Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san (Animation, Japanese)
Genres: Comedy, Anime
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2021-02-25
Ended: 2022-01-27
Network: NHK World
Country: JP
The story is set in Kyoto's "hanamachi" geisha quarter. Here, after geisha finish their work late at night, they spend the night resting at a lodge to prepare for the next day. The story centers on Kiyo, an Aomori native who works as a cook in a geisha lodge in Kyoto after finishing junior high school and leaving home. She also has a friend named Sumire who is a maiko, or apprentice geisha.