I am a total tomboy and hate being girly, but for some reason, I'd gladly wear a kimono and obi... though made of cotton of course cause I'm vegetarian... There's just something so appealing about the whole thing... of course, I'd have to show off my fan tricks...
ive noticed that there is a small difference in the pontocho darari obi than the gion,miyagawacho,kamishichiken (etc) both sides of the darari obi arent crossing over that much but the other obis are crossed over each dide its kinda weird bt otherwise beautiful dance
what is the name of the danceschool for Pontocho maiko san? I talked to a maiko a couple of days ago, telling her I study with Nishikawa Ryu. She replied that Pontocho maiko used to be Nishikawa Ryu but now it is "Onoue". Gion has Inoue, but I cannot find any info on Onoue. Does anyone know?
@crisoluatuamra This dance is called Gion Kouta, geiko and Maiko make different movement, this song called about 4 season, is very difficult, have you ever tryed?
Beautiful! I've been fortunate to catch the public dance performances of Kamogawa Odori, Miyako Odori, Gion Odori, and Kyo Odori and a few appearances at festivals in Kyoto like the one they do at Yasaka Shrine for Setsubun
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and the Plum Blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Just Beautiful !!! An example of femenine delicacy, talent and beauty... geishas make me feel proud of being a woman... in America men should attend such events instead of the stripper clubs which denigrate women and women should respect themselves more.... japan a great culture
@minimoongurll but yet you would likely pay money to watch someone "dance" around on a stage to a prerecorded track that has been auto tuned? This is artistry. Those involved have spent many hours perfecting what they're doing and are continuing a centuries old tradition. I challenge you to say that about many modern artists, western or Japanese.
@CoolUsername2 Don't accuse me of something you aren't certain of. No, I have not and would not pay money to watch someone "dance" around on a stage. I think for example ballet is a beautiful artform that takes just as much perfection and professionalism that Geisha Dances do. This is in the Western World. Challenge accepted and won.
I thought Maiko were they only ones with long sleeves, and also that when they dance, the sleeves would be wrapped around there arms so as not to trip?
it's amazing how cultures are so different brazil and africa have movements that involve rapid hip movements, then theres belly dancing, and this is sooo different but so pretty
The meaning of tying the obi with the knot in front or back is often misunderstood. Courtesans (who sold their bodies) did tie the obi in front. Geisha (who were not supposed to sell their bodies) tied it in back. But the reason was NOT so that the obi could be untied more quickly. In the 17th century, a MARRIED WOMAN tied her obi in the front, an unmarried woman tied it in back. (cont.)
Courtesans were technically "wives for the evening", thus the front-tied obi indicated their status as sexually experienced women. Geisha (not technically sexually available) were categorized socially a unmarried women, thus tying the obi in back.
@dalbyliza We should thank the invadors for the "missunderstanding"... many being raped in the process. We should thank them for the "missunderstanding" of arabs now too... many being killed in the process.
@dalbyliza So after that, I'm assuming wives started tying it in the back to avoid that kind of association? Because I know if I were married I wouldn't want men to look at me like 'she's good to go' :p. I'm sure the Oiran/Tayu Kanzashi and hair style had something to do with the calling card of appearance. But at some point the obi tied in front became the branding for courtesans instead of married women. Do you know when by chance?
100808jojggassi - geisha's obi (belt) is tied at the back, a prostitute (at the time) had theirs tied at the front - easier to take off for their customers.
You may think as much but that is most likely because you don't know any specifics of this profession or dance. They are telling a story and every slight motion of head, hand or even a finger has symbolism. In addition they wear a kimono that restricts breathing and movement and weighs half of their body weight. You couldn't even manage to perform "pop lock and drop it" when wearing what it is that they do. Nice try though.
You may think as much but that is most likely because you don't know any specifics of this profession or dance. They are telling a story and every slight motion of head, hand or even a finger has symbolism. In addition they wear a kimono that restricts breathing and movement and weighs half of their body weight. You couldn't even manage to perform "pop lock and drop it" when wearing what it is that they do. Nice try though.
feet bindings were chinese tradition not japanese, and even there it got forbidden by law,
we people from the west do often not understand to separate traditons from the east and mix it up but thats a think we shoud be ashamed for, cos we are proud for our things and want to keep them separate by all means just to let it survive in the strems of time... but most of us lost our traditions, so the east could manage to keep what we have lost...
very pretty although i have never seen a vid with a geisha fixing her kimono...lol is that ok or not? i wouldnt think it would be alright but just me.
@alestane doesnt mean the comment is right. Look that the obis. they are both long. if you know anything about geisha onces a geisha moves from maiko to geiko they shorten their obis. and the hair style change. the only thing that would make me believe they are not both Maiko is the collar. one is one and the other is red. that is the only thing right.
