On July 5th maiko Umeyuu began wearing sakkou, the last hairstyle in a maiko's apprenticeship. For the first half of her sakkou period, she wore an iromontsuki hikizuri before switching to a formal kurimontsuki hikizuri.

On June 20, Maiko Umeyuu started wearing the Edo sakkou hairstyle up until switching to the yakko shimada hairstyle on June 26.

Hello everyone, guess who's back posting on Tumblr!!! I've been really busy with real-life stuff, but I come bearing good news. I passed the geiko exam and will start preparing for my erikae!!!! In Miyajimacho, once a maiko passes her exam, she can wear three hairstyles before wearing the yakko shimada and sakkou hairstyles. So my first pre-Sakkou hairstyle is the Oshun hairstyle.

Our maiko performed a visually stunning piece 'Ehikasa', that involved dancing on stage with parasols. For the second act, geiko Ayachiyo participated by dancing a complex masculine role in 'Suisen Tanzen'. Lastly, all the geiko and maiko performed the grand finale 'Hanakurabe'!

At the end of February, we held our annual Baikasai - plum blossom viewing and tea ceremony event. Geiko Ayachiyo and maiko Fumikiyo performed the obon style tea ceremony, while maiko Umeyuu and Kimiaki showed off their skills at ryurei style tea ceremony.

See you on March 7th at 8:30 CET for Miyajimacho's open air tea ceremony!

During the first days of the New year, geiko and maiko wear a special rice grain kanzashi called 'Inaho'. Inaho is meant to have an auspicious meaning in bringing in a good harvest, but it also reminds us to stay humble and work hard in the upcoming year. There are many details surrounding the life of geiko and maiko - are you interested in learning more?

The day of Fumikiyo's misedashi is finally here! On December 12th, she made her first steps as a Miyajimacho maiko. Welcome, maiko Fumikiyo of Hanai!