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↑Recently, we have many guests are travel around Japan, like Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka… etc. And today, I want to share a very nice place which is in Gion area in Kyoto, named Gion Corner, where provide a performance that you can have an experience of Japanese culture.
最近,我們有很多客人都是來周遊日本,不僅僅是在東京旅遊,還有京都、大阪或是廣島地區。今天,我要介紹一個京都的地方,這個地方叫做「祇園角」,他是位於祇園裡面,是個可以欣賞並體驗日本文化的一個好去處。


 

↑This signboard shows what included in the performance, and the performance is for 1 hour. You can have an experience of Maiko Dance(京舞), Flower Arrangement(華道), Tea Ceremony(茶道), Japanese Harp(琴), Gagaku Court Music(雅楽), Comic Play(狂言), and Puppet Play(文楽).
這個廣告牌子上寫的是在這一個小時的表演裡,你將會觀賞到什麼樣的日本文化表演,像是舞妓所演繹的京舞、花道、茶道、日本琴表演(有點像是古箏類的琴)、雅樂(一種在宮中或是神社寺廟中流傳,日本古來的音樂和舞蹈)、狂言(有點像是古代的喜劇!?)、文樂(日本傳統的木偶戲)。

 

 

↑Tea Ceremony(茶道)!
They random choose 2 people from the guests to have a green tea after she done! There are so many steps for making a tea, I actually don't know and don't understand what she was doing… Sorry…
茶道,示範的老師會依照茶道的步驟去泡茶,夠幸運的話就會有機會嚐到老師泡的茶,每場表演都會有2名幸運觀眾!我其實不是很了解茶道,我只知道有許多繁複的步驟,看著台上的老師示範,對我而言,看完茶道示範後真的是過眼雲煙,所以也無法解釋給你們聽,真的很抱歉…


 

↑Flower Arrangement(華道) & Japanese Harp-Koto Zither(琴). There are two kinds of culture experiences in the same time, you can hear the music and see how they making a Flower arrangement. I was too far from the stage, cannot really sea how she did the flower arrangement, only enjoyed the beautiful Japanese music.
花道與日本琴,其實這兩個表演是同時進行的,在觀賞花道的同時,您還可以邊聆聽日本琴的表演。由於我當天太晚進場,位子又是自由座,因此坐在很後面的位子,雖然看不太到花道的演出(本人近視太深,眼鏡度數不太夠… 囧rz),但能聽到日本琴的表演,還蠻不錯的。


 

↑Gagaku Court Music(雅楽)!
Gagaku is the name of indigenous Japanese music and dance performed at imperial court, shrines, and temples. To be honest, I'm not really understand Gagaku, and the music also so different. No comment of it, but I recommend you to have watch at least once.
雅樂,是一種古代宮廷、神社或廟宇才看的到的一種表演,演出方式跟音樂的感覺很不一樣,但因為我不是很了解這部分,無法在這邊做解說。如果想一探究竟,想知道雅樂是什麼樣的感覺的話,到是建議大家不妨一試,絕對難得。


 

↑Kyogen Theater(狂言) is a form of theater that porteayed life as it was in a comical manner. I have watched the same story before on TV, and it was still fun even I know the story already. I think the actors are so good, probably.
狂言,照字面翻,還真的不了解是什麼樣的表演,直到看到表演後,才了解到這是個古代搞笑劇的表演。之前在電視上就有看過,所以我知道這個故事,但親眼觀賞真的很不一樣,演員的表演誇張,還蠻有趣的就是了!只是,在全日文表演的當下,在場的觀光客們應該都有聽沒有懂吧… @@"


 

