into the skilled artist she is now. please join us for this special event and show your support to our newest geisha! fireworks will be displayed at this special event .Ookini arigatou san dosu!

Performers needed

I still need people for today's 2:30 LY Pavillion Show. Theme is Korea and either a Korean Hanbok or a Red Kimono will be fine. IM me ASAP for a spot in it

Geisha Lian

Dragon show

Konbanwa

Dear Patrons and friends today at 2.30 we will do a great show about 'Dragons'.So cancel all you another events for 2:30 and come enjoy the bests stories about this importants figures in filk beliefs.
Please use the lM to get to Joh's party paradise

I'm looking forward to see you here.

Show

Konbanwa

Dear Patrons and friends tomorrow we will do a great show about 'Dragons'. Cancel all you another events for 2:30 and come enjoy the bests stories about this importants figures in filk beliefs.

I'm looking forward to see you here.

Ochaya

Open at 8 today...

Showtime

Konnichiwa Minna-san, The geisha of Little Yishiwara have fault the vicious Linden bugs to prepare for you this wonderful show about the mysterous of magic.

Let us weave an enchantment of song and dance for you as we present you an afternoon of wonder. We will begin at 3PM and We hope you will join us

Midnight at the ochaya

It's that scary time of the week again when we gather at the Little Yoshiwara ochaya and share tales, good company and fine tea and sake.

I do hope you can join us.

Geisha Aika

Ochaya open

Komban wa dear patron's of little yoshiwara...it's give us pleasure to open the ochya in 10 min's for you.
Please join us for good conversation and refreshment's (sake,tea,ume bushi)

Domo Arigatou Murasaki kimono * Geisha * ¸.•*❤❤❤

Show tonight

theme is heads of state...

Show moved

Konnichiwa minna-san do to a few techical problems we have to move our saturday show to our lovely market stage at Little Yoshiwara. We would like for you to join us this evening for a special show featuring the newly appointed Maiko Umeyu.

The show start soon.

Show

konnichi wa,
Today the lovely Yoshiwara Geisha will be performing at Asagao at 6pm for our regular Friday show.
We hope we can share your company for an hour of relaxing music, fine tales from old Japan, and an hour of repose and culture.

Geisha Xuemei

Sakura restaurant visit

Oishikatta desu...

Ochaya performance

Konnichiwa all
At 2.00pm today, in the Ochaya.
We are proud to present our newest junior maiko Umeyu.
Please come and enjoy the ochaya
and a short story and piece from Junior maiko Umeyu.

Ochaya open

Komban wa dear patron's of little yoshiwara...the ochya is now open for sake and entertianment! please come and let the flowers of little yoshiwara bloosem for you this evening

Domo arigatou Geisha murasaki kimono

Ochaya

Konbanwa honorable patrons. By popula demand the Little Yoshiwara ochaya will open from midnight for late night entertaining.

Sake and tea is available and there will be ghost stories and scary tales.

Special presentation

konbanwa dear patrons
tonight at 9 pm SLT , our wonderful Senior Maiko Fuki will be presenting her report on the difference between "Geisha/Geiko" . hope you can join us for this special presentation. domo


Geisha michi

Geisha Odori at LY pavillion

konbanwa dear patrons
in about 30 minutes at 2;30 pm SLT, the geishas of Little Yoshiwara will be performing a wonderful show today
hope you can join us . domo

Geisha Michi

Ochaya

konbanwa dear patrons
tonight at 7;30 pm SLT i will host a special ochaya opening, during which we will have the chance to hear the Haiku of the top three places winners from last month's Haiku contest in the ochaya. please feel free to join us on this beautiful Friday night for this wonderful event.
Ookini arigatou san dosu!
Geisha Michi

Haiku reading this Friday

Ohayō gozaimasu!
this Friday at 7;30 pm SLT i will be hosting a special ochaya opening , we will be doing a short reading of the haiku from the top three places winners from the Haiku contest last month. hope you can join us this Friday to enjoy some interesting Haiku.

Ookini arigatou san dosu
Geisha Michi

Ochaya opening

Ohayō gozaimasu!
this Friday at 7;30 pm SLT i will be hosting a special ochaya opening , we will be doing a short reading of the haiku from the top three places winners from the Haiku contest last month. hope you can join us this Friday to enjoy some interesting Haiku.

