👘Want to Meet a Real Maiko? This is Shogo's most recommended activity, where anyone can meet an authentic Maiko and Geiko working in Kyoto: wabunka-lux.jp/experiences/en_exclusivekyoto-dinner/?ref=shogo 📱Instagram: instagram.com/lets_ask_shogo/ Please ask me questions through the DM here ⚔Learn Ancient Samurai Martial Arts from Anywhere Worldwide with Let’s ask Shogo ✅Sign up here (One Lesson FREE): www.patreon.com/lets_ask_sekisensei We provide the perfect online lessons for anyone worldwide who wishes to dive into the world of ancient samurai martial arts through the style I train in, Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu. I, Shogo, will participate in every lesson and interpret everything in English. ❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime ❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime ❸ You can ask the Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history ❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style ❺ You can receive OFFICIAL DAN RANKS by taking exams online (and opening a DOJO in the future) 🗡The BEST Online Katana Shop for Budo Martial Arts (Iaido, Kenjutsu, Kendo, etc.): tozandoshop.com/letsaskshogo I buy everything for my Budo martial arts training at this shop. The first training katana I bought in 2016 is still in good shape. 🗡Shogo’s Most Recommended Activity in Kyoto, Japan | Samurai Training with Modern-day Musashi ★4.99 (700+) ✅Sign up here: www.airbnb.com/experiences/4577764?locale=en A 120-minute experience in Kyoto, Japan, where beginners can learn how to wield, draw, sheath, and swing the katana from the modern-day Musashi (A video of me visiting this experience: ua-cam.com/video/MqBCAC42zAM/v-deo.html). 🥷The recommended online katana shop for decorations and cosplay: minikatana.com/SHOGO Get 15% OFF all their products by purchasing through my affiliate link ⭐Who is Shogo? What is this channel about? ua-cam.com/users/shortskZbyd0OfdC4 ⭐MY DREAM “To make every Japan lovers’ dream come true, by making Japan a more secure, comfortable, and safer place for everyone to visit, study, and live in.” ua-cam.com/users/shortsWFF3AhN0LXE ♪Music♪ otowabi.com/category/material/japan ♪Sound effects♪ soundeffect-lab.info/ #letsaskshogo #japan #kyoto #maiko #geiko #geisha #kimono
I heard that a young woman dressed as a Maiko or Geisha who walks in public as discrete as possible would be a real Maiko/Geisha. A woman dressed as one who doesn't mind having her picture taken or maybe even poses for a tourist. Well those are Japanese girls who like attention..
Although as a Niigata resident for six years, I learned that Geisha/Geiko are called “Geigi” in Niigata. So I guess there is another term for them in Japanese dialects..
Doesn't surprise me. I think Nagasaki is similar. Teaching students in Nagasaki for five years, no one knows what a 'geisha' is, sometimes they know 'geiko.' They know what a 'maiko' is, but everyone knows the managing company for the prefecture called the Nagasaki Kenban.
I wondered what the diffrence was. I assumed the maiko's were in training to become gaiko but I wasn't sure. This video explained it very well. I have ADHD so keeping my focus on a explaining video can be difficult, but your explaination was so calm and simple it made me concentrate the whole video! Thank you.
I needed information to write my book and came across this man. I really liked that he added his own subtitles and chose cute photos. especially the lesson bell he added before explaining everything me to write my book is asome. Arigato Shogo! (I should mention you in the acknowledgments when my book is finished)
oh btw, the fourth one, that's a single class for a single man only, assigned by his own name. that's Shogo! our beloved friend from kyoto. he's here mainly to teach us about Japan. much love
I stumbled upon your channel and I'm loving it! I binge-watched some of your videos about Kyoto. I'm really interested in Kyoto, particularly in the Kansai Region. Would you mind sharing us a video about Kansai Region and how is it different from the other regions? I look forward to it, thank you very much! I'll definitely watch your videos always btw
Your absolutely amazing and doing a great service to share the knowledge of Japanese Culture as well as everything surrounding it! I found you randomly 3 days ago and have started watching every episode you have put out to learn so much of what I love....Japanese Culture! So thank you!
