It is one of the facilities called `` Kaburenjo '' where performances by Geisha and Maiko in Kyoto are held. The opening ceremony was held.
The opening ceremony was held at the "Gion Kobu Kaburenjo" in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, and about 600 people were invited, including those who cooperated in the renovation.
Among them, Living National Treasure Yachiyo Inoue performed the celebratory dance Yamato Bumi at the head of the Japanese dance "Kyomai Inoue" where geisha and maiko from Gion Kobu are learning. rice field.
In addition, 22 geisha clapped and sang in unison, and there was a performance of teuchi, as well as a dance performed by maiko.
The Gion Kobu Kaburenjo was built in 1913 and has been popular as a venue for the Miyako Odori for many years.
It is also a registered tangible cultural property of the country, but more than 100 years after its construction, due to its lack of earthquake resistance, it was closed in 2016 and renovated three years ago (2020). I was in construction.
The exterior and interior of the new Kaburenjo are almost the same as before, but the pillars and beams have been reinforced with steel frames to improve earthquake resistance.
Ms. Yachiyo Inoue of Kyomai Inoue said, "Today was the first time and everyone was unfamiliar, but I hope that everyone will gather in a new place and become a place to meet."
At this new Kaburenjo, the Gion Kobu dance performance "Miyako Odori" will be held in April this year for the first time in seven years.