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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Kyoto Maiko Kitty -GOTOCHI Kitty-

Today, Hello Kitty is loved by the people in all of the world.
In this blog, we will introduce to you "Gotochi Kitty" and including Japanese culture also.


Do you know "Maiko of Kyoto"?? They are young girls who making up thier face really white and wearing colorful Kimono. You can meet them if you walk around on the main bar town's street of Kyoto such as "Gionkobu", "Ponto-cho", "Kamishichiken", "Miyagawa-cho", "Gion-Higashi".
They are not general girls, They are called "Maiko"who is on training for being professional "Geigi". "Geigi" is the ladies who sings and dancing of Japanese traditional dance and songs for treating the guests of party at those places.
When they are in the days of Maiko, they wearings coloful Kimono like this Kitty(images), and this style is represented Kyoto cultures, so probably Maiko is more famous and familiar than proffesional Geiko.

At one time, around 9 to 12 years old girls could be Maiiko but now, most of Maiko are older than 15 years old after graduate Japanese junior high school. When they become around 20 years old, they will be proffesional Geiko.

If you want to try to be Maiko, you can find many photo studios where let you wear wear Maiko's Kimono and, take pictures of you.
Even if you are elder than 20 years old, please don't care about being Maiko!!


Photo studios for the people who want to be Maiko!(For English)

※This article refers to the following pages.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%9E%E5%A6%93



世界中で大人気のハローキティ、このブログではそんなキティ発祥の地、日本で大人気の「ご当地キティ」を日本の文化も含めて紹介します。

「京都の舞妓」はご存知でしょうか?京都の花街、「祇園甲部(ぎおんこうぶ)」「先斗町(ぽんとちょう)」「上七軒(かみしちけん)」「宮川町(みやがわちょう)」「祇園東(ぎおんひがし)」を歩いていると、見かけることのできる白塗りに華やかな着物を着た若い女性のことです。彼女たちは一般の女性ではなく、芸妓(げいぎ)(茶屋や料亭、旅館などで舞踊や音曲・鳴物で宴席に興を添え、客をもてなす女性。)の見習いです。舞妓さん時代は花簪(はなかんざし)やぽっくり、だらりの帯など、キティの衣装に見られるように独特で華やかな格好のため、今現在京都の象徴としては一人前の芸妓よりも舞妓さんの方が有名かもしれません。
かつては9歳から12歳くらいで舞妓さんになれたそうですが、現在では日本の中学を卒業した15歳から始めることがほとんどです。見習い期間を経て、20歳前後には一人前の芸妓さんとなります。京都では舞妓さん体験を出来る写真スタジオが複数ありますが、もし興味を持って体験をしたあなたが20歳を超えていた場合・・・そんな事情を知っている人からは「あれ?」と思われるかもしれません(笑)

舞妓さん体験のできるスタジオ(英語ページ)



※この記事は以下のページを参考に編集しています。

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