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“Childhood friends pursue maiko dreams; one becomes a cook, the other trains as a geisha apprentice.”

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

舞妓さんちのまかないさん

7.06

4,416 rank · 21,256 viewers · 72 favorites

Gourmet Slice of Life Educational Iyashikei Workplace Shounen

12 episodes · 25 min per ep min · Winter 2021 · J.C.Staff · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Synopsis

Childhood friends pursue maiko dreams; one becomes a cook, the other trains as a geisha apprentice.

Kiyo Nozuki and Sumire Herai are childhood friends who share a common desire to become maikos—apprentice geishas. When they join a maiko house, Kiyo is deemed unfit to be a maiko and ends up employed as a live-in cook. On the other hand, Sumire perfectly fits the maiko image and undergoes training to become one. Although disheartened by her own failure, the ever-optimistic Kiyo cooks for everyone in the house, happy to nourish and encourage them in their endeavors.

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