#horiyae

February 20th, 2025: Double congratulations are in order for a double debut! Fukukoto (ふく琴) of Horiyae (堀八重) and Miekinu (美恵絹) of Kawayoshi (河よ志) in Miyagawa Cho are celebrating their misedashi! They have excellent onesan in Fukuka (ふく佳) of Fujishima (藤島) and Miehina (美恵雛) of Harutomi (春富) respectively. They are the first double misedashi for Miyagawa Cho in four years, with Kanatomo and Koyori being the last pair. Fukukoto's outfit features folding fans with treasures and auspicious plants and a golden obi of snowflakes and karabana while Miekinu's outfit features flowers and waves with a fan and lattice pattern obi ^^ おめでとうさんどすふく琴ちゃんと美恵絹ちゃん ^o^! Image is courtesy of Shogo Yasuda.

Another sketch for my Drawing I class. During my trip to Japan back in 2016, I was able to see Fukuteru-san and Maiko Fukunae-san while I was in Kyoto. They were both so lovely and I hope to be able to maybe even send this to Fukuteru-san someday. I also hope to draw Fukunae-san in the future as well (^-^) Done with Pencils August 2017

September 2024: There's a new minarai in town! Kimihana (君花) of Honjo (本城) in Miyagawa Cho is now on the path to becoming a maiko! However, she isn't alone! There's a second minarai in Miyagawa Cho right now too! Fukuhisa (ふく久) of Horiyae (堀八重) has also started her minarai period! Both girls will be debuting at the end of October! BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! Maiko darling Kanohisa (叶久) of Kanoya (叶家) in Gion Higashi is BACK! However, this time she is a geiko! This is fantastic news for Gion Higashi! Image is courtesy of Honjo Okiya.

October 17th, 2024: Another new maiko has made her debut! Fukuhisa (ふく久) of Horiyae (堀八重) in Miyagawa Cho is also celebrating her misedashi this week! She is the imōto of Fukuteru (ふく光), also of Horiyae, and Fukuteru's first imōto in over a decade! She is Miyagawa Cho's fifth maiko to debut this year; a clear sign that the district is recovering well from the pandemic. Her outfit features waves, treasures, and treasure ships with cranes, chrysanthemums, and snowflakes on her obi ^^ おめでとうさんどすふく久ちゃん ^o^! Image is courtesy of 1020Kiddo.

March 6th, 2024: Surprise, a new maiko is born! Fukumitsu (ふく満) of Horiyae (堀八重) in Miyagawa Cho is celebrating her misedashi! She is the imōto of Fukuka (ふく佳) of Fujishima (藤島), and is the second of three debuts for her district this spring alone! As a sign of support, former geiko Fukuyuri even came back to wish the new maiko all the best, showing just how strong of a bond members of the kagai have even after retiring. Her outfit features a treasure ship among waves and lucky treasures while her obi has a splendid pattern of ginkgo leaves with cranes and chrysanthemums in them ^^ おめでとうさんどすふく満ちゃん ^o^! Image is courtesy of JP Kanrikan.

As the spring dance rehearsal season begins, so too do the retirements of geimaiko who won't be performing come performance time. The geiko who is leaving the gokagai now is Fukuyuri (ふく友梨) of Horiyae (堀八重) in Miyagawa Cho. However, not all is doom and gloom! Fukuyuri is leaving to pursue a higher education in university! We wish her the best in her studies ahead ^^

January 26th, 2023: Congratulations to Kyoto’s newest geiko! Fukuyuri (ふく友利) of Horiyae (堀八重) in Miyagawa Cho is celebrating her erikae! She is the first imōto of Fukuai (ふく愛) to reach the milestone and is looking absolutely stunning! Her outfit features pine and waves with a matching golden obi of pine ^^ おめでとうさんどすふく友利さん ^o^! Image is courtesy of the Miyagawa Cho Kabukai. 

May 26th, 2022: Double congratulations are in order! Fukumiyo (ふく美代) of Hoiryae (堀八重) and Toshinami (とし菜実) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho are both celebrating big milestones! Fukumiyo is celebrating her misedashi and Toshinami is celebrating her erikae! Fukumiyo is the imōto of Fukuai (ふく愛), also of Horiyae and pictured beside Fukumiyo above. Toshinami is the first imōto of Toshikana (とし夏菜), also of Komaya, to be celebrating her erikae! Rain was threatening the occasion so Toshinami wore an ama coat, but Fukumiyo showed off her lovely kimono featuring treasure ships and waves ^^ おめでとうさんどすとし菜実さんとふく美代ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of the Miyagawa Cho Kabukai.