Posts Tagged ‘Kyoto’
Plum Blossoms, Green Tea, and Pretty Geisha – Ume Matsuri at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto
August 9th, 2010 | 
Author: To celebrate plum blossoms and Tenjin-sama, the god of learning, a festival is held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto where geisha serve visitors matcha green tea. Since it was my birthday I thought I would have tea with those geisha as one does. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is a beautiful shrine especially during Plum Blossom season and when the geisha come but it hides a dark past of political manipulation, fear, guilt, and the need for appeasement of a vengeful spirit.
Tags: geisha, japan, japanese-culture, Kyoto, plum-blossoms, green tea
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