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Out of uniform Maiko For about $30 you too can experience a small taste of the enigmatic and mysterious world of the Maiko. Those beautiful doll-like people bedecked in old-style kimono, traditional hairstyle and pure white makeup. Those women who duck in and out of exclusive restaurants on the arms of older Japanese businessmen, bells [...] Look very closely It happened to me again last weekend, not that I was really surprised. After five years in Japan it’s happened so many times in so many places that the only thing I note now is how novel it was. Sometimes I wonder if they do it on purpose, to see our reaction, [...] “It’s so huge!” my girlfriend exclaimed gripping the wooden bridge rail tightly. Deep purple was slowly creeping up the edges of the pink sky as night came on casting the scenic area of Arashiyama in a cool evening light. We stood along the edge letting people pass us by, garnering the occasional odd look. ‘What [...] |
 
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