Asking questions to Real Geisha in Kyoto, Japan (with subtitles) 【HD】

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  • Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
  • Geiko Miehina and Maiko Fukunae from the Miyagawa Ward of Kyoto, Japan, answer questions made by the public at the Kyoto Fan Event Maiko Spring 2012.
    These amazing artists shared with us some of the secrets of their daily life, and at the same time, showed us their human side.
    Don't forget to see the end of the video, as it was Geiko Miehina's birthday, and we all sang happy birthday to her! What a nice surprise!
    To see the subtitles hit the CC button!!!
    For more info on this and other events in Kyoto, take a look at our website:
    www.discoverky...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 72

  • @JaazFlores5
    @JaazFlores5 10 років тому +37

    I love to see them laugh.... They always look pretty and lovely.... And so humble...

  • @1234kingconan
    @1234kingconan 10 років тому +11

    So Japanese. Very beautiful, clean, perfectly composed... and yet so distant. Cool stuff.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    I think that Fukunae San appreciates your support and she is working hard as a Maiko, and probably would love to become a Geiko as well. Thank you for participating in our event!

  • @yemihiyori762
    @yemihiyori762 8 років тому +14

    Fukunae-san and Miehina-san are beautiful!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +2

    No problem. On the event we had an interpreter, but for the video, I thought that it would be nice to leave their original voices and add subtitles.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +7

    I am very happy to know you find this video interesting! One of the reasons why we wanted to hold this event was to share with the people of other countries the culture of the Geiko and Maiko of Kyoto.

  • @Kimun888
    @Kimun888 11 років тому +11

    Omg shes only 24! I thought she is in 40's already because of her aura and attitude is really lady like :o

  • @MagnanimousMinotaur
    @MagnanimousMinotaur 11 років тому +3

    I'm so incredibly grateful this channel exists. The world of the Geisha is beyond fascinating and it's amazing we have this opportunity to see even a small glimpse of it like this. I hope I will be able to go to Kyoto and see a performance one day! I'm curious though, is there someone who makes the makeup for them or do they make it themselves? Do they wear it everyday? Who decides whether or not a girl can become a Maiko?

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +3

    Hi! You can activate the subtitles by clicking on the "cc" button!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Hi! The Kanji for Geiko and Maiko, is not the regular 「子」, is this one「妓」. So the correct way to write it would be 「芸妓」と「舞妓」. Thank you very much for watching! :D

  • @SuperShinkazu
    @SuperShinkazu 11 років тому +2

    KyotoFan, thank tou so much for uploading. : )
    Miehina is a sweetie, and Fukunae so cute. I loved to see them so relaxed like this, talking and smiling. I love both kimonos.

  • @TheLastHylianTitan
    @TheLastHylianTitan 8 років тому +6

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh they're so pretty!!! i can't get over how dignified and graceful they are!!!

  • @sooryapriya4513
    @sooryapriya4513 3 роки тому +1

    Fukunae-san looks so cute and Miehina-san looks so gorgeous! Maikos had cute and sweet looks whereas Geishas had gorgeous and mature looks.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Hi! Yes, you have to turn on the subtitles by hitting the subtitles or "CC" button.

  • @rasshi3
    @rasshi3 11 років тому +2

    i've been watching your channel and i think this is the most perfect video about maiko and geiko i've ever seen! thanks so much for trying to show the world about a culture that sometimes we can think is over ^^.. Greetings from Chile!

  • @silverschooner5821
    @silverschooner5821 9 років тому +3

    Fascinating and Enchanting. Preserving the Arts. Worth their weight in gold and then some. Traditional Dance. Music. Song. Presentation. I need a trip to Kyoto, Japan!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +4

    If you visit Kyoto there are many opportunities to see a real Geiko (Geisha) or a Maiko performing for free.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +4

    Thank you Stefanie for your very lovely feedback. The Geiko (Geisha) puts the make up on themselves. Please check out our video 'Real Geiko (Geisha) and Maiko make up with Fukunae san. No they only wear the make up when they are entertaining. The owner of the Okiya decides if the girl is worthy or talented enough to be a Maiko. Tough business! I hope you got the information you wanted.