Simply gorgeous. I've had a slight obsession with Geisha culture since I was a little girl: the colour, the beauty, the anonymity...it's so unlike anything else.
@xXImmortality4evaXx Only when I don't floss my teeth for about 2 weeks and then when I floss, I bleed alot. After masturbating, I'm soooo tired. I am to spent to get up and floss.. I'm glad I am not that lax on wiping my ass after I shit. BUt no matter how much I do wipe.. I still have ka ka stains in my shorts at the end of the day.. Maybe I should get some baby wipes
really...I don't think it's too amazing of a dance...it's like a less lively version of the indonesian dances (the way the move their hands sort of, actually hardly).....which I believe to be way better....oh well they worked hard I'm sure...so why not give them some applause...they look great doing it anyways.....
i love the beautiful art of geisha's dance and there music! i hate how the misconception that there whores or in the japanese lanaguage Yariman. Fact that the geisha is a artist who studies years to do the art, even though some early geisha were in fact Protitutes doesn't mean all are, Geisha is kinda like a Escort, they go out with the men but don't sleep with them!
Wow, their dance is mesmerizing. I feel when I watch this, I am in another state of mind, a blissful trance, if you will. Geishas are so beautiful and graceful. I am awe-inspired, and I sometimes wish to be a geisha.
I understand that they have to learn to be a Geisha since they were so young : singing, playing music, dancing, the art of conversation (I just sounded like Mameha :P ) ... if it was me, I even only able to finish learning piano in 12 year ... dancing and singing??? naaaahh ... they truly magnifique and diligent women!!!
So wonderful that they have still kept their form of art after so many centuries.But it is annoying that they call them prostitutes,nothing in their dances seems unseemly!Now if they were dancing next to Lady Gaga or Madonna ect...they would look like saints^^American dancers ugh.......
@aeleaonor Yes.. He/she should change the video's tittle, but well.. Everybody makes mistakes, he/she's a human being after all :). Thanks for sharing this amazing video, i love it. Thank you thank you thank you ♥
This is basically two dances. The first part is Gion Kouta, of course, and the last part is called Kamogawa Kouta (I really want the lyrics to that part).
Geishas are very beautiful, one of my favorite forms of art in human movement and such. I dislike the misconception that they are "whores", it gets me miffed.
@WeirdoThingo i dont think they're whores but i'm not sure they are in that life style by choice, which makes them little more than slaves, though well paid and dressed ones to be sure
@WeirdoThingo only reason why people have that misconception is cause during the second world war the real geisha had to escape and evacuate, then when things calmed down, some women would dress up in silk kimonos and paint their faces similar to the geisha and call themselves that when really they were prostitutes. They gave the geisha a bad rep.. i'm sure there are other reasons but that would be main one. Cause you would have military from other countries there learning wrong thing.
@WeirdoThingo well they do sell their mizuage to the highest bidder.. That is selling their body, so westerners call them "whores".. they are prostitutes, but they are graceful, majestic, elegant and artistic.
@nuriumzzzzzzzz that is a practice they do not do anymore and that is the only time they would sell something. it was like a rite of passage type deal. Haven't done that in a long time. might want to do more research there.. cause they do not sell their bodies.
@WeirdoThingo unfortunately this misconception that they are prostitutes still lingers in the west...most westerners have no clue to japanese culture.
@am1966ath Geishas may not be prostitutes but the rest of society are sex maniacs.. I have been bangn this "so called traditional Japanese woman" for 15 yrs.. And I don't wear protection.. Kenaddra.com, Osaka 69, .........Go to these sites and you will find hundreds and hundreds of porno sites.. Come back and you may be singn a new tune
@nihonjinonnanochitsu I know abou their phornography and phedophilia..have visited Japan twice..but at least the japanese are not so hypocritical like westerners who moralize the rest of the world. There are some phornography in Japanese that are 300-400years old. What I understand Japan is a mans world and everything is built on the pleasure of the male..
@nihonjinonnanochitsu yes that is a traditional thing but harder to mantain in a world where women have their own income and education and many of them do not want family/kids...look at Japans falling birthrate. Is you japanese girlfriend a geisha?
I disagree with your assertion that the Japanese are all "sex maniacs." They certainly have a different view on sex--they consider it perfectly natural, and not something to be ashamed of. There is a profusion of pornography, yes, but again, they don't view it as particularly shameful or unnatural, unlike many other cultures. As for your "'so called traditional Japanese woman'," that sounds like a long-term relationship to me. And technically, condoms aren't traditional.
@Merejkowski Yes, she is "Traditional" dating a Foreignor... can't get any more traditional than that.. Yes, her pussy is is a loose as the slots in Vegas.. I bet you can have a semi fit her her pussy and it would'nt even touch her walls.. now that's tradition
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Is there any particular reason you're being so horridly crude? It's really distasteful. I'm sorry to hear she's dating you, if you hold her in such contempt.
