After drinking the water of Otowa Falls, Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi continued to walk forward with Nanase Nishino, and after a few steps, they saw the landlord shrine that was included in the Kiyomizudera Temple.

"Nanasai, why is the shrine being cultivated in a Buddhist temple?" Looking at the landlord shrine surrounded by Kiyomizu Temple, Mai Shiraishi's face was full of doubts, and she didn't understand why there was a shrine in the Buddhist temple.

Nana Hashimoto looked at Mai Shiraishi, who was puzzled, covered her mouth and smiled at her: "Mai, you also have time to read more books, don't always read fashion magazines." ”

"I know, Nanamin, but people really don't know!" Mai Shiraishi was a little embarrassed on her face, and she coquettishly dragged Nanami Hashimoto's arm and shook it gently: "Okay, Nanamin, just tell people!" People don't read as many books as you, but they are still beautiful and know so much, so you can tell them! Is it good? Mai Shiraishi had a flattering expression on her face and smiled shyly at Nanami Hashimoto.

"Okay, okay, I know, don't shake it, I'll tell you!" Nana Hashimoto, who was a little dizzy from being shaken by Mai Shiraishi, hurriedly broke free of his arm from Mai Shiraishi's arms, looked at Nanase Nishino, who was smiling happily on the side, and said angrily: "Nanasai, you don't help, you know more about things here than I do." ”

"But Mai asked Nanamin, how can I be embarrassed to do it for you!" Nanase Nishino covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, and there were not many opportunities to see Nana Hashimoto not be embarrassed, which made her reluctant to miss such an opportunity.

"Really, Nanasai you've learned badly too!" Nana Hashimoto was helpless about Nanase Nishino's inaction, so he could only look at her angrily, and then explained to Mai Shiraishi, who was looking at her expectantly: "Mai, this is not a shrine built in a Buddhist temple, but Kiyomizu Temple is built around the landlord shrine, and the landlord shrine has a longer history than Kiyomizu Temple." ”

"Then why is the landlord god society surrounded by Kiyomizu Temple? Is there any reason for this? Mai Shiraishi listened to Nanami Hashimoto's explanation, and asked curiously: "If the landlord shrine is built first, Kiyomizu Temple can be completely separated from it, why do you want to surround the landlord shrine when building Kiyomizu Temple?" ”

For Mai Shiraishi's question, even Nanami Hashimoto didn't know, so he set his eyes on Nanase Nishino on the side.

Looking at Nana Hashimoto's gaze, Nanase Nishino explained to Mai Shiraishi with a light smile on his face: "Until the Edo period, the landlord shrine was always the town guard of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and it was not until the Meiji era that the Landlord Shrine was separated from Kiyomizu-dera Temple by issuing a decree on the separation of gods and Buddhas, and they were originally one. It is also the only shrine in Japan where you can pray for good luck in love, and it is said that praying for love here is very beneficial. ”

"Pray for love luck? Looks like I don't need to! Mai Shiraishi listened to Nishino Nanase's explanation and stood in front of the torii gate of the landlord's shrine and hesitated slightly, a smug smile bloomed on her face, and she turned to look at Nanase Nishino and Nanami Hashimoto, and asked in a narrow tone: "Nanamito, are you and Nanasai going to pray for love luck?" ”

"You're already married, what more do you want? Are you dissatisfied with Thousand Nights? Nanami Hashimoto stood next to Mai Shiraishi, looking at the huge edge characters hanging next to the torii of the landlord shrine with her, with a narrow smile on her face: "If you are not satisfied, I will go back and help you talk to Qianya, let him divorce you!" ”

"I don't want it! If you want to divorce Nanamin, you can leave by yourself! It's not easy to be with Qianye, so I don't want to be separated from him, where can I find such a good man! Besides, we and Qianye have never held a wedding, and we have been naturalized, how can we divorce! Mai Shiraishi suddenly screamed and said to Nanami Hashimoto.

"Okay, okay, it's me, so do we still have to go in?" Nana Hashimoto did not raise her hand to Mai Shiraishi in surrender.

