June 2nd: 2026: Two big surprises from across the gokagai! Umekano (梅叶乃) of Umeno (梅乃) in Kamishichiken is celebrating her misedashi while a familiar face is making her return under a new name in Miyagawa Cho! Momone (百音) has debuted directly under the kenban, but you may recognize her better as former geiko Koume (小梅) of Kaden (花傳)! After a 6½ year hiatus she is back to join her fellow geimaiko of the Miyagawa Cho kagai. Umekano is the first debut for Kamishichiken this year and joins the giant grouping of seven maiko for the small district! While Momone didn't have a formal misedashi and just started working again, Umekano did and wore a black kuromontsuki with cypress fans and a golden shippō and karabana obi ^^ おめでとうさんどす百音さんと梅叶乃ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of The Miyagawa Cho Kabukai and Yuko Umeno.