↑Kyo-mai Dance(京舞), original from Kyoto(京都). Maiko dancers are in very beautiful kimono, and have a very elegant and dazzling dance performance. The music sounds by Japanese  harp, it was really nice, and I can imagine if I am on a very big Japanese meal like Kaiseki(懐石料理), and watch Maiko dancers' dance performance, it should be super wonderful! Well, I don't have the budget to have both in the same time, this show was ok for me!
京舞,我想這一幕大家應該多多少少在電視上,或是日劇裡有看過吧? 和服美人穿著美麗的和服,跳著日本舞,然後旁邊就會有些人在那邊吃懷石料理,邊吃邊欣賞,感覺就是很享受。當然,如果想體驗這種高規格待遇,Gion Corner(祇園角)外頭的祇園小街上,就有不少小店有舞妓表演, 當然價格也會比較高貴一點,但是如果您跟我一樣沒有多餘的預算,想看現場的表演,Gion Corner(祇園角)會是一個很好的選擇,很適合像我這種點到為止的觀光客。


 

↑Bunraku Puppet Play(文楽) is Japanese traditional puppet theater, it was put on UNESCO's list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003. There were 3 people to control one medium sized doll (1 person for the right hand, 1 person for the left hand, and 1 person for the legs), and they all were in black cloths, which means we have to pretend there is no one there. They are amzing, because they controlled the doll very well, it looks like the real person moving on the stage.
文樂,是日本的傳統木偶劇,已於2003年被指定為聯合國教科文組織UNESCO的世界無形文化遺產。一個木偶是由三個人去做操控,一個人負責左邊的手,一個人負責右邊的手,另外一個人負責雙腳的操控,然後三個人全身穿著黑色的衣服,意思就是要觀眾們假裝後頭沒有人。看似沒什麼的表演,其實仔細去看,會覺得這表演很不可思議,因為木偶的一舉一動非常仿真,很令人驚艷!我其實在看的時候沒什麼感覺,是我家人發現的,我才突然明白這個表演的特別之處。


 

↑The end of this article, I would like to share this photo with you. I took this photo on a street near Kiyomizu-dera(清水寺), it was sunset, and many people waiting there for take a picture like this. Hope you like it!
文章的最後,想跟大家分享一下我在清水寺附近的小街上拍到的夕陽照片,這是我在去Gion Corner(祇園角)的路上,看到好多人都用腳架在那邊等待,一問之下才知道大家在等夕陽… 因此我也湊熱鬧的拍了一張,自認照片很有京都的感覺,因此也想跟大家分享,也希望大家喜歡囉!

 

Gion Corner(祇園角)
Show time / 表演時間:
Everyday at 18:00~ & 19:00~
每天下午六點和七點各有一場。
*Only 2 performances in one day, and they close at 20:00! / 每天都有兩場表演,展館關門時間為晚上八點。
*They have close day as well, please check on their website! / 有另外的定休日,請至Gion Corner(祇園角)的網站上查詢。
Admission fee / 入場費: 3150yen/adult
Tourist season discount / 旺季折扣:
3150yen —> 2500yen!
*July 1st to Feburary 28th, Foreigner only! / 7月1日 – 2月28日的期間內,外國人限定。
Discount Coupon / 普通折扣卷:
http://kyoto-gioncorner.com/coopon.html
3150yen —> 2800yen!
*If you are not going during the Tourist season, please print out this coupon! / 如果您是在非旺季期間去的話,建議您在行前就先把優惠卷印出,否則門票將依原價費用計算。
Website / 官方網站:
http://kyoto-gioncorner.com/index.html
*They have many languages page! / 網站上有提供多種語言,有中文也有英文,很貼心。

 

See you next time! Alice

YADOYA Guesthouse for Backpackers Tokyo:
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*Dorm bed only 2300yen/night, Private 3700yen~, cheapest hostel in west Tokyo, Nakano.
ドミトリー2300円、個室3700円~、東京・中野の安宿・バックパッカー!
YADOYA Guesthouse Tokyo for long stay:
http://www.cheap-accommodation-tokyo.com/
*Dorm bed only 40,000yen/month(including utilities), private room from 45,000yen/month. It`s nice to live in Nakano, and we support your Tokyo life!
ドミトリー光熱費混み1ヶ月40,000円、プライベート45,000円~。中野は住むのにいいところですよ。ゲストハウスとしてみなさまの東京生活をサポートします!

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