Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

http://learnjapanesepod.com The Maiko is a woman under 20 who is training to be a Geiko (or Geisha) in Japan. Tourists can have a one day makeover in various make up studios around Kyoto. In this video, you can see the amazing make up and beautiful Kimonos worn by the Maiko. This was filmed at Yume Koubou in Kyoto. http://yumekoubou.info

JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Alan Macfarlane explores the mysterious context to this film. It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2pjyxu Please see www.alanmacfarlane.com under 'Global History' for details and other films.

Going Geisha, Canadian style.Want to see how this turns out?Geisha, or Geiko as they prefer to be called in Kyoto, are a subject of confusion and misunderstanding even to most modern Japanese. Geisha are entertainers, not prostitutes, and although their number has shrunk dramatically in modern times they do, indeed,.... more

Talking in Japanese about Maiko(舞妓)'s Life.

JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Alan Macfarlane explores the mysterious context to this film. It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2pjyxu The film was made by Windfall Films. Please see www.alanmacfarlane.com under 'Global History' for details and other films.

Collection of videos of maiko in Kyoto. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericlty/ http://eltyllyz.spaces.live.com/

Appointment with Takahiro a maiko-san from Gion, Kyoto. Japan Keywords Maiko Geiko Geisha Gion Kyoto Japan

The second part of this program. Here you can see how to put on a furisode. It is a silk kimono with long sleeves. It's not the same kimono as maiko or geisha wear. The maiko's kimono is called susohiki (a kimono with long sleeves, but not as long as the furisode's, and it is also very long, to dance), and the geiko's.... more

Here the girl finally demostrates her knowledge in the main geisha arts: shamisen, tea ceremony, dance...

Maiko (apprentice geisha) dance to represent Spring at Dawn the favorite time for Sei Shonagon: "In spring it is the dawn that is most beautiful. As the light creeps over the hills their outlines are dyed a faint red and wisps of purplish cloud trail over them." http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/2006/07/23/kamogawa-odori-geisha-dance-2006/