Experience the fusion of comedy and oiran traditions in the amazing Edo Wonderland performance

Watch this side-splitting Oiran Courtesan Performance entitled “Wakamatsu-ya” from Edo Wonderland in Nikko Edomura. In this tale of an aristocrat looking for love in the red-light district of Edo, an oiran courtesan tells the story with a fusion of comedy and authentic oiran traditions. In the Edo Period, oiran were only accessible to a very small section of upper society. With participation from the audience, this visually stunning and humorous story unfolds on stage when the deep secret of Odaijin, the rich Edo Yoshiwara client, is revealed to his Tayū. Please watch the video to find out if Odaijin’s explanation will save his 3-year long relationship with a high rank Tayū.

Thanks to Mr. 石原 吏一朗, an expert in spoken Japanese during the Edo period, for transcribing spoken Japanese, and helping with the translation.

Subtitles in: Japanese, English, and Polish

Chapters:
00:00. Introduction
03:14. Historical Background
05:18. Choosing the Guest of Honor
09:15. Performance Begins
26:57. Ending Remarks

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