Friday, November 23, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Life of a Geisha
"Geiko (or geisha, front and left) and maiko (apprentice geiko, right) perform in Kyoto's Pontocho district."
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Girls of Gion 祇園
"Geiko and Maiko gather outside the Ichirikiya, Japan's most famous and exclusive teahouse, at dusk, to cheer on the men of Gion as they carry omikoshi, or portable shrines, during Kyoto's Gion Matsuri."
Labels:
geisha,
Gion Matsuri,
Ichirikiya,
Japan,
Japanese,
kimono,
Kyoto,
Maiko,
omikoshi
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