Pocchiri/Obidome worn by Tokyo Hangyoku
Technically, Hangyoku in every of Tokyo's Geisha districts can wear Pocchiri, but not everywhere good pictures or any pictures at all are available. Those you can see here are worn by the Hangyoku of Mukojima, Asakusa, Kagurazaka, Akasaka and Hachioji. Some of them look like those we're used to from Kyoto Maiko, some look completely different!
As for the Maiko working in the other Kagai: Yoshi-cho and Oi/Omori Hangyoku can wear Pocchiri too (but no good pictures are available). Opposed to that, I've never seen a Shinbashi Hangyoku wear Pocchiri.
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Annual Japanese Clover Festival (萩まつり) at Mukojima Hyakkaen Gardens in Sumida. The garden is one of the capital’s slightly lesser known, but its pond and bridge with Tokyo Skytree Tower looming in the far distance is very scenic and the garden is worth a visit any time of the year. From mid-September the Japanese clover (“hagi”) come into bloom and turn the park a delicate pink.
Congratulations to Kotsuta 小つた from Mukojima, who debuted as a Hangyoku around 13. December 2023. She is the second Hangyoku to debut in Mukojima this year.