23rd of April 2019: Misedashi of Maiko Kimishō from the Honjo Okiya!
Kimishō is the second Maiko to debut from Honjo in less than a year, her older sister Kimisaki debuted in July of last year. Honjo is a pretty small okiya, but they are very successful and known to produce the most beautiful and elegant Maiko and Geiko! Kimishō herself looks really cute and young, and definitely has that typical “Maiko-look”, while her sister Kimisaki looks a bit more elegant already, so there is some variety there.
Kimishō is also the first imouto of Geiko Kimiaya (on the right in the last picture), who remarked that she wore the exact same kimono-ensemble on the day of her Misedashi in 2007. I also really love her unique geimei! Kimi- is part of Honjo’s official name line, but -shō is part of Kimishō’s real name; using part of a Maiko’s real name in her geimei seems to have become more common lately.
Congratulations on your debut Kimishō, and all the best wishes for your career!
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Source 3: Honjo Okiya’s Official Twitter Account
