Maiko
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A maiko is an apprentice geisha. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors during banquets and parties, known as o
An apprentice geiko on the day of her misedashi, the occasion when a shikomi becomes an apprentice proper. Notice two dangling kanzashi on the sides of her hairstyle.
Two Kyoto maiko walking
Maiko wearing shidare kanzashi, composed by long chains of silk flowers
Maiko with willow kanzashi
Nihongami
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Nihongami is the term used for a number of traditional Japanese hairstyles considered to be distinctive in their construction and societal role.
Back view of the marumage (丸髷) hairstyle
The yuiwata hairstyle
A maiko with the sakkō hairstyle
An oiran re-enactor wearing the date hyōgo hairstyle