☆Maiko＆Geigi☆

The other day, we talked a little about maiko and geigi,

Today,

I’d like to briefly summarize the differences between a maiko and a geigi.

Oh, by the way, in Tokyo

maiko are called han-gyoku and geigi are called geisha.

Difference between MAIKO and GEIGI

	MAIKO	GEIGI
Age	about 15～20	20～
Hair style	natural hair ( with a flower ornament )	wig
Clothes	Furisode kimono with raised shoulders and sleeves	Sleeves are short. A plain pattern.
Obi	long hanging obi	very common way of tying a woman’s kimono sash
Footwear	okobo ( Zori made of paulownia wood with a height of about 10 cm )	Zori or Geta

Maiko live in a yakata during their training period until they become full-fledged apprentices.

During that time,

they are not paid a salary, but have an allowance.

However, living expenses, training fees, costumes, etc.,

are all taken care of by the yakata!

After the training period is over,

they become geigi!

From living in a yakata to living alone.

And

The cost of costumes, which until now has been paid for by the yagata.

But now geigi has to pay for all of them herself.

Kimonos and obis are expensive.　

Oh, my God・・・

By the way

The fee for inviting geigi or maiko to sit in the tour is the same price.

For your information☆