(The Japanese scroll and the pink bonsai are from last year.) Pink Kotatsu with Sleeping Cat: 3000 coins at the Furniture StoreĬeremonial Teapot & Tea Cups: 400 coins and 250 coins, Furniture Store

Japanese Traditional Wallpaper: 800 coins at DIY Wave Painting: 4750 coins at the Market (Toys & Collectable)Īnime wig: 1200 coins at the Clothes Shop (Hair Stylist) This is a regular item, costing 2000 coins at the DIY Shop, and is a great alternative for those who don’t want to pay 14 cash coins for the Mount Fuji view at the Boutique. She says that the pink wind chime moves back and forth. There are so many great items to buy, we’re madly making visits to friends and shooing away flies to earn some coins.Īliza gives five paws to the Zen Garden Door (pictured above). We are LOVING the new Japanese theme in Pet Society this week. Is there anything more beautiful than a cherry blossom tree or a delicately folded paper crane? Sigh. Back at the okiya, she enjoys a late-night treat before getting some sleep in preparation for tomorrow…Sayonara!įor more information about geishas, check out Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World, Memoirs of a Geisha (book, movie) or this article on Marie Claire about the the first Western geisha in Japan. It is very uncommon for a geisha to let her hair down, but Gretchen is tired after a long night of entertaining many patrons at many parties. In fact, the closest English translation for “geisha” is “artist.” Trained in various arts, Gretchen will entertain her patron with witty conversation, a dance performance, or music played on a traditional instrument while he eats lunch at a local teahouse. She wears a type of lacquered shoe called zori.Īfter a grueling few hours getting her hair molded with hot wax, Gretchen returns to her okiya for a quick snack before a lunchtime appointment. A bottle of sake, a Japanese alcohol, sits out from the night before.Ī busy day ahead of her, Gretchen picks out her kimono and hair ornaments for her trip to the hairdresser. Late morning, Gretchen wakes up in her okiya, where many geishas live. The following story is by Ben Zoate, who’s been having fun with the Japanese-themed items in Pet Society.

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