Maple Dance -- Gion Odori -- 祇園おどり

Gion kaikan, Kyoto
November 4 2011

[@gianluigizanussi9186]

I have been following traditional Japanese music for a long time, but this beautiful video deserves a special mention; a veritable jewel of interpretation with a high percentage of the best artists of Kyoto and Gion, in particular, among the Geiko and the Maiko but in particular to signal the presence among the musicians of artists that from Geiko are now owners of Okiya the houses (school of artistic formation) of the future Maiko and Geiko. A video that deserves to be viewed for the spectacular choreography and clothing of the participants with absolute religious attention.

[@kamwrites]

Living dolls. Always found this fascinating. Talk about surreal!

[@eevee2joltyon]

those wearing the black kimonos are so beautiful!

[@CelsiusTears]

+eevee2joltyon they're Geiko-san (Kyoto term for Geisha) and the ones with the colorful kimonos are called Maiko, they are the apprentices

[@mimimoneymachine]

Those are the geisha and yes they are very pretty.

[@markiepolo4643]

The beautiful Geisha are in black while the Maiko are in gorgeously colored kimono

[@endroholic7161]

👁👄👁 they all like this

[@ringoamai2391]

i love them all, they are so beautiful and elegent

[@amys495]

0:05 I’m glad the frog was enjoying the show at least

[@laurapatriciaovallesperez6866]

LOOOL

[@MedicusVishalus]

🤣🤣🤣

[@obsessedduckfangirl]

maiko are the apprentice geisha. I'm pretty sure the maiko are the more elaborately dressed.

[@Ivy99999]

Correct, the Maiko are more brightly and elaborately dressed, the first year Maiko also have the long tassels on the left side of their head, as well as only having the bottom lip painted. There's two first years in this video, out of the Maiko (in the back row) at 0:10 , the ones on the ends are first years, you can see their long 'tassels' and at 1:00 you can see a second year + Maiko with the full lip compared to the first year next to her at 1:03 with only the bottom lip painted. :)

[@Makkaru112]

Geiko, not Geisha.

[@stoof4598]

@@Makkaru112 no lol... Geiko, atleast in the Main Hanamachi districts, are 20 years of age+ eleanor and ivy where talking about Maiko. Also, Geisha implies artperson, theyre all artspeople. Feel free to argue but you can come to kyoto then argue with me. c:

[@tazziiiee]

@@stoof4598 I don't understand anything... Can u pls explain are geisha, maiko and geiko different ranks of the dancers based on experience and merit?

[@stoof4598]

@@tazziiiee Geisha refers to the artsperson, they live in Okiya, boarding houses for the geisha. The maiko are especially dressed for their okaasama (boarding mother) to show them off like fancy medallions, but it also represents the clumsiness of the youth, to wear such beauty, could only show less experience. The Geiko are more simply dressed and are usually 20 years of age or more. In some Tokyo and other prefectures, they can be 17+ 18+ 19+ 20+ some cases 21+ or any age that they are worthy. Geisha usually left the profession when they had a better opportunity, they often came from broken homes and it is considered very taboo and inappropriate to ask them about questions of their personal life during a reservation. They are not exactly dancers, however traditional dance is kind of their thing, so they often include it in reservations. Reasonably, getting a reservation with a geisha house is extremely difficult and can be expensive. That is according to other people, if anyone actually knew the truth about how hard they work and how much their services effect and cost them and their lives, they would not complain about the expenses. Geisha participate in the following: -All seasonal matsuri (festivals) -All geisha events including birthdays -Reservations for Corporate members and regular people -Food and Drink, (they drink with clients but only after the client drinks first.) -New years thanks (Thanking their boarding mothers and senior geiko for their guidings.

[@lenaleewalker7704]

im so happy that this kind of art still exist!

[@Itxazoa]

This is so beautiful! Each and every one of the ladies is a jewel; they are graceful and elegant. Their attaires are a gift for the eyes... the whole group, Perfect! I have seen it three times and I am still admiring it. Thank you very much for posting it.

