Geisha/Maiko (does anyone know the difference?!) on Ninenzaka
posted by Moose @ 10:43 pm
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1 Comments:
I think that a maiko is a geisha-in-training, and that there are subtle differences in appearance (hair, makeup, kimono lengths) that the non-initiated would have a hard time spotting. Got that from a book by an ex-geisha (Geisha, a life). Pretty!
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