I love how many videos you have on geisha. I’m learning so much! I always thought the bell sound came from the hair ornaments, not the shoes- that’s SO COOL. I’m curious. If a maiko is a young person training to become a geisha, what happens if an adult wants to become a geisha? Can an adult begin geisha training? Do they have a certain names? Do they skip over all the visual differences that maiko have? Can’t wait for more videos on this topic!
Hi there! I hope I can help~ If a person is too old to have an apprentice stage, they would start their journey as a shikomi (Just like the maiko) and debut straight out as a geisha/geiko (Called a Misedashi, she would never experience an erikae because there is no "Collar to turn") . Generally speaking in Kyoto they will work as Jikata, musicians, as they're in high need and the dancing repertoire a maiko would have at her erikae would be hard to catch up with. In Kyoto's Gokagai there are generally two or three women who debut straight out as geiko every year, in Tokyo it's more common for women to debut straight out as Geisha compared to the few that might debut as hangyouku. One of the most famous geiko who debuted straight out as Geiko was Geiko Umeha-san who performs both as a musician and dancer.
Thank you for your explanation! I love so much Japanese people having their high tradition,culture and beautiful costumes. I really love them and their disciplines natured❤❤
Brilliant thank you so much for this video, I have been fascinated by Geisha & I collect vintage? Kimono I have some knowledge & understanding what I'm buying & what looks Beautiful. Great video thank you so much take care be safe👍⛩🎎💐⛩😊✌🌞
Shogo : Geisha ,geiko,maiko,shogo. Can you explain what the diferent is? Me :one of them is a persons name while the other is a type of "worker" EasyXD
Thank you for leaving a comment! Compulsory education is until middle school in Japan, that's why Maikos start their training when they are 15 years old. However once they start their trainings, they will not be able to go to high school nor college. The way they are trained, is quite traditional.
Thank you so much for writing a comment! The reason is actually very simple... Black teeth were thought to be beautiful in Japan! It is a tradition that may have started around the 4th century, a very long time ago. In 1870, once Japan westernized though, dying teeth black was once for bidden by law, because foreign countries thought it was not beautiful. But now the traditions have revived, and geishas and maikos in Kyoto sometimes dye their teeth black.
If Shogo allows me, I'd like to add that nowadays no geisha paint their teeth black, only the maiko do this for like 1 to 2 weeks right before becoming a geiko in a ceremony called erikae. It's like a rite of passage to symbolize adulthood.
Great explanation for understanding culture, what I wish was available in all my Japanese hobbies., instead of usual videos with no commentary and stupid music
And most importantly of all since there is still this ridiculous misconception floating around: Geisha and Maiko are NOT prostitutes! Do not hire a geisha with the expectation of having adult fun times with them. It's insulting and will get you blacklisted.
If Maiko start training at 15, takes 5 years to train, and the limit is 20 years old, are they not 20 by the time training ends already? Or do they work while also training?
I am scared i am a 34 year that dress ki da like a teenager but not on purpose i just be myself but i have tried to mature myself a bit more in comapared to hight school so i don't actauly dress like i did in hight school but still love to wear stuff that is seen not mature. Example love lotita goth.
Hi Shogo, question. Do all Maiko has a same hairstyle all over Japan or do they have different hairstyle in each area in Japan? (Planning to make a fanfic that has Maiko in it. But I'm not interested in trying to make an accurate to IRL. So I was thinking of a Maiko with different hairstyle just to make it clear that it was set in fictional setting that is not Kyoto.). (I try to be accurate to IRL so many time and always fail. So I'll just go with the fantasy route.). Sorry for the sudden ranting.
