Kyoto, Japan. Sakiko made her debut as a geiko (geisha) in the Gion Kobu geisha district on 22nd February 2011. In the background you can see the poster of the Miyako Odori (annual spring dances of the Gion Kobu geisha district). Please DON'T POST THIS PICTURE on any blog, thread, forum or website
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Geisha, along with Mt. Fuji and samurai, have long been synonymous with the culture of Japan. With the disappearance of the samurai and influx of Western influence into Japan, the geisha and their world are one of the few remaining mysteries of the island nation. Only a limited number of cultural experts and scholars hold ...
勝奈＠みやこめっせ 毎週日曜日にみやこメッセで行われている舞妓舞台。 本日は上七軒の舞妓・勝奈さんが登場されました。 12月のまねき...
Visiting Japan for only a few days might leave you feeling like you haven't seen nearly enough. There is so much to discover, so much food to try and so many places that will leave you in awe - Japan really has this overwhelming effect like no other country I have visited before.
April 2017: maiko Chikaharu of Miyagawacho by Gaap on Photohito ༼ つ ◕◡◕ ༽つ Geisha-kai on P a t r e o n || Instagram
Maiko sisters Umeyae, Umeraku, Umehisa, Umechiho and Umesaya on a November evening. (SOURCE)
Nos adentramos en el poco accesible y fascinante mundo de las geishas, las musas japonesas que tuvieron su época de esplendor en los siglos XVIII y XIX pero que,hoy en día aún existen, aunque su número ha disminuido. Son un símbolo más de la tradición nipona. El neoyorkino John Paul Foster es el responsable de traernos estos bellos retratos de esta práctica milenaria.
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今出川・北大路・北野での風に吹かれて旅人さんの旅行記です。
The maiko Katsuna dancing “Natsu wa Hotaru”. She stay junior for so long time I would love to see her as senior maiko :) (Source)
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１２月１日。師走の到来とともに、ニュースターの誕生。 祇園甲部、お茶屋「多麻」さんの新しい舞妓さん、まめ藤さんのお見世出し（お店出し）です。 祇園...
Another from tonights romp around Kyoto
今日は京都の北野天満宮で梅花祭がありました。上七軒の舞妓さんたちが、お茶を入れて配ってくれます。 舞妓さんのかんざしは季節を表しています。梅のかんざしですねー…
