Season
Season 12 Episode
- Season 1 Kyo-machiya: Connecting People's Hearts
- Season 1 Kaiseki-ryori : The Ultimate in Culinary Hospitality
- Season 1 Buddhist Statues: Figures of Belief and Beauty
- Season 1 Hanami: Kyoto's Cherry Viewing Festivities in the Spring
- Season 1 Japanese-style Paintings: The Breathing World of Beauty
- Season 1 Kyoto Lodgings: Hearty Consideration That Soothes Travelers
- Season 1 Kagai: Kyoto's Flower District Where Elegant Dreams Bloom
- Season 1 Aoi Matsuri: A Dynastic Festival in the Presence of the Deities
- Season 1 Chanoyu: A Bowl of Tea Draws Hearts Together
- Season 1 Gion Matsuri: The Spirit of the Townspeople During Summer's Grand Festival
- Season 1 Shojin-ryori: Zen Cuisine as Training Within the Teachings
- Season 1 Water Traditions: The Old Capital's Rich Natural Blessings
- Season 1 Kyo-shikki: The Jet-black, Golden Beauty of Kyoto Lacquerware
- Season 1 Karesansui: The Zen Cosmos in a Garden for Spiritual Training
- Season 1 Nishijin-ori: Beauty Crystallized in a Kyoto Brocade
- Season 1 Shinise: Established Businesses Survive the Centuries
- Season 1 The Changing Leaves: The Transient Fall Beauty of the Ancient Capital
Core Kyoto - Season 1 Episode 7 Kagai: Kyoto's Flower District Where Elegant Dreams Bloom
5.00 28 minutes The main stage for hospitality in the glittering kagai entertainment district is the ozashiki function. Geiko and maiko refine their skills over years in dance and other performing arts to present at ozashiki. In this world, shikitari customs and etiquette are dictated by strict protocol drilled into the girls by their elders in their daily lives. A shidashiya caters meals for ozashiki. A yuzenshi dyer creates unique maiko kimono. Many people live within the culture at the heart of the kagai.