Nanase Nishino shook his head, looked at the crowd shuttling in the landlord's shrine, and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "It's not necessary, right?" We're all married, so it's just a walk around, and it's not good if you're recognized, so let's go early, and I'd like to go to Yasaka Shrine and the Hanami trail in Gion, and I've heard that there will be geisha performances in Gion at night. ”

Seeing Nishino Nanase say this, Nana Hashimoto looked at Mai Shiraishi, and saw that she also didn't want to go in, so he said: "In that case, let's go to Yasaka Shrine, there is still more time in the afternoon, let's walk over, and by the way, we can also take a look at the shops here and see what is worth buying." If you finally come to Kyoto, you should always bring some souvenirs back. ”

Regarding Nanami Hashimoto's opinion, Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino both nodded in agreement, so the three of them walked in the direction of Yasaka Shrine.

However, the trio's plans were disrupted, and as they walked in the direction of Yasaka Shrine, Kuji found them with a woman they had never met.

"Hashimoto-sama, Lady Kazuha would like to invite you, Miss Shiraishi and Miss Nishino to the banquet in the evening, this is Miss Tridacnus sent by Madame Kazuha to invite the three of them." After Ku Jing saluted Nana Hashimoto, he introduced the woman next to her.

"I've seen Miss Hashimoto, Miss Shiraishi, and Miss Nishino." The woman named Tridas bowed to the three of Hashimoto Nanami before she raised her head and introduced herself: "The little woman is a geisha from the Gion Iwasakikan, named Tridacn, Mrs. Kazuha heard that the three young ladies had come to Kyoto, and specially prepared a banquet, and wanted to invite the three young ladies to come over the house, so she specially asked the little woman to come and implore the three young ladies to enjoy the light tonight." ”

Dressed in a gorgeous kimono, her face is painted white, she wears traditional geisha makeup, and holds a Tang paper umbrella with a white crescent moon and vermilion maple leaves on the umbrella surface, reflecting her face as brilliant as clouds. Such a gorgeous geisha costume immediately attracted many tourists on the side of the road, and some even took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

Faced with this situation, Nanami Hashimoto, Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino didn't want to be watched, so after a little discussion, Nanami Hashimoto nodded and agreed on behalf of the three of them: "Since it was Aunt Ge Ye's invitation, we will definitely go, but what is the place that Aunt Ge Ye booked at night, can you tell us the address?" ”

"Lady Kazuha will hold a banquet tonight at the Sakura Pavilion on the Hanami Path in Gion to entertain the three young ladies, and ask the three young ladies to take the time to go there at that time." After the clam finished speaking, he saluted the three of them again, and then slowly left with small steps. As she left, with her steps, the golden swaying in her bun swayed with her steps, attracting the envious gaze of Mai Shiraishi on the side.

Looking at the departing clams, Mai Shiraishi suddenly proposed to Nanami Hashimoto: "Nana Min, since we are going to a banquet in the evening, why don't we rent a kimono and put on a geisha makeup?" It seems that she is very envious of the geisha's costume, and Mai Shiraishi wants to make up as a geisha with some interest.

"But if we rent a kimono and make up a geisha, we won't have time to visit Yasaka Shrine, and we won't have enough time to visit the former site of the shrine." Nana Hashimoto didn't estimate the time, and said to Mai Shiraishi with a little regret.

Mai Shiraishi hesitated for a moment, but finally pursed her lips and said, "Really, Aunt Ge Ye's invitation has disrupted everyone's plans, and now I can't see the old site of the Taisha here." ”

"There's nothing to see about the old shrine here, it's all unrecognizable, and it's the same next time I have the chance. But what did Aunt Ge Ye invite us to do? Is there something going on? Nanase Nishino comforted Mai Shiraishi and asked Nanami Hashimoto.

"I don't know, do you know about this?" Nanami Hashimoto's gaze turned to Jiujing and asked her, "Jiujing, you said you were going to run errands in the morning, did you just go to see Aunt Ge Ye?" ”

"Yes, Hashimoto-sama, before I came, Lord Chiba explained that I would send a letter to Mrs. Kazuba for him when I came to Kyoto. That's why I went to see Mrs. Kazuba in the morning, and she learned about Hashimoto-sama, and the two young ladies had come to Kyoto, so she invited you to Sakura-tei for a banquet in the evening. Jiujing earnestly bowed back to Nana Hashimoto.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's find a place where we can rent kimonos and make geisha makeup. If you want to wear geisha makeup, it takes a lot of time. Mai Shiraishi saw that Nana Hashimoto didn't want to ask anything more, so she interrupted the conversation between her and Jiujing, and said to Jiujing: "Jiujing, please go and inform the demon Dao Ji and that Qiu Yumaru, the two of them are still in the hotel, if you want to go to Aunt Ge Ye's banquet in the evening, it seems necessary to bring them." Although Mai Shiraishi still had a smile on her face, she could read the defensiveness of Kuzuha in her eyes.

