Geisha and Maiko dance in yukata in Kyoto, Japan / 芸妓と舞妓の踊り

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Geisha ( known as Geiko and Maiko in Kyoto) dance in Kyoto to a shamisen performance by geiko Toshimana from Miyagawacho. Also, the video ends with the now retired Katsuna posing for some photos. This video was taken in June of 2018.
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That's what all the clicking is. All these four photographers.
Thanks for coming in guys.
So this is a photo shoot. That's why there's all this noise.
They did pay to come here.
So they're gonna do another performance now. One more.
All right, that was great.
Fantastic. Unfortunately, the cameras are extremely loud. Here's all the cameras guys.
Shami-sen.
All right, I can talk now.
Hi guys.
Yeah, really good idea. He has a beautiful yukata on.
Fireworks.
I can't see your comments.
Maybe. I'm not sure.
So these are Geisha and Maiko with no makeup on.
Because the summer heat is very intense now.
They're doing a photo shoot without the makeup on.
Why do they wear makeup? It's traditional, I guess.
Beautiful.
Very very hot.
Because it's extremely hot. Yeah, the makeup would melt, right?
This place is so narrow.
They do, yeah.
Okay, now we're gonna get a different...
This is a Geisha coming now. That was a Maiko. So next is a Geisha.
Geisha coming right now.
So this is Katsuna.
She's a very popular
very popular Geisha.
She just became a Geisha, I believe it was this year or last year, the end of last year.
She's from Kamishijikan. Oh, wow.
Yeah, the hair.
You can tell by the hair.
I can't see your comments so well.
Yeah, she's probably 20, 21.
Maybe a little bit older.
Oh, that sun is intense.
Super intense.
Yeah, she's very cute. Very cute.
I'll stay on this side of the screen so you guys don't...
The chat doesn't go over her face.
Yes, yes, yes.
Can you look this way?
Thank you.
The phone may overheat.
This phone may overheat, so...
She's very good at the shamisen.
The instrument we saw before, she's very good at it.
