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Tuesday, 17th January

Kyoto, Japan.

Congratulations to Fukunae, who made her debut as a maiko (apprentice geisha) in the Miyagawa-cho district today.

January 13th, 2012

The maiko (apprentice geisha) Mameroku and her okaasan making their way to the home of Yachiyo Inoue, the head of the Inoue school of dance. Together with other maiko and geiko (geisha) from the Gion Kobu district, they pledged to continue to work and train hard and celebrated the new year by eating zōni.

舞妓 ふく真莉さん ふく美さん

January 5th, 2012.

Kyoto, Japan. The maiko Fukumi and Fukumari. On this day geiko and maiko make their way round the tea houses of the Miyagawa-cho district to pay courtesy calls. They wear formal, black kimono and, until January 15th, an ear of rice in their hair.

January 5th, 2012.

Kyoto, Japan. On this day geiko and maiko make their way round the tea houses of the Miyagawa-cho district to pay courtesy calls.

舞妓 小凛さん

January 5th, 2012.

Maiko and geiko (geisha) make their way round the tea houses of the Miyagawa-cho district in Kyoto, Japan to wish people a happy new year. In the centre the maiko Korin.