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Sakai Kojiro
酒井 小次郎
Age 84. Born and raised in Kyoto’s Gion district. Fifth generation proprietor of “Ikuokaya” – a traditional hair ornament shop. |
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Mieko
美恵子
An 82 year-old geiko (Kyoto term for geisha) from Kyoto’s Miyagawa-cho district. |
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Haruno
春乃
A former geiko and proprietress of the Harutomi ochaya (teahouse) in the Miyagawa-cho district of Kyoto. |
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Miehina
美恵雛
A maiko in the Miyagawa-cho district of Kyoto. |
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Toshiharu
とし陽
A former maiko/geiko from the Miyagawa-cho district of Kyoto. |
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Horikiri Shuji
堀切修嗣
An Otokoshi (dresser) in Kyoto’s Miyagawa-cho. |
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Komomo
小桃
A geiko in the Miyagawa-cho district of Kyoto. |
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Umechika
梅智賀
A geiko from the Kamishichiken district of Kyoto. |
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Ichiwaka
市和佳
A maiko from Kyoto’s Gion district. |
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Mamefuku
豆福
A geiko and entrepreneur from Kyoto’s Gion district. |
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Fukuwaka
冨久若
A former geiko from the Miyagawa-cho district of Kyoto. |
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A Documentary by Peter MacIntosh