I hope I can help~ You might want to know that the term Maiko is only used in the Kansai region, so you might want to think about where your story is set so you use the correct terms. Apprentices in the Kanto region are called Hangyouku. Maiko wear a lot of different hairstyles through their careers for special events and to show seniority. The every day hairstyle of a junior maiko is the Wareshinobu and the every day hairstyle for a senior maiko is the Ofuku, but again, maiko in Kyoto will go through about a dozen or more hairstyles. For Hangyouku these days both senior and junior will wear the Momoware hairstyle as a wig, except for the few kagai in the Kanto region that allow their girls to choose to have their natural hair styled ^^
Actually, I’m not a expert, but for what I read Maiko only have lipstick in the lower lips in her first years. When she start to getting more mature and close to become a geisha she can wear in both sides.
Maiko paint both their lips after they finish their first year of training. The exception to this is Pontocho where girls start to paint both lips as soon as they start practicing. The minarai in Pontocho have their top lip just barely painted but after they debut both lips are painted equally ^^
Most people who become Maikos, don’t go to high school! They need to live together with their superiors to train under them, and they are not even allowed to hold cell phones!
👘Want to Meet a Real Maiko? This is Shogo's most recommended activity, where anyone can meet an authentic Maiko and Geiko working in Kyoto: wabunka-lux.jp/experiences/en_exclusivekyoto-dinner/?ref=shogo
📱Instagram: instagram.com/lets_ask_shogo/
Please ask me questions through the DM here
⚔Learn Ancient Samurai Martial Arts from Anywhere Worldwide with Let’s ask Shogo
✅Sign up here (One Lesson FREE): www.patreon.com/lets_ask_sekisensei
We provide the perfect online lessons for anyone worldwide who wishes to dive into the world of ancient samurai martial arts through the style I train in, Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu. I, Shogo, will participate in every lesson and interpret everything in English.
❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask the Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style
❺ You can receive OFFICIAL DAN RANKS by taking exams online (and opening a DOJO in the future)
🗡The BEST Online Katana Shop for Budo Martial Arts (Iaido, Kenjutsu, Kendo, etc.): tozandoshop.com/letsaskshogo
I buy everything for my Budo martial arts training at this shop. The first training katana I bought in 2016 is still in good shape.
🗡Shogo’s Most Recommended Activity in Kyoto, Japan | Samurai Training with Modern-day Musashi ★4.99 (700+)
✅Sign up here: www.airbnb.com/experiences/4577764?locale=en
A 120-minute experience in Kyoto, Japan, where beginners can learn how to wield, draw, sheath, and swing the katana from the modern-day Musashi (A video of me visiting this experience: ua-cam.com/video/MqBCAC42zAM/v-deo.html).
🥷The recommended online katana shop for decorations and cosplay: minikatana.com/SHOGO
Get 15% OFF all their products by purchasing through my affiliate link
⭐Who is Shogo? What is this channel about?
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⭐MY DREAM
“To make every Japan lovers’ dream come true, by making Japan a more secure, comfortable, and safer place for everyone to visit, study, and live in.”
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♪Music♪
otowabi.com/category/material/japan
♪Sound effects♪
soundeffect-lab.info/
#letsaskshogo #japan #kyoto #maiko #geiko #geisha #kimono
Ah yes, the fourth Japanese figure of culture: the Shogo
Japanese doesn't have a definite article, so you pretty much have to say, "Shogo desu."
Excellent explanation. I came here after watching to Kimono Mom.
Me too
Me too
Me too
Same here🥰we love kimino mom ,i muchmore after listening ur lifestory
I love Kimono Mom!
Sooo the robots in the movie "Ghost in the shell" represented Maikos!! Theres a scene where you can hear the bell sound as she is walking...nice!!
Might be worth to compare them to Oiran, a lot of people mixes up Geiko and Oiran.
Thank you so much, that’s exactly what I thought too!
This is why I made this video...
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I am here in Jan 2023 after Netflix aired a beautiful show on Maiko.
Thank you so much, I love the integrity you bring to your work. ❤
Same! Very nice show
I heard that a young woman dressed as a Maiko or Geisha who walks in public as discrete as possible would be a real Maiko/Geisha. A woman dressed as one who doesn't mind having her picture taken or maybe even poses for a tourist. Well those are Japanese girls who like attention..
