{"id":1078,"date":"2022-01-31T14:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T05:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/?post_type=messages&#038;p=1078"},"modified":"2023-01-19T14:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:11:42","slug":"greetings-from-the-outskirts-of-kyoto-vol-16","status":"publish","type":"messages","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/messages\/1078\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings from the Outskirts of Kyoto vol.16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1073\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1073\" src=\"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/202201-\uff4d01-01-700x464.jpeg\" alt=\"\u4e09\u5473\u7dda\u5f3e\u304d\u3068\u821e\u5993\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/202201-\uff4d01-01-700x464.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/202201-\uff4d01-01-245x162.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/202201-\uff4d01-01-490x325.jpeg 490w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/202201-\uff4d01-01.jpeg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shamisen player with <em>maiko<\/em>: From the Early Photographs of Japan Database. Nichibunken Collection.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Kyoto styles itself as a historical city, yet few of its traditional streetscapes remain. Most districts have been overrun by new buildings and contemporary commercialized housing.<\/p>\r\n<p>To those who express disappointment at these developments, I often recommend a visit to the <em>kagai<\/em> areas where geisha and <em>maiko<\/em> live, in neighborhoods like Gion or Kamishichiken. In these areas, visitors can still see the elegant and refined streetscapes of old.<\/p>\r\n<p>Nor is that all. Geisha and <em>maiko<\/em> stroll around the streets dressed in kimono. They have played the shamisen and danced traditional Japanese <em>buy\u014d<\/em>. <em>Maiko<\/em> arrange their hair into traditional women\u2019s hairstyles. The <em>kagai<\/em> are the only places where this way of life survives.<\/p>\r\n<p>For those who are serious about studying Japanese culture, going to places like Gion is indispensable, even for native Japanese researchers. My own belief is that it is essential to maintain close coverage of the geisha and <em>maiko<\/em>. However, it is impossible to pay their fees with public funds. It also seems that the prevailing public opinion takes a dim view of researchers visiting the geisha districts.<\/p>\r\n<p>To be honest, I am abandoning hope for the genuine practice of Japanese cultural studies.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1077,"template":"","message_category":[23],"class_list":["post-1078","messages","type-messages","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","message_category-serialization-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/messages\/1078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/messages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/messages"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"message_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/message_category?post=1078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}