Anniversary Celebration Recap, Part 1

This past week, we were honored to celebrate the beginning of our seventh year of operations in Second Life and to debut our new location in Keisei. While we continue to pack our furnishings and move into our new land (which is amazing, special thanks to Dow-sama for literally moving mountains for us!), you can see a recap of our celebration below.

Fireworks Odori
We began the celebration with a bang, and held our fireworks odori in the theater at Keisei.

Kaguyama-san, Lead Tayuu of Yuugana Fuji, performs
a solo as part of the fireworks odori.

A shot of all four dancers in the odori; from left to right: Aisya
of the Shinmachi School, Kaminari and Kara of Tsukinoya,
Kaguyama of Yuugana Fuji.

After the odori, we celebrated with some real
fireworks right outside the theater. Lead oiran of
Tsukinoya, Kaminari-san, stands next to her patron.

An Evening of Tanka and Haiku
Our next celebratory event was an evening of tanka and haiku, hosted by the lead tayuu of Yuugana Fuji at the Sengoku Teahouse. Unfortunately, I was too caught up in the beautiful (and occasionally humorous) poetry to take a picture.

An Afternoon with Tsukinoya
The ladies of Tsukinoya took center stage in our next event, and held an amazingly emotional performance titled "An Afternoon with Tsukinoya" in their home in Keisei. In this show, we were given a small glimpse into the lives of the four women within Tsukinoya, and how they prepare for an evening of entertainment.

Oiran Kaminari-san contemplates her eventual fate as a
courtesan within the district.

Oiran Kaminai-san stands center stage, addressing the
audience, as her attendants (Lyn, Kara and Hamayu)
prepare for the evening ahead.

The two shinzo of Tsukinoya (Kara and Hamayu) dance along
side the now fully dressed Oiran, signifying that they are
all headed out for the evening.

Farewell to Autumn Tea Ceremony
We closed our celebration quietly, with a well performed tea ceremony by Kaguyama-san in the Shinmachi Garden. With the tea ceremony, we bid farewell to autumn 2014, and welcomed the start of our seventh year in this virtual world.

Kaguyama-san of Yuugana Fuji prepares tea for those gathered.