May 29th, 2017: Congratulations to new geiko Katsue (佳つ江) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu on the occasion of her erikae ^o^! おめでとうございます佳つ江ちゃん! Images are courtesy of Naranofuku on Instagram.
May 20th, 2017: Katsue (佳つ江) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu is now wearing sakkō! She’s also chosen to wear the same daikan kanzashi as her okiya sister Katsuhina. Her erikae will be on May 29th. I found out the news last night and then promptly fell asleep without making a post (sorry!). I also really like this image more than some of the others that have been posted as the sunset on her hair beautifully symbolizes the sunset on her career as a maiko. This image is courtesy of Bienvenidosakyoto on Instagram.