@Merejkowski I am being on my best behavior.. Her taste was of urine last time..she'd just finished peeing and me I could not wait til she dried up down there so I started eating her out and yes it has the taste of urine... Damm Bitch. Should have picked my ass and then inserted my finger in her pussy..ha,ha then she'd get and infection.. That will show that bitch to properly wipe
@nihonjinonnanochitsu You're unpleasant, but not particularly upsetting. You remind me of the boys back in high school, actually. Run-of-the-mill awkward obscenity.
@Merejkowski I bet you sucked alot of cock back then..Wishing for the good old days bitch? Okay skank, assume the position and don't forget to swallow you frigid old cunt
@Merejkowski Just stating the facts sir.. And yes, the nerve you struck was in my ball sack..My balls have swelled to the size of melons and I need them deflated to git your Bitch ass over here and deflate them
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Okay, I admit, that one was actually funny. Anyway, if your balls were actually the size of melons, I'd recommend the emergency room. Could be a hernia, or perhaps lymphoma.
@Merejkowski NO, just between you and me,okay????? I don't want other Youtubers to know that my balls are ssssssmmmmmaaaaaallllllll. they look like little dried up prunes..they are not much bigger than a pair of M&Ms.. Well they are bigger than M&Ms but if you went to grab them, you may find it hard to find them. Remember, don't tell anyone.. This is our little secret..Since we are such good friends, when do we go for pizza?
@Merejkowski Dr.Kmerejkowski, I think I need testicular torture.. I read that Japanese women often perform such therapy.. Would you please schedule an appointment for me? I'm sure my insurance will pay for it, if not I will pay out of pocket..
@nihonjinonnanochitsu I myself am not a Japanese medical practitioner, and am thus unable to schedule such an appointment. However, I'm sure you can find someone in any large city who would happily perform such a procedure. Some spinsters might even do it for free.
Geisha's actually had a very hard life. Also if you didn't know, their obi's (the thing tied to their backs) In Japan, prostitutes/whores have them tied to the front.
@WeirdoThingo Exactly, especially since that type of thing was banned for them in 1958. Years and years ago it was banned, and people continue to mark them for their past.
I really enjoyed this woman's singing and playing, as well as the dancers performance. I found this video very relaxing and enjoyable. Thank you for posting :)
u were not geisha... it says ur a guy on ur profile ¬¬ and even if u were geisha, looking at ur comment on a lady gaga vid, ur clearly not a very good one because your swearing and i doubt the okaasan would allow even a shikomi or minarai to swear let alone geisha
beautiful very beautiful
lollypop10184 4 days ago
can someone please tell me what it means "ONOKO" ?
supaadupakk 1 month ago
Very beautiful
planetchinchilla 1 month ago
Tomoyuki(朋ゆき） is most senior maiko in ponn chou and expected to have
erikae ceremony next year to become geiko.[
Hisano(久乃） is geiko now.
Tomuyuki in light blue kimono.
TheDMC12 2 months ago
Whenever I feel low, anything geisha uplifts me. Thank you. Uprated. Favorited.
slobomotion 3 months ago
I am a total tomboy and hate being girly, but for some reason, I'd gladly wear a kimono and obi... though made of cotton of course cause I'm vegetarian... There's just something so appealing about the whole thing... of course, I'd have to show off my fan tricks...
NobodyOfTheTardis 3 months ago
ive noticed that there is a small difference in the pontocho darari obi than the gion,miyagawacho,kamishichiken (etc) both sides of the darari obi arent crossing over that much but the other obis are crossed over each dide its kinda weird bt otherwise beautiful dance
tumblefan101 4 months ago
pretty!
Lil17Lil 4 months ago
Très beau ...merci..!!
exvoto100 5 months ago
what is the name of the danceschool for Pontocho maiko san? I talked to a maiko a couple of days ago, telling her I study with Nishikawa Ryu. She replied that Pontocho maiko used to be Nishikawa Ryu but now it is "Onoue". Gion has Inoue, but I cannot find any info on Onoue. Does anyone know?
ZASSHIN 5 months ago
@ZASSHIN It's Kamogawa.
Moniakitka 4 months ago
so sad.. the maiko from the right its and awful dancer and both dnt have coordination..
crisoluatuamra 5 months ago
@crisoluatuamra This dance is called Gion Kouta, geiko and Maiko make different movement, this song called about 4 season, is very difficult, have you ever tryed?
kitty7701 5 months ago
Beautiful! I've been fortunate to catch the public dance performances of Kamogawa Odori, Miyako Odori, Gion Odori, and Kyo Odori and a few appearances at festivals in Kyoto like the one they do at Yasaka Shrine for Setsubun
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and the Plum Blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
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RoninDave 5 months ago
It's boring move.. i think.. and the women is more beautiful without over make up.
kochonblog 6 months ago
@kochonblog Geiko, Maiko and Geisha have to make elegant and slow movement, this is not Kakuki dance.
kitty7701 5 months ago
@HinataGirlForeva the both of them are wearing wigs and they start training early.
MewtwosLittleOne 6 months ago
Just Beautiful !!! An example of femenine delicacy, talent and beauty... geishas make me feel proud of being a woman... in America men should attend such events instead of the stripper clubs which denigrate women and women should respect themselves more.... japan a great culture
fizzgona 6 months ago 2
@fizzgona You are right!
bacadehuachisonora 6 months ago
What else I can say ? WONDERFUL!
ganimedes075 7 months ago
These two are BOTH maiko because they both have the red collar.
Nbrittony 7 months ago
exquisite! My heart is too full. This is beyond beautiful. Merci mille fois
tamarexxe 7 months ago
I'm sure the one on the right is Sr. Maiko? As she is wearing Ofuku hairstyle, kanzashi and long sodes and obiage ^.^
werewolfy77746 7 months ago
whats the name of the song the musician is singing? Its quite popular but i dont know the name of it and i really love it :/
LaEvEPT 8 months ago
@LaEvEPT
Gion Kouta :) This the Pontocho District's version of the dance.
attackofdameepits 7 months ago
@attackofdameepits Domooooooo Arigato ^^
LaEvEPT 7 months ago
@LaEvEPT
Douitashimashite
attackofdameepits 7 months ago
I don't know anyone who would pay money to watch this.
minimoongurll 8 months ago
@minimoongurll me
TheLaanaya 7 months ago 2
@minimoongurll but yet you would likely pay money to watch someone "dance" around on a stage to a prerecorded track that has been auto tuned? This is artistry. Those involved have spent many hours perfecting what they're doing and are continuing a centuries old tradition. I challenge you to say that about many modern artists, western or Japanese.
CoolUsername2 7 months ago
@CoolUsername2 Don't accuse me of something you aren't certain of. No, I have not and would not pay money to watch someone "dance" around on a stage. I think for example ballet is a beautiful artform that takes just as much perfection and professionalism that Geisha Dances do. This is in the Western World. Challenge accepted and won.
minimoongurll 7 months ago
i love everything at Japan except Gheisha`s xD
t4n4s3 8 months ago
I'm not trying to insult other culture but, I don't understand why anyone would spend so much money just to see this
xShadowxPhoenix 9 months ago
@xShadowxPhoenix You don't understand because you don't know much about it . . .
Rainbou1987 9 months ago
i am jealous of the people that got to see this in person....damn them all >.<
pinkstrawberrypig 9 months ago
@pinkstrawberrypig But you're looking at them right now
xShadowxPhoenix 9 months ago
@xShadowxPhoenix lol, I didn't think about it that way xDD
pinkstrawberrypig 9 months ago
These are both maikos, they both have the long obi, red collars, and the split peach hairstyle.. beautiful dance :)
prettyhaha 9 months ago
I never knew that. Thank you for a new cultural detail my Sensei had not mentioned.
Shuricat 10 months ago
I thought Maiko were they only ones with long sleeves, and also that when they dance, the sleeves would be wrapped around there arms so as not to trip?
InnocentOnPaper 10 months ago
Geishas are so beautiful in every way, i enjoy their dancing and elegance :)
TheSqueeby 10 months ago 2
tha´ts so beautiful :3 wanna be a geisha/maiko to :"3
YukiNimaru 10 months ago
@YukiNimaru Geisha (Geiko) and Maiko isn't the same!
Rainbou1987 9 months ago
@Rainbou1987 I know -__-
YukiNimaru 9 months ago
you know geisha dances and music are so elegant i love it and how they dance its just so beautiful!!!
Hugejelly20 10 months ago 4
accuilly they are both Maiko
ZombiNinja92 10 months ago 2
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YumeYasuu 10 months ago
Mz Dalby I loved your books, Thankyou so very much for this beautiful vid. Her kimono is my favourite colour too. So beautiful.
Are they very hot to wear?
mzcyberbat 11 months ago
it's amazing how cultures are so different brazil and africa have movements that involve rapid hip movements, then theres belly dancing, and this is sooo different but so pretty
10CherryCola 11 months ago 4
@10CherryCola It just goes to show how beautiful diversity and culture is ^_^
kipkayify 6 months ago
What story are they telling with this dance?
childofdemonicwind24 11 months ago
raro
14savorin14 11 months ago
i love her voice <33
LatinaVampire0231 1 year ago
Beautiful...