Ookini arigatou san dosu
Geisha Michi

Ochaya closed

Do to some remodeling as well as RL issues, The Little Yoshiwara Ochaya is close for it's regular 6PM invitation. Please forgive our dust and everything should be cleared by our 12AM Spooky Tuesday Midnight Ochaya.

I deeply apologize and Hope you all come tomorrow where you can see if you can beat the Janken master :)

Ochaya

Konnichiwa patrons and friends
At the ochaya at 2pm in 3hours time.
Our minarai Pablyne chan will be doing a presentation on 47 Ronin.
So do come and support her.

Geisha Yoneyu

Show

konbanwa !

once a samurai said this "“Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death”. there is some truth in that, but you cannot stop missing the loved ones who had passed away. for this reason, we present this show to you this afternoon at 2;30 pm SLT here in LY pavillion. hope you can join us for this special performance. domo

Haiku contest

Konbanwa dear patrons.
first of all i want to thank all who has sent me their haiku entries for the Januaray Haiku contest. after much discussion and debates, we have decided on the contest winners as follows.

First place : Yoshiko Lotus & wender Lorefield

Second place: Saphire Jinn ,
StrictDaddy Dreadlow

Third place: Dott Dash , Lezlie Latte

Fourth Place: Zarah Svoboda, Afrodite sands, Blue Myanamotu

and finally our honorable mention : Ray22Ten Rotaru . thank you all Geisha Michi

Konbanwa !
this is in related to the Haiku contest winners last notice. please be patient with me, i will send out all the prizes sometimes next week. Friday the latest. please be patient with me. also i just want to let everyone know the purpose of this event is not about competition, but to put your imagination to work. thank you all again.

Geisha Michi

Presentation

Konnichi wa dear patrons of little yoshiwara and happy new year! =^.^= it gives me such pleasure to tell you that my lastest imouto Kei chan (thestubborn) has studied hard on a fasinating presentation for you all to enjoy about *DEITIES OF JAPAN* Please join us on sunday (2/6) at 9am in the ly ochaya.

Domo Arigatou Murasaki Kimono Geiko❤

CNY show

In 30minutes at our new venue, a change from the orignal stage.
We be holding our Chinese new year show.
So please come and enjoy music, dance and stories from the far east.

Show

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Konnichiwa Minna-san ^_^

The Geisha of Little Yoshiwara cordially invite you to come and join us for an afternoon of dance,music,conversation and stories!
Where? In our own Japanese theatre at Hemera
When? at 05:00PM PST

We sincerely hope to welcome you at the grand opening of this wonderful stage. ^_^

Tanoshimi ni imasu.
Ookini san dosu~~

Senior Maiko Chise.
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Pavillion show

konbanwa dear patrons.
this afternoon at 2;30 pm SLT here in LY pavillion, the yoshiwara okiya will be performing its weekly wednesday show.. hope you can join us.
domo
Geisha Michi

Ochaya

Dear patrons of little yoshiwara..it give me such pleasure to open the little yoshiwars ochaya this morning for you all...Please come and enjoy the flowers of little yoshiwara and enjoy stories and light coversation.

domo arigatou murasaki san ¸.•*❤❤❤

Ochaya

Konnichwa minna-san ^_^ on request the Ochaya shall be open for an hour ^_^ so come and enjoy yourself this evening in the company of our lovely geisha. We will be serving tea, sake and many more drinks. Also for the ones still hungry there's a special menu ^^

ookini arigatou

Senior maiko Chise. ^^

Sunday show

konbanwa dear patrons
tomorrow at 2 pm SLT , the yoshiwara okiya will be performing its weekly sunday afternoon show here at LY pavillion stage. hope you can join us. tea and sake will be served. Domo

Geisha Michi

Japanese exams to mark, grrrrrrrrr

Haiku last call

Ohayou gozaimasu!
today is the last day of our Haiku contest in the ochaya, we will continue accepting contest entires throughout the day today until midnight . please send in your haiku enntires as soon as possible if you still like to take part in this contest, the theme is animal, nature and trees . have fun writing !

