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A senior maiko who lives in the maiko house where Kiyo works. Later on, she became a geiko. Okā-san (おかあさん) Voiced by: Kaoru Katakai [5] The "mother" of the maiko house. She is responsible for all of the maiko and geisha's living arrangements and for their training and preparation. It is later revealed that her real name is Hirose ...
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 .
Geisha wear kimono more subdued in pattern and colour than both regular women's kimono, and the kimono worn by apprentice geisha. Geisha always wear short-sleeved kimono, even if they are technically still young enough to wear furisode , as the wearing of furisode -style sleeves is considered a marker of apprenticeship.
A kuromontsuki hikizuri (a trailing black kimono with five crests) is a formal black trailing kimono decorated with five crests of the maiko 's okiya, placed on the centre back, the back of the sleeves, and the front shoulders. Hikizuri are usually 200 centimetres (79 in) in length, with a padded hem to aid the skirt in trailing across the floor.
Members of the Imperial family on formal occasions, geisha, maiko, and sumo wrestlers wear variations on common traditional accessories that are not found in everyday dress, such as certain types of kimono. As an extension of this, many practitioners of Japanese traditional dance wear similar kimono and accessories to geisha and maiko.
For geisha and maiko, application of oshiroi varies depending on age, status and region. Since the application of oshiroi can prove challenging, a younger maiko may have her okā-san ("mother" – typically the mother of the geisha house) or her "older sister" geisha mentor apply it for her at first.
An okiya (置屋) is the lodging house/drinking establishment to which a maiko or geisha is affiliated with during her career as a geisha. The okiya is typically run by the "mother" (okā-san) of the house, who handles a geisha's engagements, the development of her skills, and funds her training through a particular teahouse.
In 1751 the first onna geisha (female geisha) arrived at a party and caused quite a stir. She was called geiko ("arts girl"), which is still the term for geisha in Kyoto today. By the end of the 18th century these onna geisha outnumbered taikomochi to the point that, having become so few in number, they became known as otoko geisha ("male