191kilo 1 year ago 2
It isn't geisha, but maiko
Moniakitka 1 year ago
The meaning of tying the obi with the knot in front or back is often misunderstood. Courtesans (who sold their bodies) did tie the obi in front. Geisha (who were not supposed to sell their bodies) tied it in back. But the reason was NOT so that the obi could be untied more quickly. In the 17th century, a MARRIED WOMAN tied her obi in the front, an unmarried woman tied it in back. (cont.)
dalbyliza 1 year ago 40
Courtesans were technically "wives for the evening", thus the front-tied obi indicated their status as sexually experienced women. Geisha (not technically sexually available) were categorized socially a unmarried women, thus tying the obi in back.
dalbyliza 1 year ago 34
@dalbyliza We should thank the invadors for the "missunderstanding"... many being raped in the process. We should thank them for the "missunderstanding" of arabs now too... many being killed in the process.
Cheers and tears! :)
anarhy09 11 months ago
@dalbyliza A great way of putting it! Thanks for the video, Gion Kouta always makes me feel so happy.
PeonyMai 8 months ago
@dalbyliza thanks. i learn something new everyday when i'm on youtube! haha. :)
seaa2 8 months ago
@dalbyliza So after that, I'm assuming wives started tying it in the back to avoid that kind of association? Because I know if I were married I wouldn't want men to look at me like 'she's good to go' :p. I'm sure the Oiran/Tayu Kanzashi and hair style had something to do with the calling card of appearance. But at some point the obi tied in front became the branding for courtesans instead of married women. Do you know when by chance?
Zayashuku 7 months ago
100808jojggassi - geisha's obi (belt) is tied at the back, a prostitute (at the time) had theirs tied at the front - easier to take off for their customers.
sushikinky 1 year ago
You may think as much but that is most likely because you don't know any specifics of this profession or dance. They are telling a story and every slight motion of head, hand or even a finger has symbolism. In addition they wear a kimono that restricts breathing and movement and weighs half of their body weight. You couldn't even manage to perform "pop lock and drop it" when wearing what it is that they do. Nice try though.
NicolaAlexandrovna 1 year ago
Not trying to hate here but, I can do that at home and pop lock and drop it while doing this crap that they're doing.
ThisAintTheHookUp 1 year ago
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You may think as much but that is most likely because you don't know any specifics of this profession or dance. They are telling a story and every slight motion of head, hand or even a finger has symbolism. In addition they wear a kimono that restricts breathing and movement and weighs half of their body weight. You couldn't even manage to perform "pop lock and drop it" when wearing what it is that they do. Nice try though.
NicolaAlexandrovna 1 year ago
It makes me want too be a geisha but I am too dark to be Japanese but there are some black Japanese people so that is cool
linket7 1 year ago
ｍａｉｋｏ ｄａｎｃｅ
rktr1205 1 year ago
I like the vocal style of the singer, the delicate style of the music, and the refined dance techinques.
freethoughtmusic 1 year ago
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Japanese geishas are simply prostitutes who learn how to sing and dance.
100808jojggassi 1 year ago
@pikokinha
feet bindings were chinese tradition not japanese, and even there it got forbidden by law,
we people from the west do often not understand to separate traditons from the east and mix it up but thats a think we shoud be ashamed for, cos we are proud for our things and want to keep them separate by all means just to let it survive in the strems of time... but most of us lost our traditions, so the east could manage to keep what we have lost...
so they deserve the separation most
TioPaleshadow 1 year ago
@pikokinha in what way? o.0
xLolitaxRagxDollx 1 year ago
I believe they're both maikos, their collars are both red and the obi's are both long and very colourful
Aworldalone 1 year ago
Can you give me any Japanese Traditional Dance cause we need it for our project in music, and the easiest please :D thanks
MsCute0005 1 year ago
very pretty although i have never seen a vid with a geisha fixing her kimono...lol is that ok or not? i wouldnt think it would be alright but just me.
IceValkyrie18 1 year ago 3
@IceValkyrie18 that was my first thought lol
rosswoof 1 year ago
if that geisha ,fixxed herself up, in front of their kings , she wouldve been flogged.
4 sylables, 4sylables,5 sylabes,5 sylables
i dont know , but i love their culture
ahimaniaxxl 1 year ago 2
i dont understand the dance. . maybe if i understand those moves, then i would have enjoy more.
xyndy89 1 year ago
exquisite
0003qing 1 year ago
what do you call this instrument and the style of singing ?? I want to listen to more where can i find more of this ??
TheYukilicious 1 year ago
@TheYukilicious
the instrument is called a shamisen
tabithaLOL 1 year ago
@TheYukilicious
The instrument is called the Shamisen :)
contortionist104 1 year ago
Very Beautiful :]
XGothicJason 1 year ago
they are beautiful they both look like flowers or butterflies and they both are sr maiko,
subarashii kotobamonaiwa!!! (*-*)
MsNzChick 1 year ago
the one in the purple is GORGEOUS.
malibu64 1 year ago
beautiful
qendu 1 year ago
Geisha and Maiko is different. Geisha and Geiko is different.
DDOKU 1 year ago
weirdly enough they both look like Maiko. they both have the long obi and split peach hair style.