    • @Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea
      @Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea 7 років тому +1

      Is the video deleted? I watched it about a year ago and I can't seem to find it anymore.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +2

    You are welcome! Thank you for watching!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +2

    Thank you for the help! :D

  • @tatsuya8597
    @tatsuya8597 4 роки тому +2

    凄く有名な二人ですね
    美恵雛さんは美しくオーラが有り
    ふく苗さんはとても可愛くて人気者ですが
    引退したので残念です

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    You are welcome!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Así es! Fué una gran sorpresa! Feliz año nuevo para ti también!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому

    If you visit Kyoto in the future, there are lots of possibilities to see their performance. All over the year, the different districts or "Hana-Machi" organize public shows that go on for several days. Anyone can buy a ticket and see them for prices as cheap as 4500 yen.

  • @TheSyphonfilterarg
    @TheSyphonfilterarg 11 років тому +1

    no se lo esperaba, que le canten feliz cumpleaños jejeje , FELIZ NAVIDAD Y AÑO NUEVO GENTE!!!

  • @kitchiecool
    @kitchiecool 10 років тому +3

    owwww....That's nice :) Geiko and Maiko's life is very interesting... actually I am wishing to be one... :) thanks for all the videos :)

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    So glad to know you read a good book about Geisha :D

  • @MagnanimousMinotaur
    @MagnanimousMinotaur 11 років тому +2

    Thank you for the response. It was very helpful! I worded one of my questions badly though. I was trying to ask where they get the makeup from, meaning do they make it themselves or do they buy it from the store or something? Thanks again :)

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +2

    Hi Kuro, there is a geisha named Sayuki who in 2007 became the first caucasian geisha in Japan. I also heard about an American woman who studied with Geisha. :)

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому

    You are welcome. Well, I don't know many Geiko or Maiko but, I think Miehina and Fukunae are very special people.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Yes, it was quite an experience!

  • @Karrenola
    @Karrenola 11 років тому +1

    Yes of course! I should check behind the computer automated kanji characters more carefully, thanks for the correction!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +2

    Don't worry! You are welcome!

  • @jrkaske7
    @jrkaske7 11 років тому

    I think I've watched every video you've posted and looked at every picture you've posted on fb. I would love to see Japan in person, but this is the closest I'll get for now so I'm enjoying every bit lol.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Well, I hope you can make your dream come true and come to Japan to enjoy all these things!

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Just click on the "turn on captions" button. It should be the second one from the left.

  • @emirin49
    @emirin49 11 років тому

    Oh, I was the one who asked the question about school (as I was first imagining that they partly went to a normal higschool and took special lessons). I was not *that* worried about her future though haha. I must confess that since that day I've become a fan of Fukunae and I hope she'll live as a talented geiko as long as she wants !
    Thank you again for that event last year. I had a really good time and I long to see them again ^^

    • @belmarmom
      @belmarmom 5 років тому

      Fukunae retired before becoming a geiko in order to get married. Her husband is a lucky guy. She has a wonderful personality and was one of my favorites too.

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +1

    Thanks for the help! ;-)

  • @AzurePearl1996
    @AzurePearl1996 7 років тому +9

    This April, Miehina-san will be 29! :D

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому +2

    Thank you for watching!

  • @jrkaske7
    @jrkaske7 11 років тому

    You are SO lucky! I have always wanted to meet a Geisha in person! I love the art and beauty of it all, I would die if I got to meet a Geisha! Haha. Love the video, thank you!

  • @Karrenola
    @Karrenola 11 років тому

    Sorry! What I meant was more SPOKEN English. Using an interpreter, or a cheaper way such as having a voice over edited in the video are possibilities! But this is still a good video, thank you! 音は字幕より良いですが、通訳者は高過ぎるなら、ビデオを作ってから英語の吹き替えを入れてもいい考えだと思います!とても良いビデオです、ありがとうございました!

  • @thedenofcaseywolfe
    @thedenofcaseywolfe 11 років тому +1

    Ah, thank you!

  • @starfire139
    @starfire139 11 років тому

    This is very interesting to watch now because I just finished Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki and so I understood some things that I wouldn't have understood or picked up on before.