[@SujitKumar-xu1rx]

Itxazoa KB

[@RS-tj3mi]

皆さんとてもお美しいが水色の着物の女の子が、びっくりするぐらいの器量良しで目が離せない…… 可愛い……こんな顔私も欲しかった…………

[@m.brooks7776]

So beautiful, especially love the fan twirling and just omg ❤️ these beautiful ladies and the instrument players did wonderfully!! So theatrical and cool!

[@reginaldoshymers4114]

I heard the burp!! HAAHHAHA but in all seriousness, this is a beautiful culture and a beautiful dance. I respect these brave women for becoming cultural guardians.

[@danielmhaoyin]

When?

[@bigbouncy]

JOSHUA COME BACK

[@reginaldoshymers4114]

@@bigbouncy I'm right here

[@reginaldoshymers4114]

@@danielmhaoyin 5 seconds in

[@ysaaacxx]

まず第一に、私はブラジル出身のポルトガル人で、あなたのダンスが大好きでした

[@hatsunemikuchannel2023]

Ah... i just wanna see those geishas again! ☺️☺️😍🥰😍🥰🤗🤗

[@wilkinsonlee9278]

BEAUTIFUL~~~

[@pauloprado1766]

So beautiful

[@liltrooper29]

Amazing and beautiful performance, they you so much for posting. It was nice to see the maiko's performing with the geisha's. The geisha's looked so beautiful.

[@victoriac.8137]

Beautiful!

[@alfoncesmithe]

Brilliant, love these shows & the beautiful ladys & kimonos with real musicians

[@hirameberhardt8643]

Beautiful, very traditional music

[@cem991]

They are all so beautiful !!!

[@TheElectricitychick]

Beautiful

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

They are beautiful dolls, truly a national treasure.

[@jcwt_pdx]

Beautiful 😍 ❤

[@ellacarson2048]

The kimonos and headdresses are so beautiful, would love to see them up close. And it goes without saying that the performance is wonderful!

[@imogencarney3421]

God those black obis are so elegant!

[@cassif19]

The kimonos are black. Obi is the fabric wrapped around the waist, which is golden for the women in black 😁

[@mkmclachlan6349]

Beautiful geiko and maiko dance!

[@waadiihh]

Magnifique.

[@user-fm1hg7cc5v]

These Geisha's are so beautiful they really tie in with the art of performing arts

[@wilkinsonlee9278]

you must be a stupid japanese soldier that lived with bunches of stupidity back in 40s, go and fuck your war prisoner flag as you presented.

[@vc2470]

wilkinson lee lol that flag is from the JSDF

[@polopiatti]

I love this!

[@Mint-no7ej]

This is beautiful

[@markiepolo4643]

Exquisite! I love Japan...I wish I could go back again!!!

[@cyriellequirion8883]

Magnifique!

[@pholmes241]

I love this. Wow

[@A0616012]

真是漂亮!!! 好美的日本舞蹈

[@user-fd8gi7nx9h]

it's amazing !!!!I love it.

[@Ivy99999]

I love this, but at around 1:48 when they started spinning their fans, my mind saw red pencil shavings and I couldn't unsee it anymore, especially because of the folds 'XD

[@cowbellpeaceprize]

Wow. So beautiful

[@8Cookie1362]

They are so pretty!!❤❤🎉🎉

[@weerobot]

Beautifully executed...x

[@estebannahumdiazmunoz935]

I loved japan 💙💙💙

[@JV-cy6gu]

Wow amazing performance

[@andresfp0128]

beautiful

[@halilmertkarahan5704]

very good I love it

[@DESPINAVALSAMI]

The one with the red kimono is Maiko Kanoka and the one with the orange-purple kimono is Ryouka. You can also watch Geiko Tsunekazu, the thinnest of the geiko.

