what is written above the name of geiko and maiko hanameishi??
Usually the name of their hanamachi.
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meninkimono:Save Artisans - Bring Real Kimono to New York Fashion Week - Kimono artisans and stylist bring real Kimono on runway to New York Fashion Week for saving artisans and the art of Kimono...
View Articlethe another hanamachi have two dance recital (one in spring and other on...
I think all hanamachi have Spring and Autumn recitals?
View Articlei mean gion odori, dear. ^^
My guess is that they don’t make a Spring season dance recital because of Miyako Odori (GK and GH used to be one hanamachi before so Miyako Odori would take all the hanamachi to perform) and nowadays...
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Masterpost of non-fiction geisha, maiko, and courtesan books
kamishichiken:Keep reading
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furisode-shoujo: This coordinate is owned by Ishihatsu okiya...
Miena on May 11th 2014 by walkkyoto Miena on May 11th 2014 by koba2468 Miena on May 11th 2014 by hamanomasa Miena on May 11th 2014 by Japanexperterna.se Miena on May 10th 2014 by walkkyoto Miena on...
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I’m not sure where the original design comes from (I can’t read...
I’m not sure where the original design comes from (I can’t read the mark? Does anyone know?) but this is useful(Edit: japanlover.me is the source)
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Thanks! I couldn’t read the watermark they put :) I will update the post now.
View ArticleHow a girl can be a geiko??
She either joins and becomes a shikomi, then later on a maiko and geiko after she has erikae, or she can (if she is too old to debut as maiko) be a shikomi for a while and then debut as geiko directly....
View Articleyou can list the biological sisters pairings by each district?
In Miyagawacho: Kimika and Kimiharu (retired), Kimihiro and Kimitoyo (both are still maiko), Fukuteru and Fukuai (both are geiko)in Gion Kobu Sakiko and Mamesome are sisters (both are geiko)Those are...
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floating-flowers: I’m not sure where the original design comes...
floating-flowers:I’m not sure where the original design comes from (I can’t read the mark? Does anyone know?) but this is useful(Edit: japanlover.me is the source)
View Articlethank you for answer about the geisha first steps! But i wanna know if she...
It depends but in most cases I’ve heard the girl sends an email or just ordinary mail to okiya or ochaya - many of them are now available with their websites and even facebook pages. Some okiya...
View ArticleHello :). I want to ask you if you know Who is/are the most famous maiko and...
In Gion Kobu: maiko Mamefuji, Mikako and geiko Satsukiin Miyagawacho: geiko Toshikana and Toshimanain Gion Higashi: geiko Tsunemomo and Miharu are very popularin Kamishichiken: geiko Ichimomo won the...
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Hi! Thank you so much *w* ♥I’m so glad that you like it! Yeah it’s quite common because sometime a “mother”/okasan cannot handle the okiya herself so she have someone for help probably know as the...
View ArticleTwo new erikae announcement: Ichimari on Oct 15th and Ichitomo on Nov 5th!
Two new erikae announcement: Ichimari on Oct 15th and Ichitomo on Nov 5th!
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tanuki-kimono: Kimono drawing guide ½, by Kaoruko Maya (tumblr,...
tanuki-kimono:Kimono drawing guide½, by Kaoruko Maya (tumblr, pixiv, site). Booklet is available in pdf for ¥ 900 here.Here you can see:female kimono and yukata (note how the juban underwear peeks when...
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Gion Kobu’s geiko Satsuki
https://www.facebook.com/yuko.sakata.507Gion Kobu’s geiko Satsuki
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