Site of the Residence of the Imperial Consorts
The shirabyōshi favored by Taira no Kiyomori
Next to Nishifujishima Elementary School lies the site said to be where Gion and his sister Gion-nyo once lived.
Giō and Gime were shirabyōshi (female entertainers who sang and danced in male attire), appearing in The Tale of the Heike. They enjoyed the favor of Taira no Kiyomori, but his heart shifted to another shirabyōshi, Hotoke Gozen. Giō was banished from the residence. The poem she wrote on a sliding door panel at that time—"Whether sprouting or withering, we are both grasses of the wild field. Which of us shall meet the autumn?"—is engraved on a stone pillar.
The nearby children's park is also named after this site: "Gio Park."
- Area
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
- Category
- History & Culture
Information
- Address (in Japanese)
- 福井県福井市三郎丸1
- Getting There
- From Fukui Station, take the bus for about 15 minutes and get off at "Nishifujishima Elementary School Stop."
- Car Park
- No
