#sakaemasa

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October 12th, 2023: Congratulations to Kyoto's newest maiko on her debut! Hinaho (雛帆) of Sakaemasa (栄政) in Gion Higashi is celebrating her misedashi! She is the first imōto of Hinayū (雛佑) of Tanakanami (田中菜美) and the fourth misedashi for the small district this year! Her outfit features lucky treasures while her obi features a brocade of karabana and interlocking lattice ^^ おめでとうさんどす雛帆ちゃん ^o^! Image is courtesy of the Gion Higashi Kabukai.

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What's That Thing? Part 29

On The Fourth Day of Fun I present... an ask! Like many of the good asks I tend to hold onto them for times like this as they make for wonderful features ^^ Anonymous asked: "What were your favorite misedashi/sakkō/erikae ensembles this year?" This is such a hard one to answer too as there were so many good ones! My favorite misedashi ensemble goes to Hinaho (雛帆) of Sakaemasa (栄政) in Gion Higashi. Since they don't have misedashi often we don't get to see their outfits much, so I liked seeing their very elegant lucky treasures/karabana and trellis combo!

Image courtesy of the Gion Higashi Kabukai. My favorite sakkō outfit goes to Koaki (小晶) of Kaden (花傳) in Miyagawa Cho. This one was a no doubter and is just unmatched in how elegant and bold it is. Kaden's unique tradition of having their maiko wear iromontsuki for a few days is nice in and of itself, but it's the iromontsuki that steals the show! It's a beautiful wine red color with a family of cranes holding pine needles. It truly sets the tone for the upcoming erikae and is an unforgettable kimono!

Image courtesy of Kaden. Lastly, my favorite erikae of the year goes to Hidemai (秀眞衣) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho. It's so great to see girls from new okiya succeeding, and for Hidemai being Masamiya's first erikae in a brand new outfit with pine and waves is an auspicious start indeed!

Taken by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous.

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September 7th, 2023: Another young minarai has made her debut in Gion Higashi! Hinaho (雛帆) of Sakaemasa (栄政) is the imōto of Hinayū (雛佑) of Tanakanami (田中菜美) and will be making her debut on October 12th! Here you can see her with her onesan after performing their osakazuki ceremony ^^! Image is courtesy of the Gion Higashi Kabukai.

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September 6th, 2017: The Sakaemasa minarai has been formally introduced! Her geimei is Ryōma (涼真) and she is the imōto of Ryōka (涼香). Her misedashi will be on September 20th!  Image courtesy of the Gion Higashi Instagram page.

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October 9th, 2017: The first image of the Gion Higashi maiko who will be participating in the Gion Odori (祇園をどり) has been released! It was very hard to spot them all in the video that was published last month, but now we can see that Gion Higashi will have eight maiko for the odori, a number they haven’t seen in over a decade! In the picture from L to R: Back Row: Tomichie (富千英) of Tomikiku (富菊), Fumine (文音) of Okatome (岡とめ), Ryōka (涼香) of Sakaemasa (栄政), Tsunemomo (つね桃) of Shigenoya (繁の家), Miharu (美晴) of Okatome (岡とめ), Hinagiku (雛菊) of Okatome (岡とめ), and Ryōma (涼真) of Sakaemasa (栄政). From Row: Kanotomo 叶朋) of Kanoya (叶家), Hinayū (雛祐) of Okatome (岡とめ), Tomitsuyu (富津愈) of Tomikiku (富菊), Kanohiro (叶紘) of Kanoya (叶家), and Masano (満彩野) of Man (まん). As to why Hinayū, Tomitsuyu, and Kanohiro are wearing August kanzashi, Tomichie is wearing October kanzashi, and Fumine, Ryōma, Kanotomo, and Masano are wearing November kanzashi, I really can’t say ^^; The Gion Odori runs from November 1st to 10th at the Gion Kaikan. Image courtesy of The Official Gion Higashi Instagram.

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September 20th, 2017: Congratulations to Ryōma (涼真) of Sakaemasa (栄政) in Gion Higashi on the occasion of her misedashi! In Gion Higashi the girl’s onesan will often dress in kuromontsuki and do the rounds with her new imōto, as well as a member of the kenban, so Ryōka (涼香) has also gotten dressed up for the event ^^ おめでとうございます涼真ちゃん! Images courtesy of Maru69on on Twitter.

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Weekend Update 25/9

Another late night saw me falling asleep before posting this, but that’s okay since even more news has happened since last night! Karyukai News -Fumiyuki (ふみ幸) of Katsufumi (勝ふみ) in Kamishichiken will be having her misedashi tomorrow (September 26th). -The Katsufumi kamon has been revealed and is now listed on the Kamon of Kamishichiken tab. -Shikomi Chiaki of Umeno (梅乃) in Kamishichiken has begun her minarai period! Her geimei is Umetae (梅たえ) and her misedashi will be after Kotobukikai in October. -Two new minarai have appeared in Gion Higashi this week! One is Fumine (文音) of Okatome (岡とめ) and the other is Tomichie (富千英) of Tomikiku (富菊). Both will be debuting in October prior to the Gion Odori.  -The Takasegawa Boat Festival took place on Saturday with Ichiteru (市照) and Ichiaya (市彩) of Masunoya (桝之矢) in Pontocho taking part. -Ryōma (涼真) of Sakaemasa (栄政) in Gion Higashi had her misedashi on Wednesday (September 20th). Blog News -What’s That Thing? Part 1 looked at a very special waterlily kanzashi. -The Random Fact of The Week looked at Pontocho events. -Mylo’s Pick of The Week went to Momika (もみ香) of Yamaguchi (やまぐち) in Pontocho. -New additions have been made to the Sister Relationship tab, specifically the beginning of the Independent Naming Lines, which are lines that are new and/or independent from other members of the same okiya.  -Thank you once again to everyone who sent in so many questions this week! I’ll have to go back and count, but there may have been a new record! It’s an honor to be teaching you all ^^!

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Weekend Update 17/9

We’re quickly approaching the beginning of the second busiest season for the karyukai, and with that comes news! Karyukai News -Ryōma (涼真) of Sakaemasa (栄政) in Gion Higashi will be having her misedashi on Wednesday (September 20th).  -The Onaka (大仲) jikata shikomi is now a minarai! Her geimei is Danmitsu (だん満) and her misedashi will be after Onshūkai. -Umekana (梅叶菜) of Umeno (梅乃) in Kamishichiken has officially been confirmed as having retired from the profession.  Blog News -What’s In a Name? Part 18 looked at Tsuki (月), Teru (照), and Teru/Mitsu/Kō (光). -The Random Fact of The Week focused on kanzashi materials. -Mylo’s Pick of The Week went to Katsune (勝音) of Daimonji (大文字) in Kamishichiken. -I’ve begun to actively use my Patreon again, with two tiers of support available and fun rewards to go with them. You can check out more info on the updated Patreon tab. -Thank you again to everyone who sent in so many fantastic questions once again! If there’s anything you’ve ever wondered about please feel free to send them in at any time ^^