Geisha Reconstruction project

Osaka used to have a red light district called “Kagai”, and there were four typical ones: Kitashinchi, Shinmachi, Horie, and Nanchi (Nachi = current Minami). Around 1945, the number of geisha was 500 people in Kitashinchi, 900 people in Shinmachi, 500 people in Horie, and about 2000 people in Nanchi and is said to have been bustling as Japan’s largest Kagai. In particular, Minami is a “Nanchigokagai” (Soemoncho, Yaguramachi, Sakamachi, Namba Shinchi, Kuroemoncho), and has a large area, such as teahouses, luxury restaurants, restaurants, and inns. was the most lively in Japan. The Shimanouchi side north of the Dotonbori River is a high-class town, and the southern bank on the opposite bank is a social town. Among them, “Soemon-cho” is the most prestigious, and it is said that luxurious teahouses such as “Yamatoya” and “Tomiya” prospered. However, after the war, the number declined at the peak of the Osaka World Expo, and now there are only one Geisha in Minami and only seven in Kitashinchi. We think that there are many people who do not know the existence of teahouses. We have established a project to reconstruct Nanchi and make it in the southern area where many geisha are crowded.

1. Geiko, the tradition and preservation of the Japanese-style culture, and a sponsored project for “caring and fostering”.
2. Support for performing arts rooted in this region since ancient times
3. Performances for the spread of traditional performing arts and planning and performance of new forms of enlightening events.
4. Ozashiki event contract project.
5. Other projects necessary to achieve the objectives of the Society.