A maiko (舞妓, IPA: /ˈmaɪkoʊ/ MY-koh, Japanese: [maiko]) is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the...

second typical stage of a maiko's training, and the step that always follows that of shikomi. A minarai wears a version of a maiko's outfit, with a shorter...

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (舞妓さんちのまかないさん) is a Japanese television series about contemporary life in a geisha house in Kyoto, Japan. The...

Look up maiko in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A maiko (まいこ, マイコ) is an apprentice geisha. Maiko may also refer to: Maiko National Park, a national...

Maiko Itō (いとう まい子, Itō Maiko, born 18 August 1964 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Itoshino Half Moon (1987) Shall We Dance? (1996) Mutant Girls...

Maiko is a female Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Maiko Fujino (藤野 舞子, born 1983), Japanese swimmer Maiko Gogoladze (born 1991)...

Maiko Kawakami (川上 麻衣子, Kawakami Maiko, born February 5, 1966) is a Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate...

Nihongami are no longer commonly worn, and today are most often seen on maiko, geisha and sumo wrestlers. A number of different styles of nihongami are...

water') was a ceremony undergone by apprentice oiran (kamuro) and some maiko (apprentice geisha) as part of their coming of age ceremony and graduation...

Lady Maiko (舞妓はレディ, Maiko wa Lady) is a 2014 Japanese musical comedy film written and directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa...