#masamiya

May 17th, 2026: Pontocho's sakkō outfits are always very bright and, this time, it's a woman from Masamiya (雅美家) who is shining brightly as she makes the journey from maiko to geiko. Hidesaki (秀咲季) is now in her final hairstyle and outfit as a maiko, and the look is stunning! Each okiya in Pontocho has a special iromontsuki for sakkō, and Masamiya's is purple with the Onoe school's chrysanthemum kamon and leaves. It's paired beautifully with a golden shōchikubai obi and topped off with a silver wire crane over pine kanzashi; simple yet elegant. Pontocho tends to have a longer sakkō period than the other kagai, especially during odori season, and Hidesaki has been no exception. Her erikae will take place next month on June 15th ^^ Image courtesy of Tantsuru Ochaya/Katsumi Okiya.

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March 3rd, 2026: Congratulations are in order for Kyoto's newest maiko! Hidetowa (秀十和) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho is celebrating her misedashi! She is the first debut for her district this year and is now the sixth active maiko at the prosperous Masamiya okiya! While she is debuting without an official onesan, she has many okiya onesan to look up to! Her outfit features treasures of the shichifukujin and waves with a golden musical instrument motif obi ^^ おめでとうさんどす秀十和ちゃん ^o^! Image is courtesy of Tantsuru Ochaya/Katsumi Okiya.

June 11th, 2025: Double the delight as two new maiko debut today! Maho (真帆) of Minoyae (美の八重) in Gion Kobu and Hidenagi (秀凪) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho are celebrating their misedashi! Both Maho and Hidenagi performed in the Miyako Odori and the Kamogawa Odori respectively this year under their real names as they had not been given a geimei yet, so they already had professional experience under their obi before their first official days! Maho's outfit features colorful flowers and birds among waves with a golden shōchikubai obi while Hidenagi's outfit features lucky treasures and waves with a golden musical instrument motif obi ^^ おめでとうさんどす真帆ちゃんと秀凪ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of Gion Dteel and 1020Kiddo.

February 1st, 2024: A new geiko is born! Hidechiyo (秀千代) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho is celebrating her erikae! She is the second erikae for the new Masamiya okiya and the third geiko to reside there. She is also the first erikae for her kagai this year! Her outfit features waves with a Kai Awase (shell matching game) motif and a golden obi with karabana in a tortoiseshell pattern ^^ おめでとうさんどす秀千代さん ^o^! Image is courtesy of Ono No Komachi.

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March 3rd, 2023: A lovely day for a lovely geiko to be born! Hidemai (秀眞衣) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho is celebrating her erikae! She is the first maiko from the newly opened Masamiya okiya to have her erikae and is sharing the occasion with the Hina Matsuri festival! Her outfit features pine and lucky treasures on waves and a white obi with golden karabana ^^ おめでとうさんどす秀眞衣さん ^o^! Image is courtesy of a friend who has allowed me to use an exclusive image ^^