Autumn School on Chemoinformatics in Tokyo, 2011

Dinner in Kyoto

Historical Japanese restaurant Shimogama-Saryo

17 November 2011

Dance and music (video)

From Wikipedia: Maiko is an apprentice geisha. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen (three-stringed Japanese instrument) for visitors at a feast. Maiko are usually aged 15 to 20 years old and become geisha after learning how to dance and play the instrument.

Maikos wear kimono with the train trailing on the floor. They arrange their hairstyle with their own hair (Japanese traditional hairstyle from Edo period) and put traditional accessories on their hair with seasonal flowers.

(video)

Version 111210, Kurt Varmuza, Vienna, Austria (C)