Important Notice from Matsubaya

This is an important notice sent out by Okaa san Shuryukihime today that's for everyone, and not just us in Matsubaya.

If you have any questions you can contact us both in world.

-Higurashi

Schedule for Matsubaya performances/classes and festivities

**Fri Aug 31st Blue Moon Celebration/Furry day 2pm SLT, traditional Japanese wear and fur is encouraged but not mandatory. There will be performances and  random fun! Get your Fur on! OOC/IC is optional for those that RP all the time IC and those that don't . This is a day to chillax. ^^

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**Saturday Sept 1st at 9pm SLT My new shinzo Ume chan will perform her debut dance she will perform 大鷺弟 Dai Sagi Otouto "The Egret Brother" tale. Please join us and show her your support! Tips are welcome!

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Class for Matsubaya players:  I will be having a class coming up shortly on Otsukimi Matsuri and talk about it's history and traditions and other information. For my players this will be important for your training experiences. This also will be fun! 

And to sweeten the pot,  I will be posting actual traditional recipes that are made for this occasion. Will post on club blog and possibly hand out NC's to attendees. So please come! Sister houses/ageya/yukaku welcome to attend please NC or IM me if you are interested.

TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED

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**Sunday Sept 23rd starting at 2pm SLT  O-tsukimi  Matsuri (or Jugoya also known as 'Chuushuu-no-meigetsu' ) "Moon Viewing" festival 

TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED.

Traditional Japanese garb a must. Matsubaya will perform as well.  Okaasan Shurayukihime will perform Tsuki no Usagi  (月の兎or月のウサギ) Tale of the Rabbit in the Moon. (TBA)

*possible oiran/kagema auction (TBA) *need participants!

*I need a list of all Matsubaya players that want to particpate and perform. For my new shinzo and kamuro and kagema: I highly recomend that you girls/guys participate for your training experiences. 

*Any okaasan of sister ageyas/yukakus please let me know if you and any of your girls would like to participate. IM or NC me asap. Theme for stories/dances will be moon related, and they may be traditional tales, legends, and waka poetry and hiku or something of your own.

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Also coming up in September my newest kagema, Ryoichiro Ichikawa, (Ryo-kun)  will be performing his debut show, possibly an actual kabuki play. We all look forward to what ever he decides!  (TBA)

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Chochin Festival " Lantern Festival" Community Event

October 19th - 21st, 2012

**Matsubaya will perform Tales from the Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things  (ghost stories) adapted from the original Heian era' Konjaku Monogatarishū' (今昔物語集 lit. Anthology of Tales from the Past) by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn  

Performances will be at Suigetsu Hanamachi

*Many festivities planned by sister yukaku/ageya and Matsubaya 

booths

oiran douchu

dance and poetry 

ghost tales

Taiko performance

Japanese games

Ghost House Visitation ( maybe in Bakumatsu)

TIMES/LMs TO BE ANNOUNCED

*there will be multiple performances form the oiran community around SL and there will be a Oiran Douchu Friday Oct 19th (Time TBA)

Traditional Japanese garb is the dress for patrons and players alike

* Matsubaya players only: If any of my peeps wish to submit ideas for booths or games (and if you want to run one),  and or build floats or know those that can do Japanese festival floats please let me know. Also let me know who wants to participate and perform besides Futsu sama, Higu chan and myself as we will be doing so. Our theme for our performances are from the Kwaidan. If you need help in research contact me. I will nerd our shinzo and kamuro for sure for the oiran douchu to attend Higu chan as she struts her stuff! I or one of the kagema will accompany her as the male attendant.

*Suigetsu will perform MIMI-NASHI-HOICHI " Hoichi the Earless" from the Kwaidan, so, no one take that one! LOL

If anyone has questions/needs help/ideas/wants to participate please let me know!

Domou Arigatou Gozaimasu

Matsubaya Okaasan, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Shurayukihime)

    

It's been awhile since I updated the blog. But there is good news. News that should have been posted a while ago, but eh it happens.

Matsubaya has two new Kamuro, Fuyu  and Miyoko. Seeing them together with Kamuro Momoirobara makes me want to take them all in to a great big hug and squeeze the life out of them.

Also, Shinzo Umetsuki will be having her debut on September 1st at 9pm SLT on Suigetsu's lovely stage. I can't wait to see he dancing again, shining like the star she is. All of our girls are stars. One day they will all shine together.


