The whole point of this artform is to entertain. I don't think they mind those flashes. It's like telling a music director to stop recording the voice of musician.

Dinil I mean she’s dancing and the camera’s flash would hurt her eyes

@@kape_at_asukal naa they are probably used to that. I was a dancer once and I can confirm

@@dinil5566 your opinion isn't an stadistic*

In Japan some phones are made to always have flash and sound, because there's a big problem about panties shots there, so they make it so that the victim can hear and see the flash.

Thanks 😊

Thank you🥰❣

geisha (or/particularly maiko) is not the word, if you know its meaning, you want to glorify or fantasize the cultural activities associated with the term. Especially using the expressions like 'super cool' is not something I'd recommend .

Thx for the info i love learning interesting things

Shes a car insurance company *Geico dance*

One Hell of an Opinion honestly🙄 "iM rEaLlY iNtEreSteD in jaPaNesE CulTure" but not reading apparently

Their inner weeb has suddenly risen and became a japanese culture experts 🤣🤣🤣

lucy k that.. doesn’t make sense if you’re insulting the OP 😂 considering they’re correct. But I might be misunderstanding

😂😂😂 Exactly WHAT THE HELL!!

I made my comment three weeks ago when there was like 10 comments so I get a pass 😂

😂

Nah they are kinda used to it, especially people who have to meet interviewees from magazines everyday, just like celebrities

She probably got out of there without glasses

별걸다걱정 Geokjeong do palza

😆lol

Yes! She's a maiko, but I think she'll soon be a geiko, due to the amount of white in her collar. She will become a geiko once she's had her erikae (turning of the collar ceremony) in which she will start wearing purely white collars from then on.

@@Nothingbutdust_ She's a junior maiko.. You can tell by the wareshinobu hairstyle, worn by maiko's that are usually under 18 years old. Senior maiko wear ofuku hairstyle.

@@sandratobolikova5100 Oh, is that so? I'm sorry if I was mistaken. I'm a bit confused now (ﾟωﾟ；)

@@Nothingbutdust_ No that's alright, it can be confusing. She still has red on her collar and junior style kanzashi in her hair and is still using the wareshinobu hairstyle. She is painting her top lip, which means she is close to becoming a senior maiko and changing her hairstyle to Ofuku (automatically at 18).

@@Oshidorinohina quick correction^^ Ayaha-san, the maiko dancing here, trained in Pontocho which has different traditions for their first year maiko. One of those is that they're maiko paint both their lips from the beginning, even as minarai, the stage before becoming a maiko^^so for her, the hint that she's past her first year would be the fact that her kanzashi, which would normally have shidare for first year maiko, is missing the shidare attachment^^

Bennett Rutten nah same

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I bet you fart into a tissue!

@@thebitsanpiecesman4423 ...

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@jiggly puff he literally just said the diference in his comment :V

@jiggly puff The difference is that Maiko are apprentices while Geiko (The term for Geisha in Kyoto where the term Maiko is also used for apprentices) are professionals. Maiko are generally between the ages of 15-21 (with the occasional 22 year old). They are considered children in their kagai and are allowed to make more mistakes than their professional counterparts. Maiko wear Darari (dangling) obi and Furisode (long sleeved) Hikizuri (Trailing Kimono). They also have their natural hair styled while Geiko these days wear wigs ^^ If you have any other questions please feel free to ask ^^

@@moushimoushi8963 well that was fascinating, I had no idea about that and learned something new. Thank you!

@@i.cant.sleep.anymore No problem! If there's anything else you're curious about related to the profession, please feel free to ask, I'll do my best in giving an informative response ^^ It's a culture I've really enjoyed studying and sharing that information with others is something I really enjoy ^^

@@moushimoushi8963 thank u!

Junior Geisha

@Bea GG just a simple Google search will help you better.

@Bea GG Their very similar the only difference is where there from, age, skill and appearance. A Maiko is more of an apprentice/ young woman (yonger then 20 y/o) learning the ways of the art (she is more known in Kyoto) and they usually wear a red collar. Where a Geisha is woman who already knows the art and passed the apprentice step (aka more experienced) has better skills, appearance and are over 20 y/o.

Forgot to mention these 2 tittles (Geisha, Maiko work as men entertainers. They would dance, sing or play an instrument. They will also pour them sake (or any other liquor) and company them while they eat/snack.

ii_April_四月 you mean sake? Soju is a Korean alcohol

Same, and the dance is so graceful too

⁠@@EyelinerAce And peaceful

Have you try it on? I was nearly fell down many many times as the skirt is tooooo tight and narrow to walk. The most uncomfortable clothes in the whole world.

