Maiko Henshin

Our first day in Kyoto was very rainy. We managed to get in quite a bit of sightseeing - and got VERY wet. (Busho busho ブショブショ as they say in Japanese!)

BUT, the highlight of the day was the Maiko Henshin that we did. We went to a studio in one of the touristy areas and became a maiko (apprentice geisha - me!) and samurai (Yui!). Maiko henshin means transformation into maiko. It took about an hour in total to get make-up and dressed - there was an assembly line of girls, it was very cool!

Enough talk though - this can only be explain in pictures!

Today's pictures!

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