The Spiritual Meaning of Maiko's Red Makeup #Shorts

▼Won’t the White Makeup Damage the Maiko's Skin?▼

▼How Has the COVID Pandemic Changed the World of Maiko/Geisha?▼

Maiko are very famous for wearing white makeup, but it was originally meant for their faces to look brighter even in a time when there were only candle lights at night.

With just the white makeup, however, it would make their faces look pale and sort of like a ghost. Due to this, the people in the past believed that evil spirits might come and take away the Maikos' souls because of their pale-looking faces. In order to avoid that, they also applied some red makeup too.

Red is a color in Japan that represents life because it’s the color of the sun, fire, blood, and it was believed that it had the power to ward off bad luck and evil. This is why some of the 鳥居 Torii gates of Shinto shrines and the purifying cloth of tea ceremony also have the red color too.

So the reason why Maiko always has red makeup on is not just for fashion, but it has spiritual meanings too.

*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects

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▼Won’t the White Makeup Damage the Maiko's Skin?▼

▼How Has the COVID Pandemic Changed the World of Maiko/Geisha?▼

Maiko are very famous for wearing white makeup, but it was originally meant for their faces to look brighter even in a time when there were only candle lights at night.

With just the white makeup, however, it would make their faces look pale and sort of like a ghost. Due to this, the people in the past believed that evil spirits might come and take away the Maikos' souls because of their pale-looking faces. In order to avoid that, they also applied some red makeup too.

Red is a color in Japan that represents life because it’s the color of the sun, fire, blood, and it was believed that it had the power to ward off bad luck and evil. This is why some of the 鳥居 Torii gates of Shinto shrines and the purifying cloth of tea ceremony also have the red color too.

So the reason why Maiko always has red makeup on is not just for fashion, but it has spiritual meanings too.

*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects

[SetuwoKecik]

This is interesting because if in Japan red represents life, in ancient Egypt it represents death and bad luck instead.

[Gunplabro]

They must have been insanely paranoid about evil spirits when they constructed all those red gates.

[brittanypanda]

I knew a lot od things in this culture had spiritual origins but until following your channel i did not realize how much is related to spiritual reasons. Like... so many things can be traced back to spiritual beliefs!

[deadchannel]

This is why I respect Japan so much. Everything has a meaning or purpose. From how you wear your clothes to how you drink tea. It's just always been so interesting to me.
Love the channel, have a nice day!

[felixstolejiminsjamsandput]

Everything have a deep meaning to it in Japanese culture and that's really impressive 👏

[BruceyWoosey]

I’ve never regretted subscribing to Shogo. Excellent content.

[erwwccwwwwe]

Love her make up! 😍😍😍 Shogo you lucky man. She's so pretty ~✨✨✨

[ZacharyGames]

Ghosts must be real pushovers if adding some red dye to some fabric or makeup scares them away

[laline_aaa]

maiko are art in human form, just so absolutely gorgeous ! 🥺🤍

[ghastlycreations]

Shogo you look great in green..
Green is my favorite color and that kimono you wearing is beautyful.

[LetsaskShogo]

▼Who is Shogo? What is this channel about?▼

▼Related videos in this channel▼
-Why Men Dress Maiko’s Kimono
-The Differences Between Geisha, Geiko, and Maiko
-The Surprising PRICE and Where to Meet Maiko in Kyoto Today

▼MY DREAM▼

“To make every Japan lovers’ dream come true, by making Japan a more secure, comfortable, and safer place for everyone to visit, study, and live in”

I will be using the profit I gain from this channel at restaurants, hotels, and cultural facilities in Kyoto to introduce them. The more you watch the videos on this channel, Kyoto and Japan will become a more exciting place, and you can support your own and others’ dreams in the future even more.

▼Join our Membership▼

●Membership benefits
-Limited behind-the-scene videos
-Weekly live stream
-Priority reply to comments

Every single yen we earn from this membership, we will be donating to groups of people who are fighting to solve social problems in Japan, the Japanese schools where foreign students can study, or use it to spread the works of people working with traditional culture in Japan to preserve the arts they are doing.

▼[Sub-channel] “Shogo’s Podcast”▼
Please subscribe!!

The perfect channel to learn about Japanese culture and history in your spare time, during your walk to school or work, and when you are cooking or doing house chores.

Not only will I be covering the topics in this main channel, but also some topics that you will only be able to enjoy in the sub-channel, like answering questions I receive, and my opinions towards some of the comments.

▼[Listen to the real voices of the Japanese] "Voices from Japan series"▼

▼[Places recommended to visit in Kyoto] "Kyoto Hidden Gems" series▼

▼Instagram▼
*Please ask me questions through the DM here!（⚠️I do not use e-mail）

[TheREALRezcore]

Not to distract from the beautiful culture of Japan, but that brings a new understanding of Kushina Uzamaki to my mind

[lunix]

Their makeup has always been a mystery to me, the spiritual meaning behind it is wonderful ❤️

[seanluetuae]

In my culture we tie red ribbons on new borns to protect them from evil sprits. Amazing how similar different cultures can be.

[ironicallylight]

They look beautiful, and the spiritual meaning is beautiful aswell

[TheJunsLee]

These video's are so interesting! Thank you for sharing all these facts about Japan!

[MrAdryan]

I do makeup professionally and wow... There is such an interesting history to this, and I love the actual makeup! Something about it is so calming and captivating, wow they are just breathtaking. What a fascinating culture, I love these videos. Cheers, thanks

[andrusman]

I just love your channel, when I finally get to travel and visit your beautiful country, I’m sure all you have taught me about Japanese culture will come in handy. Thanks for the hard work Shogo!

[Sarah-ncit]

Every time I see this man’s videos I think about how my husband isn’t nearly as disciplined and put together as him even though I love him dearly🥺