Take a walk
Take a walk, originally uploaded by wmchu.
The photographer: “Somewhere in Kyoto…”
May 20, 2006
March 14, 2006
Crazed????
Crazed????, originally uploaded by mboogiedown.
The photographer: “The finale of kabuki performance by the geiko (geisha) of Miyagawa-cho, Kyoto. Kabuki roles, even those of women, are played by men, but this selection was performed entirely by the most accomplished geiko of Miyagawa.”
October 29, 2005
Beauty ??
The photographer: “Two tourists, dressed as maiko (apprentice geisha) explore Kiyomizudera, the Temple of Pure Waters, in Kyoto. I usually don’t take pictures of tourists playing dress-up, but they were so beautiful! ”
originally posted by mboogiedown.
August 27, 2005
Traditionally clad
A model posed in the garden of Kinkakuji Shrine (Golden Pavilion). After I took this photo, someone told me she wasn’t a maiko (a young geisha-in-training), but just a young woman posing in traditional formal Japanese wear for a commercial.
Kyoto, Japan, 2004
July 17, 2005
Infinity pool and beyond (only 3)
Tokyo Sea Life Park, Tokyo, 2004
July 14, 2005
Red state
Garden umbrella outside Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island. Hiroshima. Japan.