Absolutely love your channel!! I first watched, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA a few years back and loved the culture representing these amazing women
I didn't know about the bells in Maiko's Okobo! That's so cute and clever
おはようございます!! I am a Michigander living in beautiful Japan and just discovered your channel, thank you for your awesome videos!
Thank you very much for leaving a comment!
I'm so glad you say so, please give me any advices or requests anytime!
How she goin fellow Michigander!
Although as a Niigata resident for six years, I learned that Geisha/Geiko are called “Geigi” in Niigata. So I guess there is another term for them in Japanese dialects..
Doesn't surprise me. I think Nagasaki is similar. Teaching students in Nagasaki for five years, no one knows what a 'geisha' is, sometimes they know 'geiko.' They know what a 'maiko' is, but everyone knows the managing company for the prefecture called the Nagasaki Kenban.
I wondered what the diffrence was. I assumed the maiko's were in training to become gaiko but I wasn't sure. This video explained it very well. I have ADHD so keeping my focus on a explaining video can be difficult, but your explaination was so calm and simple it made me concentrate the whole video! Thank you.
I needed information to write my book and came across this man. I really liked that he added his own subtitles and chose cute photos. especially the lesson bell he added before explaining everything me to write my book is asome. Arigato Shogo! (I should mention you in the acknowledgments when my book is finished)
May I ask what your book is about?
@@Alinor24it's about nipple sizes I guess 😭
oh btw, the fourth one, that's a single class for a single man only, assigned by his own name. that's Shogo! our beloved friend from kyoto. he's here mainly to teach us about Japan. much love
I stumbled upon your channel and I'm loving it! I binge-watched some of your videos about Kyoto. I'm really interested in Kyoto, particularly in the Kansai Region. Would you mind sharing us a video about Kansai Region and how is it different from the other regions? I look forward to it, thank you very much! I'll definitely watch your videos always btw
Your absolutely amazing and doing a great service to share the knowledge of Japanese Culture as well as everything surrounding it! I found you randomly 3 days ago and have started watching every episode you have put out to learn so much of what I love....Japanese Culture! So thank you!
Here after watching memoirs of a geisha wat a magnificent movie
Ok but in the movie they tried to show her character according to dat ww scenario cs after ww she n other geisha seems unstable
an exquisite and beautiful art form 💕
Thank you so much for taking your time making all this videos about your beautiful culture! I always wanted to know more about it ❤️😍
I love how many videos you have on geisha. I’m learning so much! I always thought the bell sound came from the hair ornaments, not the shoes- that’s SO COOL.
I’m curious. If a maiko is a young person training to become a geisha, what happens if an adult wants to become a geisha? Can an adult begin geisha training? Do they have a certain names? Do they skip over all the visual differences that maiko have?
Can’t wait for more videos on this topic!
Hi there! I hope I can help~ If a person is too old to have an apprentice stage, they would start their journey as a shikomi (Just like the maiko) and debut straight out as a geisha/geiko (Called a Misedashi, she would never experience an erikae because there is no "Collar to turn") . Generally speaking in Kyoto they will work as Jikata, musicians, as they're in high need and the dancing repertoire a maiko would have at her erikae would be hard to catch up with. In Kyoto's Gokagai there are generally two or three women who debut straight out as geiko every year, in Tokyo it's more common for women to debut straight out as Geisha compared to the few that might debut as hangyouku. One of the most famous geiko who debuted straight out as Geiko was Geiko Umeha-san who performs both as a musician and dancer.
Amazing sharing, now I can understand more about them.
Thankyou for explaining it very clear!
Wow that’s so interesting! I never knew about all the appearance differences
Great explanation on Geiko and Maiko ... learn a lot from you.
Thanks for explaining. Great videos.
