monument to Takarazuka, our sister city

Dang, thanks for sharing that, I think its close to Osaka right? I love then name Osaka. If I had to charter a new city in America I would name it New Osaka, which shortened would be NuSaka (the Japanese U sound, not the English U.

So they go to school to be entertainers? Like a Geisha? I met a Geisha on this website and she said they are very few left, is this a Geisha school?

I also(?) remind musical school to heard the name of Takarazuka. So, the title surprised me. hehe
Actually, it's not a Geisha school. Well, How should I explain...It's an opera company in Hyogo pref. at Takarazuka-city whose members are all an unmarried females .

Mike, it’s not like Geisha. Geisha is a kind of entertainer who dance, sing or talk in a very classical Japanese way wearing Kimono or Japanese classical clothes. (Actually Geisha is not a prostitute. Some foreigners sometimes mistake it. ) In Takarazuka theater they play westernized musical with western music. You can see amount of pictures if you search with the key word “takarazuka” in Google.
And yes, Tkarazuka is located close to Osaka. It’s a good idea naming a new city New Osaka! I like it!

Thanks! I know Geisha are not prostitutes, I felt bad after asking my Geisha friend if some sell their body. I know they are far from prostitutes! I apologize if I hinted at that, or left you with that impression. I am going to meet her when I come to Japan later this year, I cant wait, she is very beautiful!

I have looked at Google maps for Takarazuka and its a very clean city. I am going to write a couple articles on it after seeing some images of the university online, its absolutely breathtaking!

And they seem to be a very strict and prestigious institution. The first years have to clean the premises every morning! They are signed to 7 year contracts and one show they perform is "Oklahoma" which is a favorite among people I know.

The English words I think you were looking for is "theatre". When you spell it theatre instead of theater (switch the last two letters).

Theatre means plays, musicals and acting. Its how the Europeans spell it and all that stuff they do in Takarazuka sounds European, not American to me. You see it in America but I think the French deserve this credit and they do it much better than us. (I still do not like the French, its an American thing).

When you hear Americans say bad things about France we are not being hateful, we joke all the time of each others country. I have French friends at my University and they said our theatre's sucks here, I believe them and then say something like "Well why are you here"? Its all good fun!

Theater is where you watch films, like a cinema or a movie. This is very much American, we love our movies!

Thanks, Mike.

Thank you Mike, now I understand the difference between theater and theatre. I couldn’t find the different nuance of them in a normal dictionary. Now I can boast about it to Japanese around me.