The walls of the Manga Museum are lined with drawings of maiko by over 100 manga artists. Maiko are apprentice geisha, from around 15 to 20 years old. They learn to perform traditional Japanese song and dance, and play the shamisen, a three-stringed musical instrument. In these drawings, each manga artist shows his or her unique vision of what a maiko looks like.
This exhibit was made possible by The Japan Cartoonists Association.
Participating Artists (in no particular order, with honorific titles omitted)
Ueda Toshiko
Ōsaka Tokio
Terao Yoshitaka
Banba Saburo
Aki Ryuzan
Akiyama Takashi
Akiyama Harue
Azuma Kazuhiro
Abe Narumi
Amano Makoto
Ayuzawa Macoto
Arai Takamasa
Arai Tarou
Ishii Isami
Ishikawa Masaya
Ishikura Jyuniti
Ishihara Izumi
Ishihara Satoko
Izumi Shoji
Izumi Yukio
Ide Chikae
Ichimori Harue
Idemitsu Ei
Inoue Noboru
Imahase Harumi
Iwami Seiji
Ueda Masasi
Uchida Tamao
Uno Kamakiri
Ohishi Youko
Ohsawa Tadasu
Ootuki Katuyuki
Ohara Hohtarou
Ooyama Kinko
Okada Toyoiti
Okamoto Bin
Oda Shouji
Ono Kosei
Ono Tuyosi
Obata Ken
Kasane Kōji
Kashiwagi Takashi
Kazumine Daiji
Katori Masaki
