A teahouse and girls,Mukojima

A teahouse and girls,Mukojima

The English title is Wayside Resting Place. This is probably the endai bench at a teahouse on the Mukojima embankment. The kimono style of the three dressed-up girls indicates that they are geigi (young geisha). The food on the bench appears to be manju sweet buns. Sakura-mochi (cherry cake), which people ate in the cherry-blossom season, is said to have been created by Yamamoto Shinroku, the gateman at Chomeiji Temple in Mukojima during the Genroku Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐35‐0]

A geiko

A geiko

A geigi wearing a kimono sits on the veranda of a house. She has both hands in her lap. Her hair is styled in shimada fashion, and she seems to have white shironuri makeup on her face. There is a chest in the room behind her, and a lamp has been placed next to her. This albumen print was taken by Yagi Tamagawado at the Teramachi Takoyakushi-kado Studio.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐83‐0]

Geikos

Geikos

This may have been taken at a photograph studio. These geigi are sitting on a carpeted hardwood floor, at a 45 degree angle to the camera. The three sitting in the front wear haori jackets bearing family crests. Their hair has been done in the small mage style. The two sitting at the back have hair ornaments. This was taken by Ogawa Kazumasa.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐41‐0]

Ritsurin Garden in western Japan

Ritsurin Garden in western Japan

Kanazawa Geigi, or Geishas from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, perform a dance on the stage at Ritsurin Garden, a "daimyo" feudal lord garden in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on April 25, 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maiko in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Maiko in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Maiko, or apprentice geigi, in formal attire are served sacred sake during a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Geigi in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Geigi in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Wearing formal attire, geigi exchange New Year's greetings during a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maiko in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Maiko in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Wearing formal attire, maiko, or apprentice geigi, exchange New Year's greetings during a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maiko in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Maiko in Kyoto mark first business day of year

Wearing formal attire, maiko, or apprentice geigi, exchange New Year's greetings during a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo