暖かくなってまいりました…　いえ、京都特有の蒸し暑ささえも感じます。 梅雨の足音がきこえてまいります今月、先斗町さんの芸舞妓さん方によります鴨川をどりが開幕しました。 四花街春のをどりの締めとして、風薫...

さぁ、桜一色に染まりだします今月、舞妓さんの黒髪にも桜の花が満開になります。 桜の季節とともに、花街ではをどりの季節。 満開の桜の下を、置屋さんと歌舞練場の楽屋への道を足早に行き交う芸舞妓さん方、仕込み...

今月の上旬は、各所で梅の花で楽しめる京の街でございますが、下旬には、いよいよ桜のたよりが届きだします。今年の開花予想はいかがでしょう？ 今月の舞妓さんの結い髪には、春の知らせを運んでくるかわいらしい黄色...

京都といえば、桜や紅葉がクローズアップされがちではございますが、いの一番に春の訪れを知らせてくれる梅の花々が、府内各所でお楽しみいただける今月でございます。 やさしい香りとともに愛らしい花が咲いているの...

本年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。 1月は、松竹梅に菊や鶴など、おめでたい雰囲気に包まれた簪が、舞妓さんの結い髪を飾ります。 そしてこの月ならではの、もうひとつ特徴的なものが、稲穂の簪です。こちらは1...

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Experience the maiko of longing. It transforms into a beautiful maiko and risen with a real maiko in a specialty shop. No special preparation or provision is necessary.

What do you think of when you hear maiko? Darari-obi, okobo, and ohikizuri kimono with trailing hem.

Have you ever heard of “the Hassaku” before? August’s maiko（geisha）cannot be told without this big event. Hassaku literally means ‘the 1st day of August.’ But this thing…though some of you might know already what it’s all about, fo...

Oiwai！(Celebrations)　 The debut of new Maiko and Geiko ,’Omisedashi’ & ’Erikae’ It was the autumn dance festival rush in hanamachi (flower towns) this month. Starting with Onshu-kai of Gion-Kobu, there was Kotobuki-kai of K...

Kanzashi, Combs, Obi, fans, parlor baskets, netsuke, Hanamachi business cards, etc... A long-established store with all of Maiko's haberdashery.

There are places called ‘five hanamachi’ in Kyoto ? Kamishichiken, Gion-Kobu, Gionhigashi, Ponto-cho and Miyagawa-cho.

Writer, JayAtoll Representative Sazuka Junko, "the day of Kyoto to spend with Maiko" is a record of experience.

Kyoto has five hanamachi, whici are entertainment districts. Kamishitiken, Gionkobu, Gionhigashi, Pontocho, and Miyagawacho.

In September, calm and relaxing time flows in all over flower towns of Kyoto, just like the lengthening nights of autumn. The Kitano Festival,the Miyako Festival, the Kyo Festival of April, then the Kamogawa Festival of May,the Miyako N...

Almost at the same time with beginning of May, the Kamogawa Odori（dance festival）is hold in Kaburenjo Theater,Ponto-cho. This flower town is located in the area which is very close to the Minami-za (Kabuki theater in Shijo), Kyoto and...

The Backstage of Maiko Debut ～A Diary of strenuous effort by Minarai san～ Do you remember maiko, Umechie san of Kamishichiken who appeared on Monthly Geisha, October 2012 【1】Well, for this month, I shall introduce a colu...

On the 16th, a middle day of three-day weekend, we hosted and held an event ‘The Autumn to Enjoy with Maiko.’ Originally, there is a custom ‘No first visitors without invitation’ at any Ochaya (teahouses) in every flower town, which me...

There is one more event that you must not miss for hanamachi in this time of summer. It is the Kamishichiken Beer Garden which takes place in a traditional Japanese landscape garden of Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theater. During the period,...

You’ll find another flower town of Kyoto, Miyagawa-cho after walking down from Gion-Kobu for about ten minutes or so. In this town, maiko and geiko wear undecorated but colored kimono in silk on Hassaku day.Pearl beige,green tea,horizon...