#fukusono

December 14th, 2023: Double congratulations are in order! Fukusono (ふく苑) of Shigemori (しげ森) and Toshinagi (とし菜希) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho are celebrating their joint erikae! Both women have been working hard towards this day under the tutelage of their onesan, Fukuchō (ふく兆) and Toshikana (とし夏菜). This is Fukuchō's first imōto to have her erikae and Toshikana's third! Fukusono's outfit features blue and white plum blossoms along a yellow stream paired with a gold obi of wisteria and karabana while Toshinagi's outfit features golden waves and lucky treasures with a gold obi of pine ^^! おめでとうさんどすふく苑さんととし菜希さん ^o^! Images are courtesy of 1020 Kiddo [1] [2].

Source 1: emi.blue33 on Instagram Source 2: Gion Hatanaka’s Official Instagram Account Source 3: emi.blue33 on Instagram

Source: emi.blue33 on Instagram

May 9th, 2019: Congratulations to the first maiko to debut during the new Reiwa Period! In Gion Kobu we have Mameaya (まめ彩) of Ninben (亻) and in Miyagawa Cho we have Fukusono (ふく苑) of Shigemori (しげ森)! They say it takes a village the raise a child, and this couldn’t be more true for these two girls! In the top image we can see Mameaya surrounded by the maiko and geiko who are affiliated with the Ninben and Shibata families, including (from L to R): Back: Mamewaka (豆わか), Mameka (豆花), Mamehiro (豆弘), the okasan of her okiya, Mameya (まめ弥), her official onesan, Mameryō (豆涼), and Emino (恵美乃). Front: Mamesumi (豆純), Mameyui (豆結), Mamesaya (豆沙弥), Mametama (豆珠), and Mamemaru (豆まる). Mamesumi just switched to the sakkō style today ahead of her May 30th erikae, so it’s an extra festive time for Ninben! I’ll hopefully be uploading a few more pictures of Mameaya’s misedashi later, so please look forward to them ^^ In Fukusono’s case we have a lovely family portrait that shows a second momentous occasion for the Shigemori okiya: geiko Fukuchō (ふく兆) taking on her first imōto! This makes Fukusono the first grand imōto of Fukuhiro (ふく紘) on the right, which shows just how well Shigemori has prospered since the debut of their first maiko (Fukuhiro) back in 2006! おめでとうさんどすまめ彩ちゃんとふく苑ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of KyotoQ9 and Tomoko Kikue Hotel.