Ookini arigatou san dosu!
Geisha Michi

Erikae

Konnichiwa dearest friends,
It is with a great sense of pride that inform you our dearest Michizono (Lucy1028 Chun) will be having her Eri-Kae. It will take place tonight at 5pm slt. Eri-kae is a very special time in a Maiko's career. Showing her graduation from a young maiko san, into a gracefully refined and skilled woman of the arts! Please join us for this special day and give your support to our newest Geisha! Otano moshimasu!

Wednesday show

konnichiwa dear patrons
today at 2;30 pm SLT here at LY pavillion, the Yoshiwara okiya will be performing its weekly wednesday show. we have a special show for you this afternoon, hope you can join us.

Ookini arigatou san dosu!

Geisha Michi

Erikae

Konnichiwa dearest friends,
It is with a great sense of pride that inform you our dearest Michizono (Lucy1028 Chun) will be having her Eri-Kae. It will take place on the 27th at 5pm slt. Eri-kae is a very special time in a Maiko's career. Showing her graduation from a young maiko san, into a gracefully refined and skilled woman of the arts! Please join us for this special day and give your support to our newest Geisha! Otano moshimasu!

Haiku contest

Ohayou gozaimasu!

as many of you already know, i am hosting a Haiku contest in the ochaya this month. the deadlines for contest entires is fast approaching. If you haven't send in your Haiku yet but want to take part in the contest, please send me your entires right away. have fun writing !
Ookini arigatou san dosu !
Geisha Michi

Exhibit

Dear patrons,

I forward this announcement that the exhibit "Body & Soul" is on display, currently.

This exhibit cases the works of "Pan Yuliang," a Chinese prostitute turned artist who was the first women to paint in the western way after studying in Paris into the 20th century. (Controversal, yes.)

I recommend you find time to visit during your SL adventures. Her works are very nice and the hosts explain her story. One woman is playing a chinese instrument live. :)

Happy exploring.
Sr. Maiko Ikiko

Asagao show

konbanwa Mina san !
in about 30 minutes at 6 pm SLT, the yoshiwara okiya will be performing its weekly Friday night show here at asagao treasure. this week we will be talking about cherry trees. tea and sake will be served . hope to see you there. domo !

Geisha Michi

Friday show

konnichiwa dear patrons
Tomorrow night at 6 in asagao treasure, the yoshiwara okiya will be performing with its weekly Friday night show. we will be talking about cherry tree and iceberg this week, hope you can join us. tea and sake will be served. in addtion, special icecakes prepared by me, michi san will be served to the first 5 patrons who get to asagao treasure before show. domo
Michizono

Shop opens on Saturday

A long road!!!!!

Back from Bristol

Had a power cut so all computers dead!

Off to Bristol...

Show

konnichiwa dear patrons
in about 15 minutes , The yoshiwara okiya will be performing its weekly sunday show here at LY pavillion, we have a special performance in place for you this afternoon, hope you can join us. domo ^^
Senior Maiko Hatsu

Promotion of Hatsuko(Lucy1028) chan

Konnichiwa Sisters
A busy week this is for us.
Once again I ask you to vote on Hatsuko(Lucy1028) chan to be promoted to geisha.
Can only the geisha and senior members contact me on this please.
Please let me know asap, cookies accepted

Okasan Yoneyu

Becoming geisha...

Friday, 14 Jan 2011 05:25:18 GMT

Please enjoy❤
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrDGTUm2vBc

New Promotion cards

Friday, 14 Jan 2011 17:44:46 GMT

I would like to remind all of you that we are now only using the promotion cards based on the credit system.
Please hand in your promotion cards to me and i will give you the new ones if you haven't already changed the cards yourself.
And please indicate if you helped or hosted in Ochaya, and if you directed or performed in shows.
Domo arigatou gozaimasu.
Rui Moriguchi (Umisei)

ochaya open

Konnichiwa all
At 6.30am we be opening the ochaya for some little refreshment of tea or sake.
In the company of the geisha of Little Yoshiwara.
So enjoy the next hour of chat, music and traditional entertainment.

Geisha Yoneyu

Show time

Konnichiwa minna-san we have a wonderful show planned for today. As we be showing off three of the freshly minted Minarai who has worked hard in their lessons to be ready to debue for you today. These talented Minarai will like to share with you what they learn. So come on down and cheer them on.