That really was the thing that caugh my attention. That Kimono is a piece of art. Bellísimo. The colors, the patterns, the whole thing.🤭

The Obi alone is gorgeous. The Japanese have an eye for beauty in their textiles, which is simply superb.

​@@pinkziaIf you fell down because you were walking in a Kimono, you were not walking in it correctly.

Thank you for steering the talk away from what to call this performer, and to focus on the rapturous beauty of her attire.

Thank you wonderful traditional dance.

Is the seasons song by Uncle Iroh in Avatar the Last Airbender based on this?

Thank you!

kyoto的四季，好美丽啊

Thought it was Gion Kouta

Me too! ❤️

@@theworldisgrey6547 😊

I'm Brazilian, and I also think it's very beautiful. - (Sou brasileira , e também acho muito bonito).

Metoo

Japanese phones are automatically wired to have flash and shutter sound. Most professional camera are required to have flash.

i've heard somewhere that the flash and the sound is to help avoiding pictures taken without consent

Lmao ikr😂

Lmmfao

Actually They giving the voices melody algo with the harmonics

Uhm, well thats messed up. Thats the voice over the music...

I was looking for a comment like this LOL

sameeee 😂

Tourists paid for a Japanese ethnic dance typically performed by Maiko or Geisha, of which both are female entertainers

What do they do? All I know is they are entertainers.

@Amilah Do you know about them? He never replied with an answer.

@@blueismylove3128 Why are you asking strangers on KZfaq? You can easily Google it. 😂

@@irrelevantFJS Because the people who write the answers on google aren't completely strangers as well. Lol, cause I want to ask someone on youtube? Why do you have a problem with that.

Japanese phones are made to have flash and sound on to prevent peoples photos to be taken without consent

@@idontwantahandle436 nvm then. Man is fine. Thank you for explaining it!!!

for real? They also got hardcore stalkers like that?? Is that why when they go out they tend to be out in pairs or groups?

Bukan Saya Maiko tend to travel alone during the daytime and it’s the groups of foreign male and female tourists that try to chase them down and take photos.

@@unclejoe7958 oh god that so scary. Thank you for the information.

Are you sure about that ? When I visited Kyoto, the tourist information had a weekly schedule of free maiko/ geiko performances for which we could preregister online

BarbieBunny Bakery I doubt they’re real Maiko. Tourist spots such as tea houses and sweets shops are known to hire fake Maiko to attract the masses.

So, did the Maiko danced a Maiko Dance, or just like, a dance? Because I thought this was like legit the Geisha Dance, sorry for my lack of knowledge about this 😅😅😅

@@bukansaya7974 Geisha and Maiko often share different dances in their repertoire. I think the only exception would be dances that are reserved for Natori Geisha and Kurokami which is a dance performed by maiko in their Sakkou stage, the month before she turns her collar to become a geiko (the term used for Geisha in Kyoto)

"Geisha" is a term used for both in kyoto.

@@emanuel-vw8rg Not by the women who practice there. They might explain that Geiko is the term for Geisha in Kyoto, but for those who work within the Kansai area and everyone involved including customers, they use the term Geiko. If a Geisha from Tokyo were visiting Kyoto, they would refer to themselves a geisha since it's a regional term but would refer to the others as Geiko

I don't trust like that

Usually people use the term Geisha because it's the more commonly known word rather than Maiko ^^ Just like most people don't know that Geisha in Kyoto are called Geiko or that apprentices in Tokyo are called Hangyouku.

Some people can easily get it mixed up

@@idkanymore2183 it's pretty easy if you don't know what you're looking for. The best general rule to go by is furisode (long dangling sleeves)=apprentice (maiko, hangyouku) Tomesode(short sleeves) =professional (geisha, geiko, geigi). Depending on the area you're going to have different traditions and different looks, but the length of the sleeves to identify the role of the person is going to be consistent throughout^^

Oops I meant if you do know what you're looking for, sorry^^

i actually didn't know that as a japanese person

Kinda understand your stance 😂 considering that I had been obsessing over PS2's Fatal Frame 2 and Ku-on, that's to be expected out of thriller/horror fans 😂

I think you have. What about changing gender while this coronavirus nightmare finishes? 😅😛 i've been following geisha lifestyle for a while and it never crossed my mind being scared 🤷‍♀️😬

Hehehehe

Um me too?😂

Same, doesn't help that its 2 am here😅

Suppose to highlight the sexiest or most romantic part of her neck. I just watched a documentary on Geisha women.

