Experiência com Maiko em Kyoto

I can see how this activity could disappoint. The night we went, it was perfect. But there are a lot of seats, and if they were full, it could have been disappointing. We paid 2200 pp extra on arrival to sit up front. 800 pp is second row, and third row is even less. Otherwise, you’re stuck in the last 3 rows of the room, even if the place is not full. The dinner is traditional Japanese. I liked it, but my kid did not. If you add the tea ceremony, it will be served at the start of dinner time. Everyone watches it, even those who didn’t pay. But you’ll get your own tea set to participate. Then they’ll bring out your dinner (those who did not book the tea ceremony add-on will be eating already). Drinks are an additional price. You don’t even get water with the meal. Only about 3-4 people can be selected to play games, and the gift is a tiny self-adhesive sticker with the Maiko’s name on it. The interpreter was good.

This was such a fantastic experience! I loved meeting our maiko and listening to her answer our questions. I highly recommend it!

Maiko and her team were very friendly. I learned a lot about the life of a Maiko and how she transitions to a Geiko (also known as Geisha in the Tokyo region). Maiko danced for the group and also demonstrated tea preparation.

For me, the event was very inspiring - I was able to sit very far forward, participated in the tea ceremony, and had the chance to take good photos. The food was good and plentiful. The host spoke in a way that was understandable to me, so I could follow everything well. But the greatest praise goes to Meiko, who designed every section of the event very well. Clear recommendation!

Maiko ile tanışmak harika bir deneyimdi. Matcha'nın nasıl yapıldığını gösterdi. Soru-Cevap kısmından çok şey öğrendim. Ayrıca bizimle dans etti ve oyunlar oynadı.

Maiko was beautiful, her dances stunning. We could ask questions and my 12-year-old son got to play a game with her. I enjoyed lunch and you can buy drinks. I had a wine, my son had a coke. The only downside was the venue. It was like sitting in a classroom, not very intimate or visually appealing.

geisha o tegakina yosan de taiken dekiru, taihen koreteina option deshita. Tada, watashitachi no gurupu no naka ni, setsumei o kiku beki toki ni oshaikeni warattari oi koe de hanashitari suru hitotachi ga ita no ga zannen deshita. Sore wa sutaffu dake de naku, geisha ya hoka no gurupu no menba ni totemo shitsurei da to kanjimashita. Sutaffu wa taihen ninshiku ga fukaku, teinei deshita. Maiko-san mo totemo purodishonaru de, shitsurei na hoka no sanka-sha o nozoke ba, subarashii taiken deshita!

We learned a tremendous amount from the presentation. Maiko-san answered all of our questions and because we were a small group, we got to ask lots. Her dance performance was beautiful and playing games was fun! The Kaiseki dinner was simple but yummy. The room itself was the only drawback — felt rather institutional with fluorescent lighting and lacking ambiance.

It was great! I didn't cancel this event, even though the times of two events conflicted. It was well organized, had a professional host, and featured a beautiful Maiko! It was an awesome experience to gain knowledge of Japanese culture.

We betaalden extra voor zitplaatsen op de eerste rij met de Maiko-ervaring en het was het zeker waard, vooral gezien de upgrade niet erg duur was. We hadden de lunchaanbieding en die was lekker en prachtig gepresenteerd. Zou het aanbevelen.