My favorite part was seeing the Geishas (I can't believe people touch them when they walk around!). Kyoto is a city that I would love to visit the next time I go to Japan, also I am fascinated by their bunny island, fox village, and the bowing deers. What season was this filmed?
Just a small correction. Flower and Willow wasn't referring at all to the Maiko. The flowers were represented by the Oiran and Tayuu who worked in these districts which were extremely flashy and ornate in their appearance, even compared to the child-like Maiko, while Willows referred to the Geisha/geiko, also the name plates don't only show the Maiko, but the Geiko as well who are still affiliated with them. Looking for the nameplates is one of the best ways to tell if a maiko or geiko is still practicing, if their name plate is taken down, it's pretty much guaranteed that they have retired. One last little thing, maiko and geiko are absolutely allowed to date, it's very difficult to date as a maiko which might be where this misconception comes from but it's more of a time thing as they don't have a lot of free time especially during their apprenticeship, but it's not a rule that they're not allowed to date while practicing. It's not unusual for geiko and even maiko to retire in order to marry, so they've definitely been dating before the marriage ^^ I appreciate you reminding your viewers to give the maiko and geiko their space and also pointing out that they are strictly artists and do not sell any sort of sexual service ^^ It was also nice seeing the inside of Gion Corner, I thought it was funny that they had little Maiko Mitsuki-san as their visual representation with the okobo ^^
I’m sorry to ask you this randomly but the food that she was eating, is it vegetarian? I really wanted to visit Japan but I do not eat any kind of meat at all.
@@lillysummer3546 Hey no worries! It's a good question ^^ With private ozashiki the menu is catered to the guests, if a guest has dietary restrictions, the restaurant that will be catering the ozashiki will be notified to make adjustments. For more touristy experiences it's likely that there's a set menu where they may have options, including vegetarian dishes. The same goes for beverages. If someone prefers not to drink alcohol, other beverages will be provided and no one will be pressured outside of their comfort zone, dietary or otherwise ^^
Nara was actually the capitol of Japan before Kyoto. There were several various palaces before that, but the first historical city I'm aware of was Nara. Then it was Kyoto (Heian-kyo at the time) from the 8th century through the 19th.
I do love that you visited some of the places I enjoy on my visits to Kyoto. I am a new viewer of your channel and thank you for sharing all of this with us. I am heading back to Japan at the end of October and these videos are getting me excited. :)
Thanks for the great video! Tiny story- On a trip to Japan 2 years ago I went in search of Gion corner. We followed Google maps which had served us well until then, and after a convoluted walk through a quaint residential area we emerged at a small building with a glass door. On the door was a small sign that read, "Gion corner is not here".🤣🤣🤣 Felt very much like "The princess is in another castle".
Oh no! If you are looking for their shows always best to check their website. Not even sure their operating hours are consistent as when I returned in the afternoon it was closed. I have trip details on my blog guide- link in description box 😃
5:15 …. Yeah they do lol 😂 you’re just never going to see that part, like you’re never going to see the inside of that tea club. And those are just members, but “organizational”-members.
Thanks , For this fine video . You need many more days to cover important places in kyoto as Its the most important Historical City of Japan .( The Capitol City of Japan for more than 1000 Years ). And the Yamaguchi is known as the Small Kyoto .
I m visiting kyoto on june 11 for 5 days n wl b staying in dhawa yura hotel. I ve never bn to kyoto before n wonder if you cud recommend a tour guide for 2-day tour around Gion ??? Arigatogozaimazu in antisipation of yr kind redponse
Amazing tips!😍 We would love to go there some day, we just started as travel vloggers and you are a great example of what we are striving to be. Keep going at it!😊
Kyoto is also on my list. I watched so many period piece action and dramas growing up with the video rental. I go just to see the vintage architecture. When I was a kid I fantasized about be coming a Koga Ninja, but obviously that didn´t happen. I found a decent priced route to get to Japan from Panama. I´d have to stop in Istanbul on the way. Also my bucket list is to literally go around the world. So I will reenter the US on the West Coast. I´m taking the winter off after the holidays.
Japan is the one country that i surely want to see and know more about. But I am strict vegetarian and avoid uncooked food. Do you think I will die of hunger there?