Thank you for your informative videos, i really like your channel
finally i understood the differences ! thank you ! ありがとうございます！！
It would be great to see a follow up video with kimono mom to get her perspective!
love this channel .....Thank you Shogo for explaining it was very clear! very interesting
I am so so happy you say so😍
This actually help me a lot in learning the difference ❤
Thank you for your explanation! I love so much Japanese people having their high tradition,culture and beautiful costumes. I really love them and their disciplines natured❤❤
so basically japanese people invented platform shoes.
ありがとうございました🙇♂️🙏 I'd like your calm attitude, smile and explanation. 👌
I’m very happy you say so😊
This is so cool! Thank You for making this video❤
Brilliant thank you so much for this video, I have been fascinated by Geisha & I collect vintage? Kimono I have some knowledge & understanding what I'm buying & what looks Beautiful.
Great video thank you so much take care be safe👍⛩🎎💐⛩😊✌🌞
Thank you, Shogo-sensei!
I was wondering what geiko were. Thanks for the great video!
Too good...and you accent is soothing...
thx u for helpful videos. i want to know more about Kimono types. Hope you make it 🥺🙏🏻
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This is a different video that I made, do you think this would help??
Thank you for your videos.
I didn't know there was a difference or distinction. Thank you
I met two Maiko when they where visiting HI,USA. Your Engrish is very good.
Are you a second gen kpop fan?
Thank you for your video. Very informational.
Thanks a lot! I didn't know about that! How different cultures we have around the world? Thanks.🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
Thank you for this information
Excellent primer!
Thank you for the video 🙌🏻
Shogo : Geisha ,geiko,maiko,shogo. Can you explain what the diferent is?
Me :one of them is a persons name while the other is a type of "worker"
EasyXD
Shogo is the prettiest one of them all
Congratulations on Surpassing your goal early. Ur doing a good job BTW.. Gambatte
Awesome video! Many of these details were not so clear in Memories of a Geisha. You should have been a consultant for that movie 👍
Is that true?! I didn’t know about that!
Came here from watching The Makanai on Netflix
Super too good👍👍👍👍👍
thank you)) great video, all clear now)) How does it work now - should Maikos do both their training and regular school?
Thank you for leaving a comment!
Compulsory education is until middle school in Japan, that's why Maikos start their training when they are 15 years old.
However once they start their trainings, they will not be able to go to high school nor college. The way they are trained, is quite traditional.
I just saw your short and it made me want to know what it was. Bam. Explained, I'm less uncultured.
so helpful !!!
thanks for your explanations ! i know little things about kyoto bcuz of you.. If i can get your sns,i'll be happy
Thank you for this video. It was very informative. Did you enjoy your time in Michigan?
The shogo: a practicioner in the arts of Iaido, Sado and Noh, they are also your best friends in kyoto
_Geiko saved me 15% on my car insurance_
😃👍
Great stuff, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for leaving a nice comment! I’m very glad you say so!
another identification i've read is that if the collar is red then it's a maiko. If the collar is white then it's a geiko.
Arigatou gozaimashita Shogo san.
Great video😁 i cant get enough. Is it possible to interview them? I wiuld live to hear their stories🙏
Im learning frm ur videos and u have a calm voice keep it up shogo ❤
Beautiful. Arigato!
Popular all over the world🤔
Great video Shogo!! Learnt a lot! Why is it that some Geisha blacken their teeth for events?
Thank you so much for writing a comment!
The reason is actually very simple... Black teeth were thought to be beautiful in Japan!
It is a tradition that may have started around the 4th century, a very long time ago.
In 1870, once Japan westernized though, dying teeth black was once for bidden by law, because foreign countries thought it was not beautiful.
But now the traditions have revived, and geishas and maikos in Kyoto sometimes dye their teeth black.
If Shogo allows me, I'd like to add that nowadays no geisha paint their teeth black, only the maiko do this for like 1 to 2 weeks right before becoming a geiko in a ceremony called erikae. It's like a rite of passage to symbolize adulthood.
Wow this channel blew up then! from a goal of 10k subs to over a mil! congrats 👏 😁
Amazing video can you explained About Oiran tayu and Kagema
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I am actually planning on making a video very soon, I hope you can look forward to it!
