Weekend Update 9/10

After the dances finish in both the spring and the fall we begin to see an influx of misedashi and erikae once again. As of a few days ago, the wheels have begun turning again! Karyukai News -Fukunae (ふく苗) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho left the profession today (October 9th) after completing her apprenticeship. -Katsuhina (佳つ雛) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu is now tying her obiage! Her erikae is expected to be in November. Blog News -Geiko parts have begun to be added to the Anatomy of Maiko and Geiko tab. -Mylo’s Pick of The Week goes to Fukunae (ふく苗) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho in appreciation for her hard work and dedication throughout her career. -I’ve been working on a new tab tentatively known as Sister Relationships. So far most of Gion Kobu is completed with almost all known matches recorded (this took two days!). You can check a sneak peek of it here.

Weekend Update 2/10

October is finally here, and with it comes a multitude of events around Kyoto! They include: -Onshūkai 温習会 (Gion Kobu) from October 1st-6th -Zuiki Matsuri ずいき祭 (Kamishichiken) on October 4th -Mizuekai みずゑ会 (Miyagawa Cho) from October 6th-9th -Kotobukai 寿会 (Kamishichiken) from October 8th-12th -Jidai Matsuri 時代祭 on October 22nd -Suimeikai 水明会 (Pontocho) from October 27th-30th Check them out if you have the time. If not, then look forward to pictures from the Zuiki Matsuri and the Jidai Matsuri as they are both very colorful events (photography is not allowed during the fall dance recitals). Karyukai News -Umekana (梅叶菜) of Umeno (梅乃) in Kamishichiken had her misedashi on Monday (9/26). It’s been a bit slow on major news this week ^^; Blog News -What’s In a Book? Part 15 looked at The Alluring World of Maiko and Geiko by Judith Clancy. -A new tab, Anatomy of Maiko and Geiko, launched. It is still under construction but most of the maiko information is complete. -A new feature known as Mylo’s Pick of the Week was started to share the photographic talents of @gaaplite. The fist picture is that of Marika (茉理佳) of Tsurui (つる居) in Gion Kobu. -More terms were added to the Karyukai Glossary due to the influx of new words from the “Anatomy” tab. There are now 113 entries in the glossary with an additional 5 being found among certain entries to better understand their meaning.

New Tab!

While working on the kanzashi tab I was alerted to a few things that I found a bit unsettling: -No accurate list exists of the types of kanzashi worn by maiko and/or geiko -No accurate diagrams exist of the kanzashi and their placement when worn by maiko and/or geiko -No accurate lists exist of the components of a maiko and/or geiko’s outfit -No accurate diagrams exist of the components of a maiko and/or geiko’s outfit. I did actually try to find these from other sources, but they were either of very poor quality, had multiple parts wrong, or both.So, with the generous help of people on the forums I’ve been hard at work to correct these issues. You can find it all on the new tab called: Anatomy of Maiko and Geiko Since there’s so much information to be organized only the maiko section is up so far (and is still not fully complete). I hope to rectify this situation soon, but I really wanted to get this information out there for people to see as I was very disappointed by what I had managed to find. I hope that this proves to be useful to everyone’s studies in the future ^^ Also, due to the influx of new terms from the new tab the glossary has been updated to reflect these changes. A new version of the glossary has also been posted to Facebook as well.