Yachiho-san, a geisha and Komomo, an apprentice maiko<br /> Kyoto, Japan, 2005. As geisha, Yachiho-san and Komomo’s job is to entertain clients with their elegant beauty and talents. Here in their traditional giesha house or okiya, dressing for the evening is time consuming. As their kimonos can weigh up to thirty pounds and trail twenty-five feet in length the girls have a strong male dresser to help. Once becoming a geisha the maiko cuts her hair and then dons a wig instead of wearing this elaborate hairstyle with her own hair.

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Yachiho-san, a geisha and Komomo, an apprentice maiko
Kyoto, Japan, 2005. As geisha, Yachiho-san and Komomo’s job is to entertain clients with their elegant beauty and talents. Here in their traditional giesha house or okiya, dressing for the evening is time consuming. As their kimonos can weigh up to thirty pounds and trail twenty-five feet in length the girls have a strong male dresser to help. Once becoming a geisha the maiko cuts her hair and then dons a wig instead of wearing...
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  • Date: 5 Nov 2005
  • Location: Kyoto Japan
  • Filename: 020.tif
  • Image size: 3560x5360 pixels