Thank you very much ✨🙏✨
So most outsiders probably would confuse the two, assuming the prettily dressed ones were geisha/geiko.
Love it~
Geisha,
Geiko,
Maiko,
Shogo xD
😎😎😎
Neptune : "Thank You Zori !!"
This Helps when reading one piece wano arc
Great explanation for understanding culture, what I wish was available in all my Japanese hobbies., instead of usual videos with no commentary and stupid music
3:45 you're welcome
And most importantly of all since there is still this ridiculous misconception floating around: Geisha and Maiko are NOT prostitutes! Do not hire a geisha with the expectation of having adult fun times with them. It's insulting and will get you blacklisted.
If they start training since after middle school, do they still go to high school or do they quit school by then?
They would have to stop going to school at middle school! So most of the trainees would not go to high school or university!
I was wondering what they were. I didn't know geisha's were still around.
U2 should do a collaboration on UA-cam
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If Maiko start training at 15, takes 5 years to train, and the limit is 20 years old, are they not 20 by the time training ends already? Or do they work while also training?
your white screens are blinding my eyes in the dark.
I am scared i am a 34 year that dress ki da like a teenager but not on purpose i just be myself but i have tried to mature myself a bit more in comapared to hight school so i don't actauly dress like i did in hight school but still love to wear stuff that is seen not mature. Example love lotita goth.
Is there a male version of geishas?
Hi Shogo, question. Do all Maiko has a same hairstyle all over Japan or do they have different hairstyle in each area in Japan?
(Planning to make a fanfic that has Maiko in it. But I'm not interested in trying to make an accurate to IRL. So I was thinking of a Maiko with different hairstyle just to make it clear that it was set in fictional setting that is not Kyoto.). (I try to be accurate to IRL so many time and always fail. So I'll just go with the fantasy route.). Sorry for the sudden ranting.
I hope I can help~ You might want to know that the term Maiko is only used in the Kansai region, so you might want to think about where your story is set so you use the correct terms. Apprentices in the Kanto region are called Hangyouku. Maiko wear a lot of different hairstyles through their careers for special events and to show seniority. The every day hairstyle of a junior maiko is the Wareshinobu and the every day hairstyle for a senior maiko is the Ofuku, but again, maiko in Kyoto will go through about a dozen or more hairstyles. For Hangyouku these days both senior and junior will wear the Momoware hairstyle as a wig, except for the few kagai in the Kanto region that allow their girls to choose to have their natural hair styled ^^
Hi, I just wanna ask a question. why does maiko don't wear wigs while geisha wears them?
Are maiko called the same in Kyoto?
Maiko then
芸妓、芸伎、芸者、which kanji is more commonly used in Japan?
The first one and the third one I believe!
The first one is geiko, and the third one is geisha!
I'm a man, but I SO want to be a geisha for a day!
Wtf.
Real man wants to be a shogun
Regardless of your gender, being a geisha I think it’s a lot of hard work！😊
They are really amazing!
🇯🇵💖🇧🇩
One thing you didn't mention is that Maiko only using lipstick on their lower lip where as Geko or Geisha use lipstick on both upper and lower lips.😀
Actually, I’m not a expert, but for what I read Maiko only have lipstick in the lower lips in her first years. When she start to getting more mature and close to become a geisha she can wear in both sides.
Maiko paint both their lips after they finish their first year of training. The exception to this is Pontocho where girls start to paint both lips as soon as they start practicing. The minarai in Pontocho have their top lip just barely painted but after they debut both lips are painted equally ^^
prep photos
ong why did you like this i was just reminding myself to bring them in for my graduation 😂
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ありがとうございます。
Shinkansen??
Why you put shogo in the last 😂
I don’t know either😂
Falto al ultimo IDOL
So, does Maiko go to high school? Or is the Geisha training is their high school?
Most people who become Maikos, don’t go to high school! They need to live together with their superiors to train under them, and they are not even allowed to hold cell phones!