O-jiji (bowing) is an integral part of Japanese etiquette. There are many rules for doing so correctly. The longer and deeper the bow is, the more respect it conveys to the other person.
Tokyo's Wicked Yoshiwara Lives ( Just Barely ) On... by Bob Cutts PART I They're gone now, all of them. The great somber evening bell of Iriya; all
Tsunesono, a geiko of Gion, strikes a feminine pose characteristic of Kyomai, Kyoto's traditional style of dance. Gion Odori. Text and image via mboogiedown-japan blog. 2006, Kyoto, Japan
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Oiran parade at Edo-mura. Oiran were high class courtesans of the pleasure quarter of old Tokyo. They were a bit like rock stars of Edo. The figure 8 walk on high platform shoes is typical of the highest in the Oiran hierarchy.
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Scanned from the 1917 Miyako Odori program.
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Tayuu 太夫 - Japan - circa 1910 Source : yuki willy v Flickr
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Geisha are strongly connected with the traditional Japanese dance, yet some of them choose a slightly different career path. Being a maiko automatically means a commitment to the art of kyomai and making it a priority during the whole education process. However, after a ceremony of erikae artists are free to focus either on dancing […]
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"...During the years Taisho 10 and Taisho 11 (1921 and 1922), Tomigiku was one of the great beauties of Kyoto. With her long eyelashes, and watery eyes reflecting the light, it is said that she was worth her weight in gold. She turned heads wherever she went. If anyone walking around the Maruyama and Gion areas happened to catch a glimpse of her walking by, just the mere sight of her stopped them in their tracks, and they saw her on her way as someone seeing off a person of high rank or great fame..."
The sophisticated beauty of the Furumachi geigi (Old Town geisha) of Niigata in the 1930s. In Niigata a fully-fledged geisha is known as a tomesode (留袖) and an apprentice geisha is known as a furisode (振袖). See: jpninfo.com/52711
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A tayu at the Maple Festival at Arashiyama, on Sunday 12 November, 2006
Images from the same day's photo shoot.
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Voici, enfin, des photos de réelles geikos et maikos. Les photos ont été prises à Komyo-ji. Grâce aux personnes de Flickr, j'ai pu les identifier et obtenir leur nom. --------------- Here are, at least, pictures relative to real geikos and maikos. Pictures were taken at Komyo-ji. Thanks to people from Flickr, I could identify them and get their name. --------------- On the left: Maiko Kanamitsu of the Miyagawa Cho district. On the right: Maiko Kikushino of the Miyagawa Cho district.
Maiko (apprentice geisha) Yachiyo II of Osaka, dressed for the Ashibe Odori, the public dances of the Nanchi Gokagai (Southern five geisha districts), which were first performed in November 1888. The geiko (geisha) of Osaka are known for their "hera-hera odori" or dances that feature acrobatic stunts such as handstands.
