KYOTO—An annual autumn dance performance by “geiko” (geisha) and “maiko” (apprentices) will begin on Oct. 2 in Gion Kobu here, one of the five major “kagai” traditional ...
On this day, Kosuzu and Suzuhana are teaching young students about traditional Japanese dance. 14:29 They hope to spread maiko culture in the region and eventually train successors.
Geisha and “maiko” apprentices from the city’s Pontocho and Miyagawacho districts also dedicated dances inside the hall of dance, and the Yasaka Gagaku-kai court music and dance group ...