Ladyblindlove 1 year ago
@Ladyblindlove They both are maiko, as the comment says.
The geiko is the shamisen player.
alestane 1 year ago
@alestane doesnt mean the comment is right. Look that the obis. they are both long. if you know anything about geisha onces a geisha moves from maiko to geiko they shorten their obis. and the hair style change. the only thing that would make me believe they are not both Maiko is the collar. one is one and the other is red. that is the only thing right.
Ladyblindlove 1 year ago
@alestane haha i see it now. they have it all scrabbled together. sorry
Ladyblindlove 1 year ago
i was always a bit afraid of geishas
only cuz they looked like frigin emotionless ghosts... ._."
but i mistook that, ....
28880 1 year ago
@28880 Nice from you to admit it! I admire that! ;)
FRcypher 1 year ago
Simply gorgeous. I've had a slight obsession with Geisha culture since I was a little girl: the colour, the beauty, the anonymity...it's so unlike anything else.
OliviaGrace81 1 year ago
Girls are not Geisha.They are Maiko.
Maiko do not yet become independent.
There's broad Japanese sash for a kimono(obi) is "Darari no obi"Long obi.
They are Teen-Ager.
shanxiaron 1 year ago
They really are beautiful,so is their culture. A lot to understand and see.
m1dhun 1 year ago
People need to stop talking as if they know everything -_-
xXImmortality4evaXx 1 year ago
@xXImmortality4evaXx yes, so shut da fuck up
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Ooh grumpy. You bleeding? ;)
xXImmortality4evaXx 1 year ago
@xXImmortality4evaXx Only when I don't floss my teeth for about 2 weeks and then when I floss, I bleed alot. After masturbating, I'm soooo tired. I am to spent to get up and floss.. I'm glad I am not that lax on wiping my ass after I shit. BUt no matter how much I do wipe.. I still have ka ka stains in my shorts at the end of the day.. Maybe I should get some baby wipes
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
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@nihonjinonnanochitsu Good for you. Do you feel better now that you've proven how pathetic you are once again?
xXImmortality4evaXx 1 year ago
really...I don't think it's too amazing of a dance...it's like a less lively version of the indonesian dances (the way the move their hands sort of, actually hardly).....which I believe to be way better....oh well they worked hard I'm sure...so why not give them some applause...they look great doing it anyways.....
MsCelticwonder 1 year ago
So beautiful...Thank you so much for sharing it with the rest of us. For some, it is the only way to see a "live" proformance.
KalaCaine 1 year ago
i love the beautiful art of geisha's dance and there music! i hate how the misconception that there whores or in the japanese lanaguage Yariman. Fact that the geisha is a artist who studies years to do the art, even though some early geisha were in fact Protitutes doesn't mean all are, Geisha is kinda like a Escort, they go out with the men but don't sleep with them!
VampireSasuGurl 1 year ago
I've watched lots of this, I don't understand why it's so great
xShadowxPhoenix 1 year ago
Wow, their dance is mesmerizing. I feel when I watch this, I am in another state of mind, a blissful trance, if you will. Geishas are so beautiful and graceful. I am awe-inspired, and I sometimes wish to be a geisha.
ZOMGAPOTATO 1 year ago
I love Japan! I love the Kimonos that they are wearing. Geishas are so graceful.
KawaiiArtistGURL 1 year ago
I understand that they have to learn to be a Geisha since they were so young : singing, playing music, dancing, the art of conversation (I just sounded like Mameha :P ) ... if it was me, I even only able to finish learning piano in 12 year ... dancing and singing??? naaaahh ... they truly magnifique and diligent women!!!
pinkellittle 1 year ago
i love the maiko's hair ornaments but the simplicity of the geisha's outfit seems more i don't know how to say it but they bother a beautiful =D
Sagemist225 1 year ago
So wonderful that they have still kept their form of art after so many centuries.But it is annoying that they call them prostitutes,nothing in their dances seems unseemly!Now if they were dancing next to Lady Gaga or Madonna ect...they would look like saints^^American dancers ugh.......
estheramie09 1 year ago
Sayuri is still the prettiest Geisha I have ever seen...even if she is a fictional character :P
Ingiequeen 1 year ago
not geisha is maiko!!!!!
aeleaonor 1 year ago
@aeleaonor Yes.. He/she should change the video's tittle, but well.. Everybody makes mistakes, he/she's a human being after all :). Thanks for sharing this amazing video, i love it. Thank you thank you thank you ♥
OhHiNessa 1 year ago
yeah great voice
alexluvpug 1 year ago 2
OMG - i love her voice !!!! ( Kazumi )
xxxkimododragonxxx 1 year ago 11
Beautiful. Relaxing. A joy to watch.
gateofsunrise 1 year ago 3
Japan is such a refined culture,such beauty behind the ugly concrete of modern Japan.
am1966ath 1 year ago 68
very harsh and brutal too
TZAVELENA 1 year ago
@am1966ath Read about Unit 731. Japanese culture is interesting, but you're kidding yourself if you think it's all sakura and tea.
pughparkour 1 year ago
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Awesome song !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NightoExorcisto 2 years ago
I saw Mamechiho dancing Gion Kouta- I love version from Gion.
