Walking through the Gion area of Kyoto, I came across some maiko groupies (otaku). Maikos are apprentice geisha. However she may have been a geiko (a geisha – can’t tell the difference). She was making the rounds paying respects to business contacts with a small crowd following her. These groupies were depicted in the comedy movie Maiko haaaan! – I guess these people really exist.
Pursuing Wabi 