  • @jrockDaisukii
    @jrockDaisukii 11 років тому

    They are so beautiful and graceful! ^-^ Haha and both are also really cute when they are embarrassed. I would love to meet a Geisha in person or see her performing. That would be really amazing! I hope I'll be able to see a Geisha when I go to Japan in the future. :)

  • @thedenofcaseywolfe
    @thedenofcaseywolfe 11 років тому

    Agreed that their voices should stay in tact. But I don't see subtitles? Except the topic up in the left corner. Do I need to hit something?

  • @Karrenola
    @Karrenola 11 років тому

    This does indeed need more English so those non Japanese speakers can join in the learning process. What the KyotoFan ladies are saying is important to understanding one of the current realities of Japan. In Japanese: やはりもっと英語があったら、日本語が出来ない人も参加出来るでしょう。KyotoFanの芸子さんと舞子さんが教えて頂いていることは、現代日本を理解するのに、とても大事な情報だと思います。

  • @evildesu
    @evildesu 11 років тому

    Happy birthday. Miehina!

  • @AlyF92
    @AlyF92 Рік тому

    What beauties❤️

  • @Nothingbutdust_
    @Nothingbutdust_ 10 років тому +8

    It´s such a shame i´m not Japanese T_T i cannot become a geisha...

    • @TheLastHylianTitan
      @TheLastHylianTitan 8 років тому +7

      +shisuki92 technically you can, but it's a difficult thing to do. you have to start at a young age and live your life learning the traditional arts, like music and dance. you can do it, but you have to be committed to it, and have someone willing to teach you.

    • @johnnie543
      @johnnie543 6 років тому

      It's definitely not impossible. Liza Dalby was the first Western geisha in the 1970s as part of her anthropology doctorate dissertation for Stanford. There's currently an Australian geisha still working in Kyoto, I believe.

  • @MageThief
    @MageThief 11 років тому

    It looked like you had a fun and interesting day.

  • @Dilophomasnaurus
    @Dilophomasnaurus 11 років тому

    You can get subtitles by clicking on the "cc" button.

  • @JA17145
    @JA17145 11 місяців тому

    Is geiko mehiena still active today?

  • @Hueshanlilia
    @Hueshanlilia 11 років тому

    Happy New Year to all

  • @KARLARODRIGUEZ-go7re
    @KARLARODRIGUEZ-go7re 11 років тому +1

    i cn´t see this video with subtitles :'(

  • @bemyart90
    @bemyart90 11 років тому

    Click the CC button on the lower left.

  • @leanncordle90
    @leanncordle90 11 років тому

    Wow I would love to meet a geisha upclose someday

  • @ShinomoriTaiL
    @ShinomoriTaiL 11 років тому

    I'd love an English translation

  • @jrkaske7
    @jrkaske7 11 років тому

    Geisha are beautiful, elegant women... I wish I could've been a Geisha! lol.

  • @KARLARODRIGUEZ-go7re
    @KARLARODRIGUEZ-go7re 11 років тому +1

    :) oh im a silly, lol. thanks. :)

  • @jennis6982
    @jennis6982 9 років тому +1

    They're so Beautiful :)

  • @Kawaii67inu
    @Kawaii67inu 11 років тому

    Tanjoubi omedetoo~ w

  • @KyotoFan
    @KyotoFan  11 років тому

    Well, usually the girls that decide to become a Maiko don't come from Geisha families, so there is nothing to be disappointed of. Actually, most of this girls get to know the Geiko/Maiko world from the media in Japan, books or magazines, and then decide to give it a try.

  • @chrisdevins
    @chrisdevins 11 років тому

    Japanese women are the most beautiful in the world.

  • @UnorthodoxlyEsthetic
    @UnorthodoxlyEsthetic 11 років тому

    I was quite disappointed to know that she had transformed from a regular girl to a Maiko from just watching Geisha on TV.
    I think it would have been much more interesting if it was a woman whose ancestors were originally Geisha.
    I mean, ehh, I don't know. I'm just disappointed.

  • @AikoMonett
    @AikoMonett 11 років тому +1

    Is it possible for...Americans to become geisha? or atleast study with them?