I saw Miehina dancing Gion Kouta too - she was very graceful,but look so different.
Akashia14Moka 2 years ago
This is basically two dances. The first part is Gion Kouta, of course, and the last part is called Kamogawa Kouta (I really want the lyrics to that part).
osbourn15 2 years ago 2
I knew it! I was saying to myself that the beginning is Gion Kouta because I have it on my mp3.
attackofdameepits 1 year ago
Gion Kouta look so weird in Pontocho :P...every district has own version,but look almost same
Akashia14Moka 2 years ago
Wow! Hisano when she was a maiko!she looked so nice!I have pics with her as geiko.
In his dance she was very close to erikae,in one picture she is with Tomoyuki too,but she is a geiko and Tomoyuki is still junior maiko.
Very nice video!
Ookini san dosu!
Akashia14Moka 2 years ago
Aren't they maikos, not geishas?
UAInf 2 years ago 2
i think so...
Krumelvsmunka 2 years ago
do you know i cant actuly tell xD
kanatapaw 2 years ago
Geishas are very beautiful, one of my favorite forms of art in human movement and such. I dislike the misconception that they are "whores", it gets me miffed.
WeirdoThingo 2 years ago 97
me too. my brother thinks they are well you know but i get pissed wen he says that.
HappyApe 2 years ago
@WeirdoThingo i dont think they're whores but i'm not sure they are in that life style by choice, which makes them little more than slaves, though well paid and dressed ones to be sure
isapheonix 1 year ago
@isapheonix Modern geisha do it by choice. Don't base your argument on Memoirs of a Geisha you saw once or twice.
chochibo 1 year ago
@WeirdoThingo Yeah, you're right. For a lot of people geisha is equal to whore. It has nothing to do with it.
AngelusFromHell 1 year ago
@WeirdoThingo I agree completely. People tend to confuse Geishas ( artists) with Oiran (courtesones). Such a shame they don't know the difference.
Liesja92 1 year ago
@WeirdoThingo only reason why people have that misconception is cause during the second world war the real geisha had to escape and evacuate, then when things calmed down, some women would dress up in silk kimonos and paint their faces similar to the geisha and call themselves that when really they were prostitutes. They gave the geisha a bad rep.. i'm sure there are other reasons but that would be main one. Cause you would have military from other countries there learning wrong thing.
DarkOnyx98 1 year ago
@WeirdoThingo well they do sell their mizuage to the highest bidder.. That is selling their body, so westerners call them "whores".. they are prostitutes, but they are graceful, majestic, elegant and artistic.
nuriumzzzzzzzz 1 year ago
@nuriumzzzzzzzz that is a practice they do not do anymore and that is the only time they would sell something. it was like a rite of passage type deal. Haven't done that in a long time. might want to do more research there.. cause they do not sell their bodies.
DarkOnyx98 1 year ago 2
@WeirdoThingo unfortunately this misconception that they are prostitutes still lingers in the west...most westerners have no clue to japanese culture.
am1966ath 1 year ago
@am1966ath Geishas may not be prostitutes but the rest of society are sex maniacs.. I have been bangn this "so called traditional Japanese woman" for 15 yrs.. And I don't wear protection.. Kenaddra.com, Osaka 69, .........Go to these sites and you will find hundreds and hundreds of porno sites.. Come back and you may be singn a new tune
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu I know abou their phornography and phedophilia..have visited Japan twice..but at least the japanese are not so hypocritical like westerners who moralize the rest of the world. There are some phornography in Japanese that are 300-400years old. What I understand Japan is a mans world and everything is built on the pleasure of the male..
am1966ath 1 year ago
@am1966ath As it should be... My Japanese g.f always says, "It's a man's world".
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu yes that is a traditional thing but harder to mantain in a world where women have their own income and education and many of them do not want family/kids...look at Japans falling birthrate. Is you japanese girlfriend a geisha?
