A Modern Girl
in Love in Arima.
「―ゆっくりとええ人を
捜しまんねん」
“And i think we might as well take our time and look around for someone really good.”
Who is Koisan?
Free-spirited modern girl "Koi-san"
The fourth daughter, Taeko, also known as Koi-san, appears in Junichiro Tanizaki's 'The Makioka Sisters,' which depicts the local culture of Arima and the lifestyle of the Hanshinkan Modernism era.
Who is Koisan?
Free-spirited modern girl "Koi-san"
From the Taisho era to the early Showa era, a unique "Hanshinkan Modernism" culture flourished here, mixing the Kobe foreign settlement culture with the values of the cultural figures who flourished in the Hanshinkan area. In Arima, hotels for foreigners and hot springs with Dutch architecture were built, and later, during the Arima Modernism era, dance halls and drawing rooms were built in long-established inns. The life and culture of those days is described colorfully by Junichiro Tanizaki in his novel 'The Makioka Sisters.' In it, Taeko, or "Koi-san," the fourth daughter of the Makioka family's four sisters, appears. Koi-san is an abbreviation of "Koito-san (young girl)” and refers to the youngest daughter in the Senba language of Osaka. This charming girl "Koi-san" is now reborn as "Woman in Love (Koi-san)," and a freewheeling love story is depicted in the Arima hot spring town.
Hyoe Koyokaku Hall, 1949
「それにしてはあんまりお若く
見えたもんだから、︙」
「うふ、ふ、ふ」
“But you looked too young.”
Again Taeko laughed her practiced laugh.
Koisan’s Story
Koi-san's Love Story by 'The Makioka Sisters'
This is a novel about the daily lives of four sisters, set in an old family in Osaka from the fall of 1936 to the spring of 1941 in the early Showa era.The fourth daughter, Taeko, falls in love with three men ....
Koisan’s Story
Koi-san's Love Story by 'The Makioka Sisters'
This is one of Junichiro Tanizaki's masterpieces about the daily lives of the four sisters, set in an old family in Osaka from the fall of 1936 to the spring of 1941 in the early Showa era. Troubles over matches and marriages between four sisters that occur during seasonal events. The fourth daughter, Taeko, or "Koi-san," is cheerful and free-spirited. The novel depicts Taeko's love affairs with three men: Keibon, the third son of a precious metals dealer; Itakura, a photographer; and Miyoshi, a bartender, and shows Taeko living a freewheeling life. For some reason, Taeko visits Arima hot spring to recuperate, and thus the Arima area has become an indispensable place to tell the story of the Makioka Sisters.
Koshien Hotel (now Mukogawa Women's University Koshien Hall), Early Showa Period
「こいちゃん今日は洋服やないの？」
「どう、悦ちゃん、和服似合う？」
“Why does Koi-san have on a kimono?”
“And now do I look in my kimono, Etsuko?”
Kimono Fashion
Modern Kimono Fashion Coordination
We offer a new retro experience of walking around Arima in kimono.We offer you a moment as if you have stepped back in time, in body and soul, while expressing your own personality with playful and chic designs.
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- Photo: Atsushi Tanaka
- Styling: Aiko Kitaaki（Modern Hatoba）
- Hair: Takashi Sueda（SUEDA HAIR ROOM）
- Make: Yuki Mori
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- Photo: Atsushi Tanaka
- Styling: Sheila Cliffe
- Kimono Dresser: Hisae Nishiwaki, Kumiko Ishioka
- Hair: Takashi Sueda（SUEDA HAIR ROOM）
- Make: Yuki Mori, Mie Fujimori, Yuka Shibata
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- style3 -
- Photo: Atsushi Tanaka
- Styling: Sheila Cliffe
- Hair: Takashi Sueda（SUEDA HAIR ROOM）
- Make: Maki Hagino
「この帯やったら、帯締どれにしょう」
「それ、似合うやろか」
「これでええ、これでええ。
―――もうこれにしとき」
“Which cord will go with this obi?”
“Will it go with my kimono?”
“Exactly the right one. Put it on, put it on.”
ARIMA MODERNISM STYLE
How to Wear Modern Kimono Clothing
Kimono researcher Sheila Cliffe visits the home of a young lady who wants to experience modern kimono clothing. She teaches how to combine a kimono in a closet with everyday clothes and accessories to make it fashionable and easy to wear.
「さあ、御祝儀が出るのんやったら、
一生懸命舞わんならん。―」
“I will have to dance very hard to pay for my dinner.”
Arima Geiko
Hanshinkan Modernism, in which Arima geiko dance
The geiko, who keep the Ozashiki-Asobi (playing games with Geiko) tradition in Arima, perform a dance made under the theme of "Four Seasons of Hanshinkan Modernism."You can experience it in the Arima hot spring town and see it online.
「ふん、そうそう、こいさんは
芸術家なんだそうですな。
僕聞きましたよ。偉いもんですな」
“I hear you’ve become an artist.
I always knew you had talent.”
Watch Online Lecture
Online Lectures
Cultural figures and experts who are knowledgeable about "The Makioka Sisters," "Hanshinkan Modernism" and "Modern Girl" will be invited to give lectures online.
※Delivered on the official YouTube account of "Arima ni Koi san" on the following dates.An Arima event where you can feel Koi-san.
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Inheritance and utilization of old buildings
Place: Arimasansoh Goshobessho Inn
Guest: Ari Morimoto（Guggenheim House Manager / Musician）, Shyuhei Ohashi（Chairman, NPO Kayabukiza）, Nobuaki Nagai（Director, NPO Kayabukiza）
Facilitator: Kazushige Kanai（Arima Onsen Tourist Association）
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Arima Geiko's New Dance and Creation of Lyrics
Place: Tocen Goshoboh Inn
Guest: Shinya Yamamoto（Haiku poet / Painter）, Yoshinobu Yoshida（Yoshitakaya）
Facilitator: Lamyaa Kanai
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About Modernism Fashion
Place: Hyoe Koyokaku Inn
Guest: Aiko Kitaaki / Kimono Stylist（Modern Hatoba）
Facilitator: Lamyaa Kanai
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Hanshinkan Modernism as Seen in "The Makioka Sisters“
Place: Hotel Hanakoyado
Guest: Toshi Tatsumi（Researcher of Junichiro Tanizaki）
Facilitator: Lamyaa Kanai
Event & News
Arima's event to feel Koi-san.
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2023.1.7
English page open.