[@rizekamichiro2813]

Thank you, I Kanoka-san liked! Thanks you very much ありがとう！私はかのかーさのすき！ありがとうございます！

[@srajanverma9064]

Wow what a wonderful great beautiful ❤️ dancing 🤩

[@lakenvelder0pandora]

There was a BBC documentary about Kikuyuu called "Geisha Girl", chronicling (albeit abridged) her journey to become a maiko. Therefore her name is quite famous within the maiko/geiko fanbase.

[@user-lz6mm3cs7w]

美しい舞

[@tony1961chl]

Dios! que hermoso,gracias.

[@99sinse]

if you drunk you see 8 same geiko :D

[@SaemiChina]

WOOOW BRAVO, Tsuneyuu san is so great dancer.

[@sarinah5590]

😃😍😍🌹🌹💐💐STUPENDE!! BELLISSIMA DANZA E SCENOGRAFIA

[@bootsybrown]

make me forget my troubles to relax

[@nataliefurstova]

Krásná synchronizace!!!!!!!!!!!!!§

[@ErikLolindir]

outstanding!

[@EmilyRafferty]

So beautiful 😍 💖

[@sosoamin8067]

😍😍😍😍😍😍love it we will dance it in the school

[@PixieGirl1181]

The maikos hair is also in a wareshinobu style for the first two years, then it moves to ofuku where you no longer see the dangling portion of the hanakanzashi or the bridge that was featured on the junior. Sr. Maiko wear a single large flower or kanzashi and have both lips painted fully. Also, their obi is tied slightly differently than the junior maiko. The Geiko wear the shimada hairstyle which is a wig in modern times and have a more "womanly"look with a white collar.

[@Oshidorinohina]

the maiko in the peach and purple kimono with green obi is Ryouka :D she's one of my favs.

[@Sotkai11]

this is the gion higashi odori. kikuyu is from the miagawacho district. comepletely different kagai.

[@ariannasilva4462]

Sotkai11 I am not sure if you would know but it does not hurt to ask. Are these Maiko or Geishas?

[@fhqqtastic]

Maiko are the ones in the back with the colorful attire, geisha are the one's in black. So it is both.

[@user-ii7cw7lh5e]

Sotkai11 い

[@massimolupato1654]

Here Is famous geiko Tsuneyuu ! Beatiful , delicate like a rose !

[@RaphaelMartinez-yh6yf]

I like it ❤❤❤❤❤

[@tony1961chl]

Precioso.

[@prunelammens8847]

i love this dance i can dance on this too

[@vangu2918]

Beautiful dancing, but omg the kimonos are so beautiful.

[@henriques4873]

Que lindo .

[@silverschooner5821]

Spellbinding!

[@CohenTK]

This dance of Maple Dance is the whole member's dance of Maikos and Geikos of the Gion Higashi district, out of the Gion Kobu. This dance is arranged according to the dancing style of the Hujima Ryu Dancing School, which is one of the favorite Kabuki style dances. Kikuyu(Yukina) who is a Geiko of the Miyagawacho district doesn't have any relationship with the Kion Higashi district, you know. So, no Yukina could be seen in this group of Gion Odori Maple Dance.

[@Binayakdeygoswami_95]

私はそれがとても好きでした私は日本がとても好きです☺️

[@ginalekasdottir1554]

The maiko in the light blue kimono had such a cute, little face.

[@zoeydemewmew]

It's tomitsuyu ! She became a Geiko recently!

[@jeongjaehyun9486]

@@zoeydemewmew Isn't Kanoyumi?

[@marie-lynnissa656]

Those wearing black are geikos while those in the bright colorful kimonos are the meikos. Geikos are a older than meikos and generally dress simpler with less decoration and vibrant colors.

[@lilicicaceae4994]

talent and gut sentiment, = love.

[@TheRealGiann]

Wow😍

[@ahsanahmed3412]

AMAZING JAPANESE CULTURE.

