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Originally Posted by CrimsonNataku
Gei is pronounced like "gay" and sha is pronounced like "shiya," with only a little stress on the "i."
Maiko are apprentice geisha. When they have completed their training, they exchange their garments for those normally worn by geisha.
I own both a yukata and a furisode, which I got on sale because it was used (had only a minor stain on the inside collar!). I love wearing them, and once you get used to certain things, they're pretty easy to put on. I do have to say, however, occasionally they can be a little impeding. Especially when you need to run somewhere ^_^;
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maiko's costume and esp hair pieces change during their training too; the obi gets shorter and the red coller is embroided with white and gold over a period of time
hair styles are very specific in accordence to what part of her coming out a maiko is going through
maiko means dancing child ; mai = dancing, ko = child / young lady.
in kyoto geisha are called geiko = artschild/girl; gei = art
geisha is the tokyo name; geisha = arts person; sha = person, obviously
i did ALOT of research for my
maiko project 