#shimeyo

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Daily drawing, day 21

@yvngbird's Shimeyo

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0208-0215

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swimtober 7 / shimeyo

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these bitches do NOT know how to wash a car

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yuujiro and shimeyo, hired guns

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Spotlight on: Shimeyo 〆 代

Shimeyo is a senior geiko and one of Kamishichiken’s four jikata (musician) geiko. The date of her debut is unknown; she was a geiko by 1960 and may have debuted as a geiko. This year she was one of the recipients from Kamishichiken of an award offered by the Ookini Zaidan Foundation for geiko over 65 wanting to pass on their knowledge of traditional arts to younger generations. In 2003 she received another award from the Ookini Zaidan Foundation for continuing excellence in the traditional arts. This award is given to geiko over 60 who haved worked for more than 30 years in the karyukai. You can hear her singing with other geiko in this video. 

Photo sources: 1/2/3