Slowly, the 2 week journey to Japans sinks in. So many new worlds and nw experiences, it will take month to really make it all a part of me.
Going over the photographs I took, opens up a thirst for seeing more, knowing more. listening to a class on Buddhism, already finished an autobiography of a geisha. Now I look at the image, and notice the white collar, which when taking the photo, I did not realize signals the fact this is a Geiko ( referred to as geisha) rather that a Maiko ( a dancer, after the initial study but not a geisha yet).
After having my first taste of Japan, there is a wish to go back. To experience more, to understand better what is this voice telling me.
The Maiko - a dancer, not yet a Geisha. Photograph by Amy Kanka Valadarsky
The alleys in Gion quarters, Kyoto, Japan 2015