Show time will be 2:30 PM SLT today, Bring cookies :)

Alien invasion

Trip to the museum http://www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk/AlienInvasion.htm

Rules

konbanwa dear patrons.
this is regarding the haiku contest in ochaya notice i sent out yesterday. in this notice, i just want to set some standard rules for the contest.

1 one entry to the contest for each person.
2the theme is nature, animal, trees, but related ideas will work too.
3 no late entry will be accepted, all contest entries will be due at midnight on 1/28/11.

4can't use outside sources, it has to be written by you alone.

thank you . Senior maiko Hatsu

konbanwa dear patrons
the Haiku contest in the ochaya for January has started ! please feel free to send me your haiku as you finished them, but please remember each person can only enter a maximum of 3 entires of haiku into the contest. I will host a special ochaya opening one week after 1/28/11, during which we will read out loud the top three best haiku entires. have fun writing!
also, please keep all the words appropriate for general public, no curse words please, no swearing, .

Haiku contest

konnichiwa dear patrons
i am hosting a Haiku contest for this month . the themes are nature, animals, and trees. the final entries will be due at the LY ochaya on the last Friday of this month on 1/28/11. the final awards places will be determined by three judges(senior geishas) from Yoshiwara okiya. First place will be award L1500. second place will be award L800. third place will be award L400. have fun ! let the writing start ! ^^ please send all contest entries to Senior Maiko Hatsu (lucy1028 chun).

Show

sunday show at LY pavillion
Sunday, 09 Jan 2011 21:49:36 GMT

konnichiwa dear patrons and Friends
in about 40 minutes at 2;30 pm SLT here at LY pavillion, the Yoshiwara Okiya will be performing its weekly sunday show. we hope you can join us for this wonderful performance. domo

Senior Maiko Hatsu

HAIR & MAKE-UP CLASS + Presentation

Konnichi wa sister's... I will doing my hair & make-up class sunday at 9am slt 1/9/11. A extensive and glamorous ¸.•❤ look into the secret styles of the maiko & geiko's! ¸.•*❤❤

Please join me domo arigatou ¸.•*❤❤❤

Geiko Murasaki Kimono .,¡i ¹i¡¡i¹ i¡,.
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Junior maiko Fuki's presentation-Sunday
Sunday, 09 Jan 2011 00:21:38 GMT

konbanwa Dear Patrons and Friends

tomorrow at 8 pm SLT here in LY ochaya, my imooto Junior Maiko Fuki Heian will be presenting her research paper on "Ghost in japanese folktales". hope you can join us for this special event. domo

Senior Maiko Hatsu

Presentation

Dear Patrons and Sisters!
In 30 minutes I will give a presentation on The concept of Asian Horror in Film at the ochaya in Little Yoshiwara.
You all are invited to stop by and listen, and enjoy a hot cup of tea at this early hour!

Jr. Maiko Umisei

Event

Ohayogozaimasu!

There's a special event taking place today! Jr. Maiko Michiru will be presenting a report on Rakugo: Traditional Japanese comedic storytelling. This will take place today at Little Yoshiwara's Kabuki theater at 12:00pm SLT. All are welcome, just be sure to bring your sense of humor!

Otano Moushimasu!

Okasan and profiles

Thursday, 06 Jan 2011 16:04:06 GMT

Dear sisters
As you well know I have been given the okasan post at this wonderful okiya.
I like to thank those that have said many good words to me.
So on another note can you please change your profile to reflect me as the okasan please.
Free cookies for all

Okasan Yoneyu

Midnight at the Ochaya

The ochaya will open between 11.30 and 12.30 for Midnight at the Ochaya, good sake and tea, good company, and ghostly stories.

I hope you can come and be entertained by the geisha of Little Yoshiwara.

Maiko Fuki

back to work...

Konnichiwa
We be opening the tea house in 30minutes for a hour long relaxing with the geisha of Little Yoshiwara.
We have tea and saki.
Along with some chat and music from the geisha.
So you are welcome to come and visit

Geisha Yoneyu

back to work...

New white kimono

a freebie...

New white kimono

New year show

At 2:30pm on our Market Stage the Geisha of LY will be preforming a special New Years show. All are invited to attend this special show

Geisha Lian

time for some cleaning...

Lazy day

but a bit of shop cleaning...