The "Yugiri Festival" to commemorate Yugiri Tayu, a famous geisha from the Edo period, was held at Seiryoji Temple in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, which is associated with the tayu. Many tourists were captivated by the tayu's gorgeous figure.
Yugiri Tayu, who is said to have been born in Saga, Kyoto, gained fame in the Shinmachi red-light district in Osaka for her beauty and skills. She was known as one of the three most famous geisha from the Edo period, but passed away at the young age of 26.
The Yugiri Festival is held every year by Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo (Ukyo Ward), which sells the Japanese sweet "Yugiri," and this year it was held on November 9th.
After the memorial service, the tayu procession slowly walked along the stone pavement of the temple grounds, and tourists were taking pictures of their beautiful figure walking with a kamuro (a traditional troupe) following them.
