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Kanohiro’s misedashi!
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Kanohiro’s misedashi!
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Mamegiku in October 2014 (Instagram)
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Mamegiku in October 2014 (Instagram)
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geisha-kai: Today in Kyoto: Zuiki Matsuri of Kamishichiken With...
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Today in Kyoto: Zuiki Matsuri of Kamishichiken
With maiko Umechie, Umecho, Umesaku, geiko Satonosuke, Naokazu, maiko Katsuna, Katsune and Ichitomo
Photos by @lapan3, @helvetica, @koitomoon
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geisha-kai: Minarai boom in Miyagawacho! Meet Fukune, Fukuhana...
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Minarai boom in Miyagawacho! Meet Fukune, Fukuhana and Fukutama who will debut as maiko very soon
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gion-east: Maiko Tomitae (Tomikiku) (SOURCE) Looks like...
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Kanako and Toshimomo, October 2014 (Instagram)
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Kanako and Toshimomo, October 2014 (Instagram)
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mikaeri-yanagi: Tsukasa-tayuu 司太夫 & Furisode-tayuu...
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Tsukasa-tayuu 司太夫 & Furisode-tayuu 振袖太夫
Pictured above is Tsukasa-tayuu (to the right) and her Tayuu apprentice known as “Furisode-tayuu.”
“Furisode-tayuu” is not her name, but her title: the rank just bellow Tayuu, named for the long-sleeved kimono she wears signifying youth and her amateur status (known as “furisode-shinzou” in the Kanto region). This will all be changing on November 26th when she has her formal debut (misedashi) after an almost 6-year apprenticeship, and becomes a full-fledged Tayuu. She will probably be renamed when she moves up in rank, as is customary with the this profession. (Unlike geisha, who are given one name when they become apprentices which they will carry through their professional lives.)
This young woman is a unique case of being born into the profession! From the age of 2 until 12 she had been in the position of child attendant (kamuro) to her mother, Tsukasa-tayuu. At 15 she moved up in rank and began formal training, which involves following Tsukasa-tayuu to ozashiki and other events, learning by watching and participation. She is now 20.
Furisode-tayuu, whose real name is Ayaka, is also a part-time actress (drama as well as voice acting) and singer, according to her blog.
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Tsukasa-tayuu was born Nakagawa Yukie in the Yamashina district of Kyoto. At the age of 16 she became a maiko (geimei: Namiko 奈見子) in the most famous geisha district, Gion Kobu, where she studied dance, tea ceremony, ikebana, and the koto — all artistic accomplishments relevant to her later career. At the age of 23, when her contact as a geisha ended, the head of the Wachigaiya teahouse in Shimabara suggested she become a tayuu.
Tsukasa-tayuu has appeared on television, radio, and the stage, as well as giving lectures all over Japan. In 2001 she launched a small newspaper aimed at gathering information about the goings-on of the few Shimabara Tayuu, called Kottai no Kai, (Kottai Association; “kottai” being the word used in Shimabara to refer to courtesans). In October 2009 she opened her own bar/lounge called Kottai no Mise Tsukasa. And in 2014 she helped coach the cast of Maiko wa Lady (舞妓はレディ) in proper Kyoto dialect and mannerisms.
She has certainly been a busy woman from the very beginning of her career! You can follow her on her blog and keep track of both women at once on their website.
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"Maiko Satohana" - oil painting on linen canvas by Phil...
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"Maiko Satohana" - oil painting on linen canvas
by Phil Couture
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Toshisumi and Toshimomo from Miyagawacho in October...
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Toshisumi and Toshimomo from Miyagawacho in October 2014
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floating-flowers: KotoHajimeDec13 2005 Kyoto84LDJP by LDJP on...
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KotoHajimeDec13 2005 Kyoto84LDJP by LDJP on Flickr.
Retired Fukuhina as a Junior maiko
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floating-flowers: Suzuko sees what you did there.
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okiya: Mameharu on her last days as a maiko (wearing sakkou...
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Mameharu on her last days as a maiko (wearing sakkou hairstyle) and Chiyoko wearing wareshinobu hairstyle (with special kanzashi such as tortoiseshell and miokuri, that maiko wear on their debut - misedashi)
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floating-flowers: kanoyumisan: Maiko Kanoemi and Geiko...
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Maiko Kanoemi and Geiko Masayo
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Maiko Kanoemi and Geiko Masayo
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Maiko Kanoemi and Geiko Masayo
Maiko Kanoemi and Geiko Masayo
LOL @ Kanoemi’s face in the first picture!
This picture is still funny and it’s been a year since I first posted it
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floating-flowers: Kyouka & Mameharu by CLF on Flickr. Gone...
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Kyouka & Mameharu by CLF on Flickr.
Gone but not forgotten: Kyoka and Mameharu,both became geiko but retired later.
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floating-flowers: Vintage Maiko Postcards by kofuji on Flickr.
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floating-flowers: Katsumi-san by dckyoto on Flickr.
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geisha-licious: Kyouka’s sakkou kanzashi It’s made of pine...
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Kyouka’s sakkou kanzashi
It’s made of pine needles, two cranes and a legendary treasure ship - takarabune
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Ichiwaka, Katsumi, Ayano
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maiko Masaki in October
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maiko Masaki in October
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maiko Ayako shows off her new obi, October 2014
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maiko Ayako shows off her new obi, October 2014
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