am1966ath 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu
I disagree with your assertion that the Japanese are all "sex maniacs." They certainly have a different view on sex--they consider it perfectly natural, and not something to be ashamed of. There is a profusion of pornography, yes, but again, they don't view it as particularly shameful or unnatural, unlike many other cultures. As for your "'so called traditional Japanese woman'," that sounds like a long-term relationship to me. And technically, condoms aren't traditional.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski Yes, she is "Traditional" dating a Foreignor... can't get any more traditional than that.. Yes, her pussy is is a loose as the slots in Vegas.. I bet you can have a semi fit her her pussy and it would'nt even touch her walls.. now that's tradition
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Is there any particular reason you're being so horridly crude? It's really distasteful. I'm sorry to hear she's dating you, if you hold her in such contempt.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski I am being on my best behavior.. Her taste was of urine last time..she'd just finished peeing and me I could not wait til she dried up down there so I started eating her out and yes it has the taste of urine... Damm Bitch. Should have picked my ass and then inserted my finger in her pussy..ha,ha then she'd get and infection.. That will show that bitch to properly wipe
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu You're unpleasant, but not particularly upsetting. You remind me of the boys back in high school, actually. Run-of-the-mill awkward obscenity.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski I bet you sucked alot of cock back then..Wishing for the good old days bitch? Okay skank, assume the position and don't forget to swallow you frigid old cunt
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Looks like I hit a nerve.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski Just stating the facts sir.. And yes, the nerve you struck was in my ball sack..My balls have swelled to the size of melons and I need them deflated to git your Bitch ass over here and deflate them
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Okay, I admit, that one was actually funny. Anyway, if your balls were actually the size of melons, I'd recommend the emergency room. Could be a hernia, or perhaps lymphoma.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski NO, just between you and me,okay????? I don't want other Youtubers to know that my balls are ssssssmmmmmaaaaaallllllll. they look like little dried up prunes..they are not much bigger than a pair of M&Ms.. Well they are bigger than M&Ms but if you went to grab them, you may find it hard to find them. Remember, don't tell anyone.. This is our little secret..Since we are such good friends, when do we go for pizza?
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Klinefelter's Syndrome, perhaps? And I'm afraid it won't be any time soon, regretfully.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski What syndrome am I suffering from when I cannot stop masturbating??? I can only hold off for two days at the most.
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu Sounds like a mysterious and ill-described condition known only as "masculinity."
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@Merejkowski Dr.Kmerejkowski, I think I need testicular torture.. I read that Japanese women often perform such therapy.. Would you please schedule an appointment for me? I'm sure my insurance will pay for it, if not I will pay out of pocket..
nihonjinonnanochitsu 1 year ago
@nihonjinonnanochitsu I myself am not a Japanese medical practitioner, and am thus unable to schedule such an appointment. However, I'm sure you can find someone in any large city who would happily perform such a procedure. Some spinsters might even do it for free.
Merejkowski 1 year ago
@WeirdoThingo i agree completely they are artisans and entertainers and that is their true legacy. <3
xofallenone13 1 year ago
@WeirdoThingo Agreed.
Geisha's actually had a very hard life. Also if you didn't know, their obi's (the thing tied to their backs) In Japan, prostitutes/whores have them tied to the front.
coffeemakesmehigh 1 year ago 2
@WeirdoThingo Exactly, especially since that type of thing was banned for them in 1958. Years and years ago it was banned, and people continue to mark them for their past.
MzJuice1313 1 year ago
I really enjoyed this woman's singing and playing, as well as the dancers performance. I found this video very relaxing and enjoyable. Thank you for posting :)
jenovella70 2 years ago 2
There is nothing like a Geisha from Kyoto. No one does it like them.
SahiraLoveDeidara 2 years ago 6
what I'd give to wear a kimono like that once!
CroobieLetter 2 years ago 8
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I love htere geshia dances and musics and song's, i dance like them sometimes
wasnt beign geshia stopped?
kaelinjohns 2 years ago
ahh the memories of being a geisha in those days after i came to america it was nice being one i think geisha should come to america
deathrum99 2 years ago 2
u were a geisha?
scott835 2 years ago
What was it like as a geishia, Was it hard?
kaelinjohns 2 years ago
u were not geisha... it says ur a guy on ur profile ¬¬ and even if u were geisha, looking at ur comment on a lady gaga vid, ur clearly not a very good one because your swearing and i doubt the okaasan would allow even a shikomi or minarai to swear let alone geisha
marley1993 2 years ago 5
Internet=Anonymity.
Period.
Yuri92001 2 years ago
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lol
The Geisha dances in the movie are so much better. -.-
ModernFrench 2 years ago
Beautiful!
FancyShawl99 2 years ago
geishas are going to disseappear:'(
mattiathekaiju 2 years ago
Probably not. They will rebound after the recession tapers off, like anything else.
They've been around this long, I don't think they'll disappear.
DeadlyChinchilla 2 years ago 2
Did Yuna from Final Fantasy X wear a kimono?
Unbeginner 2 years ago
I love Japan and japanese dance and every thing related to Japan!!!
AuroraNour 2 years ago 6
my mom told me that a geisha was like a japanese ho. but i dont believe her.
MultiStalion 2 years ago
your mom is very ignorant
muranyiii 2 years ago 2
What is it called the way the lady sings ?
i can not find songs like this one
uknowsalome 2 years ago