A Geisha House in Totnes making Art and Community a spiritual path.
We are people who love kimono and enjoy the idea of the Geisha House (Okiya) being a place of empowered women following their dream of making their life meaningful through art and fun.
05/01/2025
Current season of the 72 Seasons - Sekki: 小寒 Shōkan (Lesser cold) - Kō: 芹乃栄 Seri sunawachi sakau - Parsley flourishes
01/01/2025
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 雪下出麦 Yuki watarite mugi nobiru - Wheat sprouts under snow
27/12/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 麋角解 Sawashika no tsuno otsuru - Deer shed antlers
12/12/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 熊蟄穴 Kuma ana ni komoru - Bears start hibernating in their dens
11/12/2024
Hachiko in the snow ^^ We will be processing at the Totnes Lantern Festival next Tuesday evening - anyone want to join us? We have some spare 'Totonesu Chochin' to carry if anyone wants to help with the fun - send us a message for details etc ❤️
07/12/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - Sekki: 大雪 Taisetsu (Greater snow) - Kō: 閉塞成冬 Sora samuku fuyu to naru - Cold sets in, winter begins
02/12/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons: 橘始黄 Tachibana hajimete kibamu - Tachibana orange tree leaves start to turn yellow
27/11/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 朔風払葉 Kitakaze konoha o harau - North wind blows the leaves from the trees
22/11/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - Sekki: 小雪 Shōsetsu (Lesser snow) - Kō: 虹蔵不見 Niji kakurete miezu - Rainbows hide
18/11/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 金盞香 Kinsenka saku - Daffodils bloom
12/11/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 地始凍 Chi hajimete kōru - Land starts to freeze
07/11/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - Sekki: 立冬 Rittō (Beginning of winter) - Kō: 山茶始開 Tsubaki hajimete hiraku - Camellias bloom
03/11/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 楓蔦黄 Momiji tsuta kibamu - Maple leaves and ivy turn yellow
28/10/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 霎時施 Kosame tokidoki furu - Light rains sometimes fall
27/10/2024
Hachizaru down by the river on Vire Island (Vire is the town in France which Totnes is twinned with - they have a similar arch in the middle of the town!)
23/10/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - Sekki: 霜降 Sōkō (Frost falls) - Kō: 霜始降 Shimo hajimete furu - First frost
18/10/2024
Current season of the 72 Seasons - 蟋蟀在戸 Kirigirisu to ni ari - Crickets chirp around the door
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