May 13, 2017
May 13th, 2017: The lovely ladies of Pontocho continue to work hard during the Kamogawa Odori. While each woman is a competent dancer in her own right they are performing as jikata geiko today. Pontocho doesn’t have strict distinctions between tachikata and jikata geiko and their members are encouraged to fully develop any and all gei that they enjoy. The geiko from left to right are Ichisayo (市さよ), Hisachō (久蝶), Ichiwaka (市若), Ichifuku (市福), and Momino (もみ乃). Ichisayo, Ichiwaka, and Momino are also natori tachikata geiko! This image is courtesy of The Pontocho Kamogawa Odori Facebook page.
