#mamewaka

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Things are in full swing leading to the holidays, so let’s get down to it! Karyukai News -There’s currently two minarai active in Kyoto: Kimimoe (君萌) of Toshikimi (利きみ) in Miyagawa Cho and an unknown girl from Yamaguchi (やまぐち) in Pontocho. Both are expected to have their misedashi before the end of the year. -Mamewaka (豆わか) of Shibata (柴田) in Gion Kobu had her misedashi as a jikata geiko on Thursday (December 7th). -Kaomise Soken dates were re-arranged once again this year as the Minamiza Theatre is still undergoing earthquake resistant upgrades.The order this year was: Miyagawa Cho: December 2nd Gion Kobu: December 4th Pontocho: December 6th Kamishichiken: December 7th Gion Higashi: December 8th -Someone uploaded a video of the new NHK maiko special. Another special focusing on Mikako’s erikae just aired on Friday (December 8th), so hopefully we’ll see video of that soon too ^^ -Kotohajime takes place on Wednesday (December 13th) and is the final major event of the year. Blog News -Many features have been a bit slow due to recovering from surgery, but for the most part everything is back to normal ^^ -What’s In a Dance? Part 9 looked at Harusame (春雨) - Spring Rain. -The Random Fact of The Week looked at how geimaiko walk together for formal events. -Mylo’s Pick of The Week took a look at Kikuyae (菊弥江) of Hanafusa (花ふさ) in Miyagawa Cho. -Your questions and comments have been amazing while I’ve been recovering from surgery! So many of you sent in well wishes that really helped me to get back the normal flow of things, so thank you all for sending them in! The most popular questions for the week were: -What are some of your favorite sakkō pieces? -Are the Somaro maiko real? -Do you think geiko and maiko in Kyoto are united? -About karyukai rivalry -Why do geimei rarely have more than five syllables? 

Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) Mamewaka on the right, wearing the purple kimono.