@@grrrltraveler Always liked Fushimi Inari Taisha, and a little spot in East Kyoto, Higashiyama Jisho-ji and although it can be a little crowded but a must see is the Gion district.
Just came across your vid while searching Kyoto on RUclips. Caught by covid lockdown but planning a trip next year now that Japan has reopened to foreign tourists. Very informative and well shot video...wish you would offer photography tour in Kyoto during the fall colors or sakura seasons.
Thanks! Excited too. I am planning group trips and Japan is definitely a destination I’m trying to secure for 2023! Would love to have you! If interested in being notified subscribe to my trip updates newsletter grrrltraveler.com/group-tours-solo-travel/ ( it’s hidden in the Trip Details button)
I did not know that green tea powder was pulverized green tea leaves. Now I know why it tastes like it does. I will definitely have better appreciation for it now
If that is true about Geisha not selling themselves to men, then what are "Danna?" A man is not going to sponsor and pay for a geisha's upkeep that much and not expect something in return.
You're confusing an 花魁 with a 舞妓 花魁 were the ones in charge of the brothels and red light districts in historic times 舞妓 and 芸者 are simply women trained in traditional ceremonial activities only. Their job is to be entertainers to the patrons and provide song, dance and tea ceremony only.
I just subscribed because are interesting and I tap some information about Kyoto and what visit , and my research send me in your video, I will for sure ask some advice before I go in June 2021😊
GRRRLTRAVELER | Christine Kaaloa I would like to go for sure at place where you eat the sandwich with seafood that are hold by wood stick 😊 and I will need the name of it😄 with phonetics sound spells 😊, I will ask more questions about what visit on the south of Japan while I will watch your videos, I also saw that you start a live stream in youtube that can be even more interesting great full to ask you on live😊
Hi from NY. Lots of respect to you for the career path you've chosen. I started watching your travel videos this month. Wish I could do the same. I know it has challenges. Life is short and you're enjoying it and living your dreams.
There are more valleys and sacrifices than there are peaks, as you try to make it work with your lifestyle/personal income But it's nice to feel creative freedom. 😃
@@grrrltraveler I envy you. One of my biggest life regrets is that I didn't take some risks and choose a more creative career path. I'm older now and although I believe that it's never too late, I wouldn't even know where to begin since the path I've been trained to take my whole life has been in the opposite direction. So I admire the choices you've made.
@@grrrltraveler I don't understand. Is it like the possibility that the guest will be badly behaved or mannerless and bring embarassment upon the host? Or is the very presence of the outsider sacrilege within the walls of the tea house? Or is it something else?
@@Skyknight12 that's pretty much it. If the foreigner guest behaves in a bad way or makes a major faux pas or two, it's extremely bad and damages the members reputation and image. In Japan, Japanese people vouching for foreigners is a big deal. Unfortunately foreigners have been known to disturb the harmony and that's why Japan treats foreigners with a cautious eye. The lengthy time period it took for me to find an Osaka apartment is testament to that.
Because of foreigners are wearing Kimono, it is hard for someone to differentiate Maiko and Geisha from them. I was in Kyoto in July and there are so many foreigners are wearing Kimono and thought some of them are Maiko but not, facial features are different.
Kyoto was lucky it was spared destruction from bombing in WW2 because it was deemed too important a cultural center...but can it survive over tourism in modern times??
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My favorite part was seeing the Geishas (I can't believe people touch them when they walk around!). Kyoto is a city that I would love to visit the next time I go to Japan, also I am fascinated by their bunny island, fox village, and the bowing deers. What season was this filmed?
Spring! There are geisha stalkers who hunt them down and I guess people can't contain themselves. Lol
Thanks for the informative video😊 makes me really want to go there now!
Wow. Thanks.😃
I want to visit Nagasaki and Sapporo! Both look fantastic.
