{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fukuoka Now","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com","author_name":"NickSzasz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/author\/nickszasz\/","title":"Geisha Revival in Kurume | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GRWS7WCaN4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/geisha-revival-in-kurume\/\">Geisha Revival in Kurume<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/geisha-revival-in-kurume\/embed\/#?secret=GRWS7WCaN4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Geisha Revival in Kurume&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"GRWS7WCaN4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Geisha-kyoto-2004-11-21-e1355893537558.jpg?fit=639%2C772&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":"639","thumbnail_height":"772","description":"In the past, Kurume has been dubbed the \u201c3-sha town\u201d, alluding to the 3 kinds of \u201c-sha\u201d the city is known for: \u201cisha\u201d (doctors), \u201cjitensha\u201d (bicycles) and \u201cgeisha\u201d. At the beginning of the Showa period (1926~), there were over 350 geisha in Kurume, however the culture was deserted after WW2, and geisha slowly disappeared. Now, a Kurume group \u201cBunkagai Sakurakai\u201d have started a geisha revival. Seven volunteers have begun training to become geisha, under the geisha group name of \u201cKurume Sakuraiki-sha\u201d. On Dec. 20, there will be an introductory presentation about the geisha project. The geisha will perform for the first time in April 2013, at the Sakura Festival. They will visit hotels and high class Japanese restaurants to perform for small audiences after the festival."}