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- noun An
apprentice geisha .
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One type of geiko, famed throughout the world as the symbol of Kyoto, is the young dancer known as a maiko, or “woman of dance.”
Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002
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One type of geiko, famed throughout the world as the symbol of Kyoto, is the young dancer known as a maiko, or “woman of dance.”
Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002
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After the mizuage ceremony, the next major rite of passage in the life of a maiko is her erikae ceremony, or “turning of the collar.”
Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002
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After the mizuage ceremony, the next major rite of passage in the life of a maiko is her erikae ceremony, or “turning of the collar.”
Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002
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Entrepreneurial trainee geisha, called maiko, were honing their craft at the outdoor venues, where for 530 yen (six dollars) patrons get a beer and a chance to chat with the kimono-clad young women before watching them perform traditional dances, The Daily
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(530 yen) cost of a beer, visitors can raise toasts and make conversation with trainee geisha, called maiko, before they perform nightly traditional Kyotan dances known as "kyomai" on a special beer garden stage.
News On Japan 2010
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A '' maiko '' apprentice geisha brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of a guest.
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When I first got here, on my first trip to Kyoto, I saw a couple maiko apprentice geisha, and blogged about wondering if a geisha could be feminist.
Archive 2008-05-01 Bardiac 2008
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The dance is put on by a dance school that trains (some of) the geiko (the Kyoto dialect word for geisha) and maiko of the Gion district of Kyoto.
Archive 2008-05-01 Bardiac 2008
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The dance is put on by a dance school that trains (some of) the geiko (the Kyoto dialect word for geisha) and maiko of the Gion district of Kyoto.
Dance of the Capital Bardiac 2008
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Eager visitors harassed geisha’s apprentices, maiko, for photographs on their way to work.
Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions By 2022
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