Our Home, Aosagi - Part 1

Just over a month ago, I attempted to start a series of posts concerning the different locations that Shinmachi calls home or holds performances. This post will restart that series beginning with Our Home, Aosagi - Part One.

From the words of Ookuma-sama, the Daimyo of Aosagi, the sim is themed as a region of Japan in the Edo period (1603-1868 AD). It is designed to support a number of cultural, educational and roleplay groups for the benefit of all. Aosagi is divided into four regions: Gion Kobu Hanamachi, Minato Machi, Ronin no Kuni and Shiro Yama. The next post in this series will look more around Aosagi as a region, but for now we will focus on the area we call home.

The Yukaku Ryukin building, a gift from Ookuma-sama

The Yukaku Ryukin building is a two-level building; the bottom floor is reserved for entertainment and contains our ozashiki room. In the hallway leading to our ozashiki room, you will find a board with the names of all the courtesans in our group. Upstairs is our meeting area, changing space and a private room for formal ceremonies.

The outdoor stage designed by Jinchi-san

The ozashiki room is rather...intimate and not the best place for large formal events. Pictured above is our large outdoor stage, which the kabuki actors utilize for the performances needing more space. As I mentioned above, our next post will look at the larger region of Aosagi. I hope you enjoyed this series restart!