Geisha New Year Greetings

On January 5, 2008 I attended the New Year Greetings in the Miyagawa-cho geisha district.

For more information and to see the pictures I took, check out my blog or my Flickr account.

Blog: http://petermacintosh.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/petermacintosh/
Homepage: http://www.petermacintosh.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• geisha
• maiko
• geiko
• kyoto
• kimono
• shin
• aisatsu
• new
• year
• 芸子
• 舞妓
• 芸者

[Aranur]

alright you got a high five from a maiko. Nice.

[DarkOnyx98]

loved the getting a high five part. were you just waving while bowing and she thought it a high five invite? XD

[kirstyana]

3.16 Miehina <3

[aeleaonor]

@pincushionllama well....okiniiiiii

[pincushionllama]

@aeleaonor it is kyoto-ben (the kyoto dialect of japanese) for Thank you!

ookini gozaimasu

[aeleaonor]

meaning of okini¿¿



[PINKluvr01]

are the maiko saying happy new year to the photographers as they walk by

[Akaliko]

Geisha tradition should continue forever and ever. Kimonos are gorgeous!

[xxxkimododragonxxx]

did she say happy new year or was it just my ears?!? high 5ing was kawaii!!

[yakuza360]

lolll so funni she gave him a high 5 :D thats so cool their still like normal japanese but just traditional and veri respectful even around cameras o.o