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Peter MacIntosh: March 2008
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Monday, March 31, 2008. This is this year's dance booklet:. And as a present here are scans of the maiko who are performing this year:. Video to come soon! Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Last week, maiko Yasuha of the Miyagawa-cho geisha district "turned her collar" and became a geiko (geisha). Peter was there to photograph this happy event, and we have some photos and videos to share. For more photos: Visit Peter's Flickr account. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Kyoto Sights and Nights.
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Peter MacIntosh: June 2008
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Monday, June 2, 2008. Peter belongs to a gourmet group called the "Tengukai" which is a group of Japanese professionals who are all accomplished in the arts or specialists of Japanese culture who enjoy good food and drink. Every month or so they get together, perform their various arts for each other, as well as hire maiko, geiko etc. Impersonating a courtesan and name sticker. Shichiko-san having a laugh with Tengukai members. Shichiko-san with Peter and Tengukai members. Sunday, June 1, 2008.
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Peter MacIntosh: Singapore TV Show Shooting
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Singapore TV Show Shooting. Last week Peter was involved with shooting a television show for Singapore TV, about Japanese dance. The host of the show, Belinda, studied the kind of dance that maiko and geiko study, with the help of a dance teacher and Miehina. We do not have information of the name of the TV show or when it will be screened yet, but we will try to update when we know. I hope anyone in Singapore will enjoy it! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Peter MacIntosh: July 2008
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Singapore TV Show Shooting. Last week Peter was involved with shooting a television show for Singapore TV, about Japanese dance. The host of the show, Belinda, studied the kind of dance that maiko and geiko study, with the help of a dance teacher and Miehina. We do not have information of the name of the TV show or when it will be screened yet, but we will try to update when we know. I hope anyone in Singapore will enjoy it! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Singapore TV Show Shooting.
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Peter MacIntosh: November 2007
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Thursday, November 8, 2007. Kanikakunisai and a Misedashi. Every November 8 there is a geisha festival held in Gion, in honor of the famous geisha patron Yoshii Isamu. This festival is called "Kanikakunisai" in honor of his famous poem about how much he loved Gion. This poem was inscribed on a stone beside the Shirakawa river in Gion, and every year a few maiko and geiko from Gion offer flowers and prayers here. He took while they were on their way to the ceremony. You can see the picture he took here.
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Peter MacIntosh: April 2008
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008. April is the busiest tourist season of the year in Japan, not just for international visitors, but for domestic travellers. I've been working all kinds of crazy hours this month, so I'm sorry for not updating much! Today I am posting pictures of some of the maiko who entertained at my company's parties this month. If you are interested in having a private geiko or maiko party with me interpreting, please visit the VIP Services section of my Hanagumo. Friday, April 11, 2008. Born ...
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Peter MacIntosh: Mokuroku
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Friday, April 11, 2008. As you may have seen in our video. About Yasuha's Erikae, on special occasions there are posters put outside houses. These posters are called "mokuroku", and are for wishing a maiko/geiko luck on misedashi (debut as a maiko) and erikae (graduation to a geiko). Here is a detailed look and explanation of the one Peter commissioned for Yasuha:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Miyako Odori 2008 Video. View my complete profile. Kyoto Sights and Nights.
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Peter MacIntosh: February 2008
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008. On February 11 at 2:50pm, Peter will appear on Guts Kansai. TV show. In this episode he shows movie star Junichi Ishida and ex.Morning Musume Nakazawa Yuko around Kyoto in Japanese. He takes them to famous and not-so-famous sights in Kyoto, to show them that Kyoto is like a "Theme Park City" in Japan. Outside Kiyomizudera temple in the snow. With the hosts of the show outside Yasaka Jinja Shrine (her agent said we couldn't show her face in our blog, sorry! Many Japanese peopl...
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The Participants - A Life in Japan
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A Life in Japan. Hover over a photo for info. A father of four boys who moved from the dangers of Mexico to a safer Japanese city life. But everything was not as it seemed in the beginning. At times the corruption could feel a bit too familiar. After many years of theoretical studies back in Poland it was time to improve language skills on location and to get a real taste of Japan. The early influences of Sailor Moon and Sumo proved finally too strong to resist. Three years of working as an English teach...
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