The Do Edo programme by Japanese tour company Shin-Nichiya is tapping MICE demand for authentic local experiences with a new Tokyo-based dinner and entertainment package featuring geishas.
Time to Geisha is hosted in Kyoraku-tei, a traditional Japanese venue inside the Coredo shopping, dining, and cultural complex in Nihonbashi.
During the show, geishas perform a variety of dances accompanied by a trio of musicians on the shamisen, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. They then lead guests in interactive games such as Tora Tora Tora, a historic game once played by maikos and geishas at tea houses.
The performance is offered as a 60-minute evening show that runs twice a month at a cost of 5,500 yen (US$52), while the new dinner and entertainment package starts at 10,800 yen and builds on existing cultural activities for MICE groups in the building, including making sushi or sweets, calligraphy or flower arranging.
Groups of up to 30 people can be accommodated.
