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Plum Blossoms, Green Tea, and Pretty Geisha – Ume Matsuri in Kyoto

To celebrate plum blossoms and Tenjin-sama, the god of learning, a festival is held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto where geisha serve visitors matcha green tea.

Since it was my birthday I thought I would have tea with those geisha as one does.

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is a beautiful shrine especially during Plum Blossom season and when the geisha come but it hides a dark past of political manipulation, fear, guilt, and the need for appeasement of a vengeful spirit.

Tags: culture, geisha, green tea, japan, japanese culture, Japanese girls, Japanese History, japanese tea, Japanese Tea Ceremony, kyoto, plum blossoms, shrines, Travel, video

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