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«Kyoto Hanamachi» is a photographic book by Mizobuchi Hiroshi about the geisha districts of Kyoto, in hardcover (106 pages, in Japanese).
The book documents Kyoto's five hanamachi, the neighborhoods where geiko and maiko live and work. It brings together photographs of the four seasons and of notable occasions, and of traditional arts, with special attention to the dance transmitted in each district. It also includes portraits of active maiko and a map of the tea houses.
Published by Mitsumura Suiko Shoin in 2002, edited by Ohnishi Ritsuko; it is number 114 in the Suiko Books collection.
Recommended for those unfamiliar with hanamachi or wanting a visual introduction to the culture of Kyoto's geishas.