I'm sorry, but reading this, all I can think is, "Did she pay too much for her car insurance?"

@@VulpisFoxfire lol yeah I've heard that joke a few times^^ geiko (pronounced gay-ko) is the term used for geisha in Kyoto^^ it's not pronounced like Geico

She is beauty, She is grace, She will breakdance To the bass.

happy hours cool kids club just saying, if you understand chinese and Japanese history, the clothes and buildings were copied from China in the Tang Dynasty.

@@jieke2293 exactly✔️✔️✔️

i like the smell of dead bodies wow there is someone who actually has the same mind as me! Lots of people don’t know so they give all the praise and credit to japan...

@@jieke2293 woah really?? I never knew... Can you tell me more about that?

MooMoo Meadows well, there’s nothing much to it, lol of things were copied especially the clothes. They copied the clothes from the Tang Dynasty from China. Oh yeah and Koreans copied the clothes from the Ming dynasty in China.

That movie is completely inaccurate to the actual profession. It's a pretty movie but it actually damaged the real geisha profession along with the book it was based off of

​@@moushimoushi8963Yes, innacuracies present in that film.

It's been interesting to see people react to this traditional profession. A lot of misunderstanding it seems, but maybe more people getting exposed will help people understand the culture more ^^

I don't think it's the dance, I think it's mostly because of the voice in the background that may make it look a bit scary

@@Aaditri44 You mean flashing sounds? 😂

@@jofx4051 hahaha, yeah kinda the cameras ruined everything

What is wrong with you

Maiko are apprentice geiko (geisha in Kyoto) ^^

Kyo no shiki

이를 뽑는게 문화였어요..? 눈썹뽑는건줄 알았는ㄴ데..

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ대박 웃김.

@@user-rr8my6we8c 추측이에요

@@gurim_Tokki1021 아항ㅇ

베트남도 흑치문화가 있었다. 미의 기준은 지역마다 다르니까. 요즘기준으로 봐서는 안됨. 흑치가 일본만의 괴상한 문화는 아님.

So a little off ^^ The obi features Gingko Leaves depicting flowers that bloom during the summer and Autumn months including Water Irises, Chrysanthemums, and a few others. Gingko leaves themselves turn the bright yellow and drop in late November. So this obi would only be worn during the summer and autumn months. Looking at her Kanzashi which features Chrysanthemums as well, this video was taken in October ^^

@@moushimou3170 How kind of you to give me such useful information. Thank you for taking the time!

@@gardenlover9663 No worries! There are definitely all season kimono and obi that are quite popular, normally in the gokagai though there's a sense of celebration of the different seasons so you'll see different kimono and obi that reflect that, for example fireworks are a popular obi and kimono motif for summer, pines are all season but are especially popular for winter months so you can have the snow capping the pines. For gold and silver obi that are normally worn for special occasions such as debuts or the various visitations held through the year, they'll normally opt for all season as they can be worn multiple times a year and aren't as restricted ^^

@@moushimou3170 Thanks!

그래서 조선은 기생문화가 그리 발달했구낭....

@@user-gx9uv6qo3q 맥락 제대로해서 코멘트다세요^^

@@user-li8el4bz7i 세상에서 남녀차별이 가장 심했던 조선에서 그런 말하니 뭐 묻은 개가 나무라는 격

@@user-gx9uv6qo3q 세계사 공부하셨는지는 모르겠지만 남녀차별은 세계어느나라나 있었고 현재는 그런 악습이 남아있느냐 극복했느냐가 문제인데 지금 일본은 저런 성차별 악습을 문화라고 두둔하는게 더 이상해보이는 군요. 또한 숲을 못보고 나무를 보는듯한 님이 일본비판 댓글에 한국을 까내리며 쉴드 치는게 문화사대주의 내지 일베같은 뉘앙스를 풍겨서 좀 당황스러워요

@@user-li8el4bz7i ??? 님이야말로 공부 하나도 안한거같은데...? 저건 현대문화가 아니고 전통문화임. 전통문화 공연을 가지고 악습이라느니 현대의 시각으로 바라보는 님의 멍청함을 비꼰건데... 조선의 문화를 지금 시각으로 바라보면 얼마나 미개함? 말귀도 못알아먹고 말문이막히니 일베타령히는 님은 안봐도 부모님한테 불효하는 지잡대생같음

Boko no pico

@@uwotmate87 that is hilariously cursed 🤣😏

Re: IRL

Oh, This anime is called The Four Seasons Of Kyoto Made by- Chinese/Japanese dancers.

@@uwotmate87 bahahahaha