[@Nothingbutdust_]

My favourite vid on youtube^^ Thank u for uploading, Okini^ω^ Geishas are definitely artists! Not prostitutes...

[@Makkaru112]

Geiko not geisha

[@lxtus._.6380]

@@Makkaru112 well, in this case, yes, but not always. That’s just the Kyoto dialect.

[@lilicicaceae4994]

it,s a great think, to hawe talent.

[@stjepanistra5238]

respect from croatia

[@user-eq3xj6gq5p]

Wow

[@Studiogu-xj4ym]

🤧😭lovely🇹🇭🇹🇭

[@clarabrunetivila5071]

The power of women...

[@sayonara1957]

Matzubaiashi Teatre ? Very Good Dance 😀😀😘😘😘

[@DESPINAVALSAMI]

The blue maiko is Tomitsuyu.

[@suzannesadiiqa]

She is splendid.

[@paulpotter1041]

Tomitsuyu had her Misedashi on 1/8/2013 after this was posted. The blue Maiko is Kanoyumi who retired in March 2014 they do look similar though. The Other Maiko are Kanoemi Ryouka KanoKa Kanoyumi Masaho

[@lilicicaceae4994]

nothing can change women, if that it,s gone, the humanity chain brake,s forewer,

[@lakenvelder0pandora]

No problem. :)

[@reynaldoplaygamesandroblox1072]

I like the white one because she is beautiful

[@IGUniverse]

this is in kamishichiken no gion

[@lilicicaceae4994]

emotion in love react,s to art beuty,beuty plus love react,s to treasure.

[@leandrojesuino2080]

Muito bom!

[@DESPINAVALSAMI]

Cultural Gion Higashi district.

[@fynnyako]

you can tell maiko and geisha apart by looking at their kimono: maiko have the long sleves, the fancy colors, wearing showy hair ornaments and the long dangling obi. their inner collar is something with red, here the geisha are the ones in black kimono, white collar, bix shaped obi and the "plain" hairstyle but I was really wonderin that the folded fan is swireld around a finger... I always thought, that was a speciality of "memoirs of a geisha" and would never be practiced like that...

[@adrianadeoliveira5989]

Muito bonito🌹

[@LadySythe]

I see Kikuyu!

[@AThousandTales]

Kikuyu used to work in a different district: this is Gion Higashi, not Miyagawa-cho. ^^ Which performer did you think was Kikuyu?

[@somisettysreedevi686]

i love japaneesetradition . but i am an indian

[@prushko7980]

Welp, I don't understand Japanese, I was never interested in learning Japanese culture, but for some reason I think this dance is beautiful

[@jellibeanzstarz]

Only for the first 6 months :)

[@Nothingbutdust_]

Is this performed by Gion Higashi? Are they the only district who perform Gion Odori and perform it in November?

[@AzurePearl1996]

Yes, Gion Higashi performs Gion Odori and only in November.

[@Wolkenschauer]

@Wolf Silicon: That's not true. Maiko only paint their lower lip during their first year. After that, they colour both lips just like a geiko. (We're talking about Kyoto, so it's not geisha but geiko.)

[@ladymurasakicatiafucci2068]

you make mistake, geisha is our way to call, real name is geiko in Gion, or Pontocho, maybe you mean maiko san.

[@20PINKluvr]

Before they throw the stuff(?) Into the audience I saw the first maiko on the very bottom who looked like a newbie with only her bottom lip painted

[@DarkYuki1993]

Can someone tell me who's that person?..black kimono 1:58

[@DarkYuki1993]

+Micaela Aylén Praciak thank you :D

[@davidskeels1511]

angels don't sing and heaven isn't as beautiful as this.

[@abrahamgustavoguitiperez-m2937]

What I would do to help PRESERVE this aspect of the Japanese culture from extinction..... ;( I could go on....but that would make me REALLY pissed off....

[@dan020350]

[@vaderanomaly1573]

really nice to see actual females doing this