"Okay, Miss Shiraishi, I'll go and inform the Demon Sword Ji and Autumn Rain Pill so that they can join you." Kujin nodded, and then said to the three of them as if they remembered something: "Hashimoto-sama, if you want to rent a kimono and make up as a geisha, you can go to the Haniya not far from here, which is a shop run by me and Akimaru's former companions, as long as you report my name, the proprietress will understand." ”

"Great, where is this Feather House?" Mai Shiraishi cheered and asked Jiujing.

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Gion is located in Higashiyama, east of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto, and is divided into two parts, Gion Higashi and Gion Kobe, and it is said that the Edo shogunate first allowed tea houses to operate here in 1665, and it has a history of more than 300 years. There are many teahouses and ryotei in the area around Gion, and when night falls, people who come here to enjoy the nightlife stop by the teahouses and ryotei to enjoy the delicious food and the wonderful singing and dancing performances and services of the geisha.

In addition, you can rent kimonos and yukata in Gion, and participate in the famous Gien Festival, which is held here every summer. During the Gion Festival, traditional dance music is played on lavishly decorated floats with flutes, gongs, and drums, and the parade through Gion Street, which is the busiest time of the year in old Kyoto.

The reason for the fact that it is the most frequented area of Kyoto for its maiko and geisha frequents, and the Gion Kobe is the largest flower street in Kyoto, and they can often be seen on the famous Hanami Trail.

Hanami-koji is the oldest and most famous flower street in Japan, and the Hanami-koji that runs through the entire Gion is also the essence of the whole of Gion. Hanamikoji is located on the west side of an old teahouse called Mantei in Gion, which is famous as a "place of only garden and one power" in the Kabuki play "Kana Temoto Tadashizo", in which the great star Yuronosuke brought him to a teahouse to play in order to disturb Takashinao's sight. Therefore, Mantei is also called Ichiri Pavilion, and Hanami Koji is next to it.

Nanami Hashimoto, Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino, the three of them wore gorgeous kimonos rented at Haniya in the afternoon, painted their faces white and put on geisha makeup, and the three of them arrived at the Sakura Pavilion that they had made an appointment with Kudzuba, accompanied by the Demon Sword Hime and Aki Yumaru.

Sakura-tei, also located on Hanami-koji, is an old pavilion with a wooden fence and varnish walls, and a mottled gold-lacquered sign in front of the door indicates that it has a long history.

At the door of the Sakura Pavilion, the three of Hashimoto Nanawei, who had seen the Tridacna before, were standing in front of the door to greet their arrival, and a group of six people walked into this ancient restaurant under the guidance of the Tridacn.

Walking into the room where Kudzu Ye was, Nana Hashimoto was a little surprised to find that in this room, it was not Kudzu Ye who had asked them to come to the main seat, but a geisha who was dressed more brightly than the clams, and was leaning on the seat at this time, holding a cigarette stick, just like the Oiran of the Edo period.

"Is it finally here? A girl who can take away the heart of a thousand nights! The woman dressed as an oiran took a puff of the cigarette stick in her hand, spit out a puff of green smoke, and looked at Mai Shiraishi, Nanami Hashimoto and Nanase Nishino who walked in with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and for some reason her eyes stayed on Nanami Hashimoto for a moment before she spoke: "Sure enough, I am pitiful, no wonder I can become his wife!" I'm Chiyo Gion, welcome to Sakura-tei. ”

"Ahh Gion's Ruri Chiyo Girl! Nishino Nanase suddenly exclaimed, glanced at Gion Chiyo in surprise, saw her eyes on her, and hurriedly lowered her head shyly.

"Little girl, have you heard my name?" Gion Chiyo had a nostalgic look on her face, and after taking another puff of cigarette stick, she smiled and said to the three of them with a smile: "Ruri Chiyo girl, it's been a long time since anyone called me by this name!" The three 'ladies', please take a seat, the night is still long, and we can talk slowly. ”