June 29th, 2023: The happy day has finally come! Koaki (小晶) of Kaden (花傳) in Miyagawa Cho is celebrating her erikae! She spent just over 5 years as a maiko to reach this point and was one of the most popular maiko in her district before turning her collar. Knowing Koaki, she’ll be a popular geiko too! Her outfit features waves, summer flowers, and water wheels and her golden obi features waves!
おめでとうさんどす小晶さん ^o^!
Image is courtesy of Kyo Katsura Imanishi.
A tribute to 霸王别姬 (Farewell My Concubine), underwater, made as part of a series of retrospectives on Hong Kong cinema for the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong.