{"id":61221,"date":"2017-12-16T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mademoiselle-voyage.fr\/kyoto-the-day-i-turned-into-a-geisha\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:59:45","slug":"kyoto-the-day-i-turned-into-a-geisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mademoiselle-voyage.fr\/en\/kyoto-the-day-i-turned-into-a-geisha\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyoto | The day I turned into a Geisha"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that I love donning traditional costumes when traveling. I like to become another person for a few hours and play the game as if I were a local. It’s also a way to meet the locals, chat with them and discover a new culture and way of life.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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It’s Kyoto<\/strong><\/a> and especially in the traditional district of Gion<\/strong> that I found a house offering this type of transformation. Geishas, whose name comes from ge<\/strong>i which means art<\/em> and sha<\/strong> which means personne<\/em> are refined women of excellent company, reserved for a very wealthy clientele. The geisha’s culture enables her to host a dinner party for several guests. Maikos<\/strong> are young geisha apprentices who accompany and assist the geishas at tea houses, receptions and banquets, learning to wear the kimono, the art of conversation and entertaining.<\/p>\r\n

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The Maikos<\/strong> are dressed in a handmade silk kimono in a variety of patterns, with a sort of cushion hanging from the back, sandals or high wooden clogs for rainy days. They’re easily recognizable, as they wear a black headdress with a high bun into which they hang one or more pieces of jewelry.
Make-up is sophisticated, with a white paste spread over the face (a sign of distinction), red lipstick on the heart-shaped mouth and eyes pencilled in with a pink brush. It’s usually in Maiko<\/strong> that we choose to be transformed as the geisha is slightly more sober in her outfit and hairstyle.<\/p>\r\n

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