- Masayo, highest ranking maiko of Gion Higashi
- Tsunemomo, second in rank
- Februrary's hanakanzashi (flowered hair ornaments) Plum blossoms celebrate the coming of spring
- The collar of a high ranking maiko is white
Maiko of Gion Higashi 祇園東の舞妓
Masayo and Tsunemomo, the highest ranking maiko of Gion Higashi (one of Kyoto's five geiko districts), Masayo and Tsunemomo.
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princess_of_llyr, Wei Jen Professional photography, Claude Renault Photography, justjess17, and 42 other people added this photo to their favorites.
princess_of_llyr (76 months ago | reply)
I recognized her right away! ^_____^
mboogiedown (76 months ago | reply)
I knew you would (^_<)
courtneyluvsds36 (76 months ago | reply)
Very cool. Were you very close to her or did you use the zoom on your camera?
mboogiedown (76 months ago | reply)
I was very close to her..she was probably 2 feet away from me...maybe closer. (^-^)/
Claude Renault Photography (76 months ago | reply)
again a very beautiful portrait .. Lovely colors.
I just left India yesterday..
tangua [deleted] (76 months ago | reply)
Global village
Amsterdamned! (76 months ago | reply)
Global village
Ruth_asg (76 months ago | reply)
Global village
anglia24 (76 months ago | reply)
This is very beautiful, shows the exquisiteness of Maiko.
この写真がすてきです。
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V_I_N_Z (76 months ago | reply)
Interesting portrait!
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ChuckTofu (76 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!! Great composition, color, contrast; difficult with this subject.
microlito (76 months ago | reply)
Great portrait!!
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ommphoto (76 months ago | reply)
This is fantastic! Great shot...
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GoGoJingo (76 months ago | reply)
beautiful capture!
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Cíntia Scola (76 months ago | reply)
beautiful!!!!
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Araleya (76 months ago | reply)
Beautiful cultures.
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Lady Adokenai (75 months ago | reply)
her expression says she's looking at something icky. XD
Royce Okobo [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
is masayo a geiko yet?
mboogiedown (74 months ago | reply)
Elizarendon1: Yes, she is! (^-^) And a beautiful one at that. The katsura compliments her features so well! She walked past me on the Tatsumi Bashi near Shirakawa (if you know the area at all) and I almost broke my neck watching her pass. It took me a few seconds to realize it was Masayo. She looked amazing. I saw her quite a few times over sprign break. She seems to be doing very well as a geiko (^_<)
Royce Okobo [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
Thats nice to know! Yeah, I dont know kyoto very well. Better learn!
(^-^)
sunshine's creations (65 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kanzashi, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
please add any Kanzashi photos you have and please feel free to invite any one else's too
knightboat82 (64 months ago | reply)
i think i saw her when i was there in late 06. cool!
geisha_lover (63 months ago | reply)
why does masayo look angry there? Amazing shot, by the way.
Okinawa Soba (49 months ago | reply)
They both look like they are being hauled into court for the abduction and murder of another Maiko from Pontocho. Appreciate the notes ! Another great instructive pic.
corpsesandroses (7 months ago | reply)