Just a small correction. Flower and Willow wasn't referring at all to the Maiko. The flowers were represented by the Oiran and Tayuu who worked in these districts which were extremely flashy and ornate in their appearance, even compared to the child-like Maiko, while Willows referred to the Geisha/geiko, also the name plates don't only show the Maiko, but the Geiko as well who are still affiliated with them. Looking for the nameplates is one of the best ways to tell if a maiko or geiko is still practicing, if their name plate is taken down, it's pretty much guaranteed that they have retired. One last little thing, maiko and geiko are absolutely allowed to date, it's very difficult to date as a maiko which might be where this misconception comes from but it's more of a time thing as they don't have a lot of free time especially during their apprenticeship, but it's not a rule that they're not allowed to date while practicing. It's not unusual for geiko and even maiko to retire in order to marry, so they've definitely been dating before the marriage ^^ I appreciate you reminding your viewers to give the maiko and geiko their space and also pointing out that they are strictly artists and do not sell any sort of sexual service ^^ It was also nice seeing the inside of Gion Corner, I thought it was funny that they had little Maiko Mitsuki-san as their visual representation with the okobo ^^
I’m sorry to ask you this randomly but the food that she was eating, is it vegetarian? I really wanted to visit Japan but I do not eat any kind of meat at all.
@@lillysummer3546 Hey no worries! It's a good question ^^ With private ozashiki the menu is catered to the guests, if a guest has dietary restrictions, the restaurant that will be catering the ozashiki will be notified to make adjustments. For more touristy experiences it's likely that there's a set menu where they may have options, including vegetarian dishes. The same goes for beverages. If someone prefers not to drink alcohol, other beverages will be provided and no one will be pressured outside of their comfort zone, dietary or otherwise ^^
Thank you. Just thank you. I've long wanted to know more about this culture.
I am so enthralled by Japanese culture and geisha In particular. Thank you for such informational videos! Living vicariously through you!
Glad it satisfied some of the curiousity. It's a fascinating aubculture 🤗
keep up the videos! I think you might go to Japan as much as me:) Lets hang out sometime and go on an adventure (Japan or Hawaii). thanks from Kauai
Nara was actually the capitol of Japan before Kyoto. There were several various palaces before that, but the first historical city I'm aware of was Nara. Then it was Kyoto (Heian-kyo at the time) from the 8th century through the 19th.
Thanks for sharing!
I do love that you visited some of the places I enjoy on my visits to Kyoto. I am a new viewer of your channel and thank you for sharing all of this with us. I am heading back to Japan at the end of October and these videos are getting me excited. :)
Welcome! Enjoy your next trip- how many times have you been to Kyoto?
@@grrrltraveler, I have been to Kyoto three times now over the past couple of years. Lovely place. :)
Beautiful video.... beautiful Country....very clean....very peaceful environment....thank you for making this beautiful beautiful
I love the history in Kyoto.
It's certainly an interesting and unique one!
Kyoto, steeped in history, and one of the worlds most dazzling places. Thanks for the brief visit - the sound track excellent.
I loved Japan... great video!!
Thanks for the great video! Tiny story- On a trip to Japan 2 years ago I went in search of Gion corner. We followed Google maps which had served us well until then, and after a convoluted walk through a quaint residential area we emerged at a small building with a glass door. On the door was a small sign that read, "Gion corner is not here".🤣🤣🤣 Felt very much like "The princess is in another castle".
Oh no! If you are looking for their shows always best to check their website. Not even sure their operating hours are consistent as when I returned in the afternoon it was closed.
I have trip details on my blog guide- link in description box 😃
5:15 …. Yeah they do lol 😂 you’re just never going to see that part, like you’re never going to see the inside of that tea club. And those are just members, but “organizational”-members.
Maruyama Park is one of the best places to see sakura in Kyoto. The atmosphere during hanami season with the dining under the trees is amazing!
Was Going to go at night, but puttered out 🙁😂
@@grrrltraveler it's so good! Next time.
Hey Christine, really interesting video 👌
Glad you enjoyed. 💕💕
Thanks , For this fine video . You need many more days to cover important places in kyoto as Its the most important Historical City of Japan .( The Capitol City of Japan for more than 1000 Years ). And the Yamaguchi is known as the Small Kyoto .
I feel like my name is a little too close to the apprentice to a geisha... That's unfortunate
🤣Maybe you were meant to apprentice under a Geisha.
