June 24th, 2026: Say hello to Kyoto's newest maiko! Tanekiku (たねきく) of Hanafusa (花ふさ) in Miyagawa Cho is celebrating her misedashi! She is the first imōto of geiko Tanefumi (田ね文) of Takayoshi (高よし) and represents a new connection between Hanafusa and Takayoshi. Hanafusa currently does not have any active geiko, so instead of having Tanekiku debut without an onesan, they reached out to Takayoshi and Tanefumi graciously agreed to take on the task! Tanekiku's name also reflects this partnership with Tane- coming from Tanefumi's name and -Kiku from the names that all Hanafusa geimaiko share! Her outfit features flower baskets and all season flowers over golden waves and a golden pine feather obi ^^ おめでとうさんどすたねきくちゃん ^o^! Image is courtesy of Hanafusa Okiya.
