Links

Geisha websites and galleries on the web

Here I’ll list sites and galleries of interest as I find them, this includes links to the sites of real geisha galleries of photographers from kyoto and information sites featuring history and further details on the hanamachi.

Websites of Modern Geisha and Maiko

Koito-san’s webpage – Japanese

http://www.sayuki.net – Gaijin Geisha in Asakusa

http://www.hanayo.com/ – Hana-chan was the Punk Geisha but no longer works in the industry

Blogs from Geisha fans in Japan

http://mboogiedown-japan.blogspot.com/ – Content finishes around 2008 but has beautiful content from Kyoto and many pictures of Geisha and Maiko

http://johnpaulfoster.com/blog/ – Author of One Hundred Views of Maiko and Geisha keeps a regular photo blog

Photographs and Galleries

Mail Magazine’s Geisha Gallery Japanese

Geisha and Maiko – Vintage postcards free to reuse

The fascinating life of the Nine Fingered Geisha – A vintage photo set

http://geishaphoto.tumblr.com/

http://geisha-licious.tumblr.com/

http://fuckyeahgeisha.tumblr.com/

Ukiyo-e museum of Nagoya TV Possibly the best online Ukiyo-e Exhibit I’ve
ever seen, Nagoya TV bought the print collection of Yijima and given
is a selection of astounding and often very famous prints (Japanese
and English)

Geisha and Maiko of Japan (Frantisek Staud’s beautiful photographs)

Immortal Geisha Naomi’s exquisite site, well researched and highly recommended

Geisha and Maiko PhotoPostcards

40 great vintage Geisha Photos