Kamogawa Odori - Geisha Dance: Maiko do Sei Shonagon Dance

Maiko (apprentice geisha) dance to represent Spring at Dawn the favorite time for Sei Shonagon:

"In spring it is the dawn that is most beautiful. As the light creeps over the hills their outlines are dyed a faint red and wisps of purplish cloud trail over them."

For photos and more information check here:
http://therovingroninreport.blogspot.com/2009/04/kamogawa-odori-geisha-dance-...

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• maiko
• kyoto
• japan
• kamogawa-odori
• sei-shonagon
• spring
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[UreMezzo]

Ah, so beautiful! Do you by any chance have a longer version of this video - the full dance perhaps? I would *love* to see it!!! ^_^

[RoninDave]

Afraid not - this was taken with my digital photo camera's video function. That's why this is so short.

[TchaikovskyChopin]

Very beautiful, I love japanese culture.

[aome18tcm]

k lindo"!!!

[PeonyMai]

@jeffhardyfangirl0512 If I remember rightly, somebody told me that a fully assembled maiko obi weighs about 10kgs.

[jeffhardyfangirl0512]

That was beautiful, but it must be hard to move around in that outfit, don't those kimonos and long obi add a few pounds?

[osbourn15]

Sorry the maiko on the right is Hisano not Ichiemi.

[gorantokio]

お前、日本へ帰って、このビデオを再び作りなさい！

今度は映像の全体を見たいんですよ！: )

[osbourn15]

Left to right: Maiko's Hisacho, Hisamari (she quit), and Ichiemi.

[sengokusamurai]

what a beautiful show ^_^