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The kimono is the national costume of Japan. The earliest kimono were heavily influenced by traditional Chinese clothing, known today as Hanfu, through extensive Chinese culture adoptions by Japan, as early as the fifth century CE. It was during the 8th century, however, when Chinese fashions came into style among the Japanese, and the overlapping collar became particularly a women's fashion. During Japan's Heian period (794–1192 CE), the kimono became increaslingly stylized, though one still wore a half-apron, called a mo, over it. During the Muromachi age (1392-1573), the Kosode, a single kimono formerly considered underwear, began to be worn without the hakama pants over it, and thus began to be held closed by an obi "belt". During the Edo period (1603-1867), the sleeves began to grow in length, especially among unmarried women, and the Obi became wider, with various styles of tying coming into fashion. Since then, the basic shape of both men’s and women’s kimono has remained essentially unchanged

Geisha (Year 1,900) Apprentice geisha are called maiko.	Geisha dancing Buyo (Nippon/Nihon Buyo) is a traditional Japanese performing art, a mixture of dance and pantomime.	Geisha with pipe The word maiko is made of the (mai) meaning "dance" and (ko) meaning "child".
Geisha palying shamisen The shamisen is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi.	Geisha scenes Geisha remain as such until they retire.	The willow world The elegant world that geisha are a part of is called karyukai ("the flower and willow world").
Half-jewels geishas The tsuzumi is a Japanese drum.	Geisha or Oiran Geisha do not engage in paid sex with clients.	Cai Wenji
Utagawa Hiroshige Ando/Ichiyusai Hiroshige (1797–1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist.