Geisha or maiko meeting in the Gion area of Kyoto, Japan

JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Alan Macfarlane explores the mysterious context to this film. It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2pjyxu

The film was made by Windfall Films. Please see www.alanmacfarlane.com under 'Global History' for details and other films.

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Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Geisha
• maiko
• face
• paint
• Gion
• Kyoto
• Japan

[ayabaya]

This was filmed in 1999

[matsutaichi]

本物の舞妓さんではありません。体験舞妓さんです。。。残念

[kotonagano]

The walk is not right...the steps are too big and not graceful

[acumen321]

What year was this?

これは何年動画ですか？

[gothiquebelle]

why are two geiko wearing maiko kimono?

[MishaaCaine]

Overwrite the name, they are maikos not geishas

[aiwosakebeba]

美しい・・・

と思ったけどこれ本物の舞妓さんじゃないの？

でも綺麗だね

[KimonoHire]

They aren't real. Their ears aren't covered with the makeup.

[YrendenQ]

cool

[kaisermuto]

@betonarchese Almost you said correct. But we must hide dreamless fact for foreigners. Walking Maiko in the narrow street, it's nice. So it must be hidden for viewers. And real Maiko wears slacked unfinshed kimono really. I think you'd better hide the fact what you confessed for Kyoto. I'm not Otaku. I am 97 years old. (4649)

[betonarchese]

@kaisermuto I showed this video to 2 Japanese Certified Kimono teachers and one showed it to an actual Maiko from Kyoto and they said the same things, 1. These are not real Maiko they are tourists dressed up (the Maiko doesn't know them and she knows all the Maiko in Kyoto) and 2. These kimono are the low quality ones used for tourist photos and dressing up. What expert opinions do you have? As far as needing to study, I think you are Otaku and never been to Japan. I am done here.

[kaisermuto]

@betonarchese You don't know about Maiko's kimono. Maiko wear unfinished Kimono. In old time Maiko were 13 or 14 years old. So they must be taller. And Maiko's kimono

parts are piled by thread. So they look like slacked wear kimono. Not low quality. Study more!