@@grrrltraveler Hopefully it's more like "Maybe you were meant to marry an apprentice under a Geisha." ... That I could possibly do lol
Beautiful video 😍❤
I m visiting kyoto on june 11 for 5 days n wl b staying in dhawa yura hotel. I ve never bn to kyoto before n wonder if you cud recommend a tour guide for 2-day tour around Gion ??? Arigatogozaimazu in antisipation of yr kind redponse
Amazing tips!😍 We would love to go there some day, we just started as travel vloggers and you are a great example of what we are striving to be. Keep going at it!😊
Awww. Keep traveling, working refining 😃😉
There's a new law that forbids to film and take pictures in Gion. Just be mindful of that
Hey beautiful, where can I get or register for the Kyoto Free Walking Tour when I'm there. Hotel lobby? Or Tourist information desk?
Beautiful kimonos, I love that. It's an art to be a Geisha
More Japan and more Christine please thank you.
Awww 🤗
Kyoto is also on my list. I watched so many period piece action and dramas growing up with the video rental. I go just to see the vintage architecture. When I was a kid I fantasized about be coming a Koga Ninja, but obviously that didn´t happen. I found a decent priced route to get to Japan from Panama. I´d have to stop in Istanbul on the way. Also my bucket list is to literally go around the world. So I will reenter the US on the West Coast. I´m taking the winter off after the holidays.
Each time I've gone to Kyoto, i've never seen a geisha. Not one. Or maybe I don't know what to look for.
With many tourists dressed on kimono it can throw you off. I only knew which was real because we had an experienced guide.
Japan is the one country that i surely want to see and know more about. But I am strict vegetarian and avoid uncooked food. Do you think I will die of hunger there?
decent bit of info but you gotta work on your pronunciation. e.g. "hanami" and "okiya"
Best regards from İstanbul Turkey
What is a good tip for the guide on these free walking tour? Thanks in advance. 😀
You said it is legal to drink alcohol in the streets of Osaka but I think you meant Kyoto?
Spent 3 nights in Kyoto last december..not enough
Can I enter r a chance to win a trip to this place and bring my mom and dad.
Great, went there in 2012 then again in 2016 and again in 2018, love it.
Any fave spots?
@@grrrltraveler Always liked Fushimi Inari Taisha, and a little spot in East Kyoto, Higashiyama Jisho-ji and although it can be a little crowded but a must see is the Gion district.
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Just came across your vid while searching Kyoto on RUclips. Caught by covid lockdown but planning a trip next year now that Japan has reopened to foreign tourists.
Very informative and well shot video...wish you would offer photography tour in Kyoto during the fall colors or sakura seasons.
Thanks! Excited too.
I am planning group trips and Japan is definitely a destination I’m trying to secure for 2023! Would love to have you!
If interested in being notified subscribe to my trip updates newsletter grrrltraveler.com/group-tours-solo-travel/ ( it’s hidden in the Trip Details button)
Are you japanese? did you travel alone?
Great guide...lots of fantastic tips and ideas. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video Christine Kaaloa, and you are beautiful too ;-)
Awww my chapped lips thank you for saying that ☺️
Where can I find the Nitta okiya
I loved the temples
woah this is lovely
Very nice, I did that walking tour in January, it was so well organized and very informative plus fun!
Right? It was surprising well done. Did you have Dominic?
@@grrrltraveler very well thought of itinerary, I did not have Dominic (forgot the name of the guide) but he was very knowlegeable !
I laugh everytime she says "Hamami" instead of "Hanami." XDDDDD 全然違う音だ
🤣🤣🤣
Lovely walking and awesome footage. Thanks for sharing. Let's stay connected.
Great video. Very informative.
🙏Nigel
Wow!! Great!! Nice video!! I also travel Vlog from japan 🇯🇵 Thanks!
Great tour of Kyoto. Beautiful place
Thanks for watching. Enjoy your trip!
kyto street very beauty good information give good video👍💯💖😍 food very much like😋👍
Some of These districts will be illegal for tourists in the future am I right?
Not illegal but tourists are banned from exploring off the main road. Dunno if Japan will have someone there to enforce it though.
