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The Kimono Gallery
A maiko (apprentice geisha) from Osaka showing her obi (sash) tied in the traditional musubi (knot), called “ya giccha” (やぎっちゃ) in the Osaka-ben dialect or “ya kichiya” (矢吉弥) in standard Japanese, which loosely translates as “increasing good-luck arrow” knot. Her hair is dressed in the “mata kamigata” (また髪型) or forked-branch hairstyle.
Kyoto travel links - Love and Lemons
As requested, here’s a list of some of our Kyoto recommendations! kyoto travel links
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Torii gate of Itsukushima shrine, Hiroshima, Japan 厳島神社
hiroshima umbrellas
Hiroshima umbrellas - floating on the river used by the victims to cool their burns.
愛宕念仏寺
Laughing buddha statues in Kyoto, Japan: photo by Shibazo, via Flickr
Admiring a Folding Fan 1910s
Admiring a Folding Fan 1910s (by Blue Ruin1) Momotaro, seated on the left, and four other Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) admiring the decoration on a folding fan. A vintage postcard from the late 1910s or early 1920s.