#nishimura okiya
May 27th, 2019:Congratulations to Masako (槇沙子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu on the occasion of her misedashi! She is the third imōto of the very successful and popular geiko Makiko (槇子), also of Nishimura, with whom she shares two kanji of her geimei. It was an extremely hot day and Masako was wearing an all season kuromontsuki that even has an extra hiyoku! Maiko and geiko are not allowed to wear ro outfits until June 1st, although the extra layers like the hiyoku, upper inner lining and sleeve lining are often removed during the months before and after summer. However, this change is not performed on kuromontsuki, so the June 1st date is hard set when it comes to formal outfits. Pictured with Masako are all of the current Nishimura maiko and geiko, including:
Back row: Okasan Kumiko (玖見子), Asako (亜佐子), Miwako (美羽子), Masako (槇沙子), Mariko (槇里子), and Tomoko (朋子).
From Row: Mihoko (美帆子), Makiko (槇子), Yukako (有佳子), and Mikako (実佳子).
I think it’s really nice that all three of Makiko’s imōto (Tomoko, Mariko, and Masako) are all together in the picture! In Gion Kobu the onesan will not wear a kuromontsuki like her imōto, but rather will wear a houmongi for the event. With so many maiko hopefully the Nishimura okiya will continue to grow and prosper!
おめでとうさんどす槇沙子ちゃん ^o^!
Images are courtesy of Makiko,Kyotoq9, and No Name Misa.
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May 14th, 2019:Congratulations to Asako (亜佐子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu on the occasion of her misedashi! She is the second imōto of Yukako (有佳子), also of Nishimura, and the first of two maiko to debut from her okiya this month. Her kimono featured the Shōchikubai trio along with cranes and her obi was the lovely green-based pine one that Nishimura has used in the past as an interesting departure from the usual gold obi. Asako’s future looks very bright as the other imōto of her onesan, Mikako (実佳子), has been one of the most successful geimaiko in Gion Kobu since her debut. In the bottom left hand image you can see Asako and Yukako along with former geiko Kumiko (玖見子), who runs the Nishimura okiya along with its attached ochaya named Kumi (玖見).
おめでとうさんどす亜佐子ちゃん ^o^!
Images are courtesy of Kyotoq9,Makiko, and Emi Blue who allowed me to use some exclusive images ^^
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