-Higurashi

                                            My new Kamuro, Miyoko Chan

                                       Okaa san's new Kamuro Fuyu Chan

                     A group picture with Miyoko chan on my left, and Fuyu chan on my right

Oiran Dochu- Umbrella & Kimono

Over the last few months, I've come to realize that, no matter how much I search for these things, items for the Oiran dochu, and no where to be found in SL. So, i decided to reach out and make a start in getting some of these items made. First on my list is the umbrella the men carry, and the actual kimono they wear, as I've not found anything close enough to it. I've already posted a request for the umbrella in the community forms, so I'm just waiting to hear back from someone, anyone who's up to the task. Hopefully It'll not break my wallets to have it made.... if any of you know some skilled builders/scriptes/animators, please send them my way, as it's one of my goals to see some of these things made.

Chibi Tayuu - Red Ink

My pen to my drawing tablet recently went missing so the tablet itself is useless until i can buy another one. BUT I did recently do two more pictures. I find I have a fondness for red.
And I know the kanzashi isn't very traditional, but I like to be creative with my hair ornaments. If there were things like this in SL you can be sure I'd be wearing them!

Matsubaya's Fisrt Obon

Obon has been a wonderful experience for all of us in Matsubaya who were able to attend this past weekends festivities. Seeing as it's been my first experience with Obon ever, i was really excited to be able to particapate in the many different Okiya's festivities honoring our ancestors and guiding them back to heave with the lighting of lanterns. I was able to go to many places, meet many new people from the geisha community, met up with friends and got to spend time with my brothers and sister of our Ageya. I have to admit, that sending of my lanterns as the days settled into night, watching them float on the waters gleaming surface, I shed tears as I remembered my Obaa chan who's image has long since faded from my mind. She was a wonderful women, and I'm sad to have only known her at such a young age.
Every Okiya had something different, but the yagura dancing was the best! We have our own yagura stage set up in Matsubaya, but since our director of the festival has come down with a cold, our Obon may not go quite as we had planned. Still I hope to do something for Obon, we should celebrate as well.

I look forward to new festivals and Obon next year, as this is one festival I've thoroughly enjoyed. To everyone who made it possible, I thank you for the fun times I've had over the weekend.

      The end of Friday night's festivities, the Matsubaya group had a few of it's members together.

                                          Mitsuhana Okiya Multi-Okiya Odori

                                                 I'm a fan of Taiko drums ^^

             Tsukihana chan is playing with a few others of Mitsuhana Okiyam she looked so pretty
                                                          and concentrated

                                                              Little Oona chan

                               Mako chan is doing rather well! Look at that epic stretch.

                                      It was a wonderful show, everyone did so well!

Shiraito-No-Taki Hanamachi Tour 

                                 Yagura dancing at Gion Higashi, Mitsuhana Okiya

                                 Ryoichiro Ichikawa, Matsubaya Kagema/Taikomochi

                        Preparing myself in my mirror for the Four Seasons show in Hosoi

                                                      Four Season - Spring

                                                      Four Seasons - Summer

                                              Four Seasons - Summer Winds

                                                Four Seasons - Spring Love

                                                 Four Seasons - Summer rain

   These next two pictures were taken by our Kagema Ryoichiro kun. Such a lovely eye for detail

                                                        Four Seasons - Fall

                                                 Four Seasons - Winter

        Yagura dancing at Miyagawacho, hanafusa Okiya, the hunt afterwards was SO much fun.

                      Fireworks with Okaa san Kikuyuu, & Minaari Hikaru of Hanafusa and
                                                Matsubaya Kagema Ryoichiro

                                            Miyagawacho lighting of the lanterns

                                                 Kikuyuu san set off fireworks

 Matsubaya's Lead Kagema, my Onii chan Futsunishi, came and joined us while Ryo kun told a        
                                                        ghost story, Scary!!!

                                                               Ooooooo Oni!!!!

 I was only able to get this one picture of me, Umetsuki chan and Momoirobara chan during the
                                         beginning of the Karyukai Okiya Bon Odori

 Satnding with Tsukihana of Mitsuhana Okiya and my Kamuro Momo chan while we wait for the
                                                                     floats

                                                       And there they are!

                                                       One after the other...

                                                             And dancing!!

                                           The closing fireworks were lovely.

                                Sitting with my dear friend and my sweet Momo chan

                                        Afterwards we all went to the Sake House.

Higurashi