Oiran Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' stage performance, entertaining their guest (a man on the left-hand corner), on one of the streets in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Collection of icons of people in the Edo period

Illustration set of Japanese Lacquered hair stick “Kanzashi”

Fan-shaped traditional Japanese pattern illustration of lacquer ware, maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay. -Red background

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' parade on the street of Asakusa after their stage performance in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman under the umbrella with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' parade on the street of Asakusa after their stage performance in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman under the umbrella with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Illustration set of Japanese Lacquered hair stick “Kanzashi”

Fan-shaped traditional Japanese pattern illustration of lacquer ware, maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay. -Black background

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' stage performance, entertaining their guest (a man on the left-hand corner), on one of the streets in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' parade on the street of Asakusa after their stage performance in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman under the umbrella with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Illustration of a Japanese courtesan (Oiran) and Kamuro in the Edo period. Kamuro is the little girls who is in charge of odd jobs related to a courtesan.

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' stage performance, entertaining their guest (a man on the left-hand corner), on one of the streets in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Tokyo, Japan - April 14, 2018: Participant wearing kimono in white make-up holding a lantern performs in the parade of Edo Yoshiwara Oiran-dochu Procession (江戸吉原おいらん道中) on the street at the 16th Asakusa Kannon-ura Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri Festival (浅草観音うら一葉桜まつり). This street festival is held at Komatsubashi Dori Street in the northern district of Asakusa, situated at the back of Sensoji Temple.

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Japanese traditional courtesans walking in the Edo Yoshiwara Oiran Procession "Ichiyo Sakura Festival".

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' parade on the street of Asakusa after their stage performance in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman under the umbrella with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.

Tokyo, Japan-April 13, 2019: Oirans' parade on the street of Asakusa after their stage performance in Asakusa, Tokyo. The woman under the umbrella with very elaborate kimono is Tayu, the highest-ranked Oiran. Oiran was a profession which flourished during Edo period (1600-1868) of Japan and was one of the popular figures in the woodblock prints. Although it has since died out, the Oiran tradition has survived even up to today in the form of parade and local entertainment in some parts of Japan. Oiran was, if I put in a nutshell, high class Geisha girls of those days. Yoshiwara near Asakusa was one of such most famous places and the parade and stage performance have been taking place on the second Saturday of April each year, attracting a huge crowd. The highest-ranked Oiran was called Tayu, who wear very elaborate silk kimono weighing about 20 kilograms. She wears about 15 cm high Geta (clogs) and walks in a special style called Soto-Hachi-Monji (outside 8 letter), as if she is drawing letter “8” by her feet, placing her hand on the shoulder of an accompanying man to keep her balance.