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October 31st, 2020: Congratulations to Kyoto’s newest geiko! Kohana (小花) of Masuume (桝梅) in Gion Kobu has made her debut as a geiko on a beautiful sunny day in Kyoto! She is the imōto of the famous Kofumi (小富美), and should she stay she may end up having many imōto of her own. Kohana is such a stunning beauty and the geiko look truly suits her!  おめでとうさんどす小花さん ^o^! Images are courtesy of My Kyoto Photo [1] [2].

Maiko Kohana (Masuume Okiya) of Gion Kobu, wearing a yukata on a hot summer day in Kyoto

October 2020: Maiko Kohana (小花) of Masuume (桝梅) in Gion Kobu wears the sakkō hairstyle ahead of her erikae. Her outfit features a classic pine motif with a matching white collar of white waves flecked in gold and a golden obi covered in karabana. The kanzashi is also simple yet elegant silver wire crane. Her erikae will take place on October 31st. Images are courtesy of Sachi Photo [1] [2]. 

And here I thought there wouldn’t be much to update until next week, but once again surprising information has come to light! Karyukai News -Former maiko Fukuharu (富久春) of Okatome (岡とめ) in Gion Higashi has returned to the profession! She is now geiko Kanowaka (叶和佳) of Kanoya (叶家) also in Gion Higashi. No one is sure why or how this has happened yet, but one commenter (who happens to be her katsura maker) has stated that Fukuharu/Kanowaka’s katsura was ordered months ago, so an erikae of some sort was in the works. If I can find out more II’ll let you know ^^ -There’s also been rumors going around about Mikako (実佳子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu having her erikae after Onshūkai in October. This would make sense as she is now the most senior maiko in her district and seems to be committed to the karyukai lifestyle. Blog News -The Random Fact of The Week looked at fireworks. -Mylo’s Pick of The Week went to Kohana (小花) of Masuume (桝梅) in Gion Kobu. -Your questions this week have been insightful and a pleasure to answer! Thank you to everyone who sent them in and please don’t be afraid to send in more in the future ^o^! -I actually got around to adding in some names that haven’t been logged yet into the kanji tabs. The current number of names is as follows: Gion Kobu: 1,082 Pontocho: 482 Kamishichiken: 165 Miyagawa Cho: 334 Gion Higashi: 191  That’s 2,254 names!

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June 2016: maiko Konami of Gion Kobu on the day of her debut by Nakayoshi4141 - blog

Maiko Mameroku entering the Masuume teahouse in Gion Kobu by @notrebeckawolfe  on Instagram