Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 26, 2026, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 27, 2025, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 27, 2025, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 27, 2025, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko, Maiko dance practice

Geiko and their apprentice Maiko from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 27, 2025, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 27, 2025, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 27, 2025, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 28, 2024, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.(Kyodo)

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 28, 2024, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 28, 2024, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 28, 2024, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

KYOTO, Japan, September 28 Kyodo - Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five geiko entertainment districts rehearse in Kyoto on September 28, 2023

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five geiko entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 23, 2023, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five geiko entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 23, 2023, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five geiko entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 23, 2023, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five geiko entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 23, 2023, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko dance practice

Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five geiko entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 23, 2023, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.

Maiko in Kyoto practice for joint annual stage performance

Maiko in Kyoto practice for joint annual stage performance

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, from five entertainment districts in Kyoto conduct a joint practice in Kyoto June 3 for the annual special stage performance later this month.

Geisha festival, symposium to be held in western Japan

Geisha festival, symposium to be held in western Japan

Kikuno (L), a geisha in Nara, western Japan, and an apprentice geisha known as maiko, hold a poster advertising Naramachi Hana Akari, a festival gathering geishas and maikos from Tokyo, Kyoto and six other locations, on Jan. 6, 2016. Kikuno is a chief organizer of the festival to be held on Feb. 26-28 in Nara, in which various events and entertainment will be on display, including a symposium to discuss how to revive Japan's "hanamachi" (flower town) geisha districts. Kikuno said there are only five geishas, including her, in Ganriin, a local hanamachi, compared with the peak of some 200 before World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maiko in Kyoto practice for joint annual stage performance

Maiko in Kyoto practice for joint annual stage performance

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, from five entertainment districts in Kyoto conduct a joint practice in Kyoto June 3 for the annual special stage performance later this month. (Kyodo)