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Fuyou-hime — Revisited: Ayakazu

Published: 2010-04-18 04:31:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 509; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 4
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Description I was looking through my pictures from my stay in Japan, and I thought I should post some of the images I never used.

It's April, and to me that means only one thing... Odori! The Kitano, Kyo, and Miyako Odori of the respective Kamishichiken, Miyagawacho, and Gion Kobu geisha districts all take place during this time. Out of all of these, the most famous is definitely the Miyako Odori, often called both Dances of the Old Capital and The Cherry Blossom Dances.

This is the senior maiko Ayakazu. When not in the Miyako Odori "uniform" that she's currently wearing, Ayakazu is like a tall glass of water and absolutely stunning.
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Comments: 4

Hasume-San [2012-10-15 17:28:38 +0000 UTC]

What a stunning photo -- so strange to see to seperate flowers on one maiko's head! It looks like Nonohana and... ume blossoms? or is that Sakura? with an overlay of nonohana (I think they are called Rapeseed blossoms, in the west) buds on top. O.O This is a beautiful photograph, thank you for sharing it~ <3

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Fuyou-hime In reply to Hasume-San [2012-10-16 04:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much . It normally is rather rare to see separate flowers for a maiko, but it's the norm for the Miyako Odori costume. Considering the time of year, I'd guess they are sakura and na-no-hana. It would be too late for ume. From what I understand, na-no-hana's English name isn't Rapeseed blossom, it is, quite unfortunately, rape blossom. The name derives from the Roman word for turnip, rapum, because the flower is in the turnip family. Rapeseed is the name of the oil that is expressed from the seeds (a hybrid of which is canola oil).

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AndySerrano [2010-04-18 13:16:24 +0000 UTC]

I love the head dress

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Fuyou-hime In reply to AndySerrano [2010-04-18 19:17:50 +0000 UTC]

It was really spectacular, although I do wonder how much it weighs...

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