#douchu

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August 1, 2017: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, taking part in Hassaku Dochu (八朔道中) dressed in all-white kitsuke.

During the Edo period, daimyos and hatamotos would visit the shogun dressed in ceremonial white katabira and hakama to praise the founding of the Tokugawa shogunate on the 1st day of the 8th month. As a way of thanking the Tokugawa for permitting the creation of the yukaku (licensed pleasure quarters), tayuu and oiran would mimic the samurai class by wearing light hemp shiromuku and parading with full retinue around the quarter.

As they use to do during New Years, each courtesan would present a set of sake cups to each of the tea-houses. Each sake cup was inscribed with the crest of the courtesan, and each set was packed in a tiny box of kiri (paulownia) wood on which was written the courtesan's name and the name of the house to which she belonged. The tradition of Hassaku would also become popular with geisha as a way to give thanks to the various teahouses for their patronage.

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August 1, 2018: A kamuro of Suehiro okiya taking part in Hassaku Dochu (八朔道中) and having been presented with a bowl of refreshing noodles at the Kokoya restaurant.

During the Edo period, daimyos and hatamotos would visit the shogun dressed in ceremonial white katabira and hakama to praise the founding of the Tokugawa shogunate on the 1st day of the 8th month. As a way of thanking the Tokugawa for permitting the creation of the yukaku (licensed pleasure quarters), tayuu and oiran would mimic the samurai class by wearing light hemp shiromuku and parading with full retinue around the quarter.

As they use to do during New Years, each courtesan would present a set of sake cups to each of the tea-houses. Each sake cup was inscribed with the crest of the courtesan, and each set was packed in a tiny box of kiri (paulownia) wood on which was written the courtesan's name and the name of the house to which she belonged. The tradition of Hassaku would also become popular with geisha as a way to give thanks to the various teahouses for their patronage.

This year, Aoi-tayuu has released the names of the various locations she thanks for their patronage and are shown in the map above. They include:

A. Sumiyoshi-Jinja Shrine (住吉社)

B. Shimabara Oomon (島原大門)

C. Wachigaiya (輪違屋)

D. Sumiya (角屋)

E. Kinse Ryokan (きんせ)

F. Yu No Yado Shoei Ryokan (松栄)

G. Kokoya (虎々屋)

H. Shiori Cafe (詩織)

I. Otobun (乙文)

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August 1, 2018: Two kamuro of Suehiro okiya taking part in Hassaku Dochu (八朔道中) dressed in white-based kitsuke.

During the Edo period, daimyos and hatamotos would visit the shogun dressed in ceremonial white katabira and hakama to praise the founding of the Tokugawa shogunate on the 1st day of the 8th month. As a way of thanking the Tokugawa for permitting the creation of the yukaku (licensed pleasure quarters), tayuu and oiran would mimic the samurai class by wearing light hemp shiromuku and parading with full retinue around the quarter.

As they use to do during New Years, each courtesan would present a set of sake cups to each of the tea-houses. Each sake cup was inscribed with the crest of the courtesan, and each set was packed in a tiny box of kiri (paulownia) wood on which was written the courtesan's name and the name of the house to which she belonged. The tradition of Hassaku would also become popular with geisha as a way to give thanks to the various teahouses for their patronage.

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August 1, 2018: The kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, before taking part in Hassaku Dochu (八朔道中) where they work on their summer break homework assignments. On the left, 3rd grader Kotono-kamuro (琴乃) and, on the right, 2nd grader Yuina-kamuro (唯愛).

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August 1, 2017: Aoi-tayuu (葵太夫), and her kamuro, of Suehiro okiya, taking part in Hassaku Dochu (八朔道中). 

During the Edo period, daimyos and hatamotos would visit the shogun dressed in ceremonial white katabira and hakama to praise the founding of the Tokugawa shogunate on the 1st day of the 8th month. As a way of thanking the Tokugawa for permitting the creation of the yukaku (licensed pleasure quarters), tayuu and oiran would mimic the samurai class by wearing light hemp shiromuku and parading with full retinue around the quarter. 

As they use to do during New Years, each courtesan would present a set of sake cups to each of the tea-houses. Each sake cup was inscribed with the crest of the courtesan, and each set was packed in a tiny box of kiri (paulownia) wood on which was written the courtesan's name and the name of the house to which she belonged. The tradition of Hassaku would also became popular with geisha as a way to give thanks to the various teahouses for their patronage.

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