@@grrrltraveler how are they gonna do it? XD
This is a beautiful video Christine! Thank you for sharing your experience in Kyoto with me.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!
Yay! I’m glad
I did not know that green tea powder was pulverized green tea leaves. Now I know why it tastes like it does. I will definitely have better appreciation for it now
What is the name of the temple for everlasting beauty? Sounds interesting!
hi christine! quick question... what's is the best way to go to gion from osaka? thanks in advance!
5:11 Is it popular??? I was so so surprised as a Japanese guy that such a misconception exist among outside Japan...
Very useful content thanks for creating a beautiful video about Kyoto
Visited Kyoto,wonderful city
It is!
It is!
Another good one Christine that I will defiantly be watching again ,thank you.
I 💖 your video dear - very happy unique way of sharing about kyoto
VERY interesting video Christine. Loved the information in this one.
I was there in 1980. I was 13. Nice video.
The water worked 😁
Awwww shucks. 💕
I love this video😍
Stayed in Gion in 2018. I loved it.
Your videos are amazing. We enjoy so much your videos. I am from Taiwan and my husband is from Spain. We live in London. Thanks
Awww thanks so much! You sound like you have a wonderful travel love story. 😃❤️
Why do many wear face masks?
If that is true about Geisha not selling themselves to men, then what are "Danna?" A man is not going to sponsor and pay for a geisha's upkeep that much and not expect something in return.
You're confusing an 花魁 with a 舞妓
花魁 were the ones in charge of the brothels and red light districts in historic times
舞妓 and 芸者 are simply women trained in traditional ceremonial activities only. Their job is to be entertainers to the patrons and provide song, dance and tea ceremony only.
Just found your channel. Have you ever visited Kyoto on December? If so what’s it like then? Eve only been in the spring .
Incredibly cold. No heat in public areas.
Wow.. Nice trips like it😊
I just subscribed because are interesting and I tap some information about Kyoto and what visit , and my research send me in your video, I will for sure ask some advice before I go in June 2021😊
More Kyoto videos are coming to my channel before 2020 ends!
GRRRLTRAVELER | Christine Kaaloa
I would like to go for sure at place where you eat the sandwich with seafood that are hold by wood stick 😊 and I will need the name of it😄 with phonetics sound spells 😊,
I will ask more questions about what visit on the south of Japan while I will watch your videos,
I also saw that you start a live stream in youtube that can be even more interesting great full to ask you on live😊
Beautiful!
Hi from NY. Lots of respect to you for the career path you've chosen. I started watching your travel videos this month. Wish I could do the same. I know it has challenges. Life is short and you're enjoying it and living your dreams.
There are more valleys and sacrifices than there are peaks, as you try to make it work with your lifestyle/personal income But it's nice to feel creative freedom. 😃
@@grrrltraveler I envy you. One of my biggest life regrets is that I didn't take some risks and choose a more creative career path. I'm older now and although I believe that it's never too late, I wouldn't even know where to begin since the path I've been trained to take my whole life has been in the opposite direction. So I admire the choices you've made.
What exactly are tea house members risking by inviting non members as guests?
Lineage reputation which takes years and families to develop
@@grrrltraveler I don't understand. Is it like the possibility that the guest will be badly behaved or mannerless and bring embarassment upon the host? Or is the very presence of the outsider sacrilege within the walls of the tea house? Or is it something else?
@@Skyknight12 that's pretty much it. If the foreigner guest behaves in a bad way or makes a major faux pas or two, it's extremely bad and damages the members reputation and image. In Japan, Japanese people vouching for foreigners is a big deal. Unfortunately foreigners have been known to disturb the harmony and that's why Japan treats foreigners with a cautious eye. The lengthy time period it took for me to find an Osaka apartment is testament to that.
Because of foreigners are wearing Kimono, it is hard for someone to differentiate Maiko and Geisha from them. I was in Kyoto in July and there are so many foreigners are wearing Kimono and thought some of them are Maiko but not, facial features are different.
Kyoto was lucky it was spared destruction from bombing in WW2 because it was deemed too important a cultural center...but can it survive over tourism in modern times??
Definitely. But can it survive MASS tourism is the real question.