Ladies of the Kyoto Hanamachi

Shigyoshiki in Kamishichiken: Maiko Katsuna (Daimonji okiya) and Umechie

Maiko Umechie and Naoai (Nakasato okiya) in September

2016 芸妓 宮川町 美恵雛さん

Maiko sisters of Umeno: Maiko Umehina, Maiko Umechie and recently debuted Maiko Umekana

A Shinbashi Geisha playing a Koto 1907 (by Blue Ruin1)

Hotaru kiyoki nagare no isaragawa tamoto suzushiki yuugure ni hataru tobu nari izaya osanago torite atsumete yomosugara mado no hikari ni fumi wo miyo

Hotaru (Fireflies) recollect the current of the trickling brook at the foot of the mountain in the cool and refreshing twilight the sound of fireflies in flight comes now little children gather to capture their opponents with their bare hands all night long the window arch is lit while writing of the end of their imperial reign

Kikugawa-tayuu, of Kushigiku Okiya, Shimabara Tayuu Parade of Kikugawa-Tayuu at Houjuuji-gishi Association Buddhist Memorial Service on December 14, 2013.