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A maiko (舞妓, IPA: / ˈ m aɪ k oʊ / MY-koh, Japanese:) is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto. [1] Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors during banquets and parties, known as ozashiki .
Maiko are usually 17 or 18 when this ceremony takes place as post-WWII labor laws prevent maiko from beginning their employment as apprentices at an earlier age as in pre-WWII eras. Some apprentices, however, skip the maiko stage, being too old to debut as a young apprentice, and instead begin their apprenticeship appearing as a geisha.
A maiko with the sakkō hairstyle. Sakkō (先笄) is a Japanese hairstyle worn by maiko (apprentice geisha). [1] It was also worn in the latter Edo period (1603–1867) and in the Meiji period (1868–1912) by young married women. Maiko wear it before and during the erikae ceremony, which marks their graduation out of apprenticeship.
Geiko and maiko have existed in Ponto-chō since at least the 16th century, as have prostitution and other forms of entertainment. Today, the area, lit by traditional lanterns at night, contains a mix of exclusive restaurants — often featuring outdoor riverside dining on wooden patios — geisha houses and tea houses, brothels, bars, and cheap eateries.
Mineko Iwasaki, former high-ranking Gion geisha, detailed her experience of mizuage in her autobiography, Geisha, a Life.Describing her experience of graduation to geishahood with the term mizuage, Iwasaki described her experience as a round of formal visits to announce her graduation, including the presentation of gifts to related geisha houses and important patrons, and a cycle through five ...
The dances, songs, and theater productions presented in the framework of the Miyako Odori are performed by the maiko (apprentice geisha) and geisha of the Gion quarter. The motifs draw from classical Japanese culture and incorporate everyday life as well as folkloristic elements, for example from the Tale of Genji. [1]
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For maiko, the placement of the tachibana kanzashi indicates seniority. Chirimen tegara (金紗手柄), also known as chirimen tegarami or simply tegara: Chirimen tegara decorated with silver foil flowers: A triangular, folded piece of crepe fabric pinned into the back of certain hairstyles. For maiko, the colour of the fabric indicates seniority.