Maiko

For Japanese apprentice geiko, see Maiko (geiko).

Maiko
Maiko Ichiwaka (市和佳）
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related names	Mai

Maiko (まいこ, マイコ) is a Japanese word for dancing girl and is an apprentice geisha. Maiko is also a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Maiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 舞子 or 舞妓, apprentice geisha

as a given name

• 舞子, "dance, child"
• 麻衣子, "hemp, clothes, child"
• 真衣子, "truth, clothes, child"
• 舞衣子, "dance, clothes, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Places

• Maiko Station (舞子駅), a train station in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
• Maiko-kōen Station (舞子公園駅), a train station in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
• Nishi-Maiko Station (西舞子駅), a train station in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
• Ōmi-Maiko Station (近江舞子駅), a train station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan

People

• Maiko Kawakami (麻衣子), a Swedish-born Japanese actress
• Maiko Ito (麻衣子), a Japanese actress
• Maiko (マイコ), a Japanese actress
• Maiko Sakae (舞衣子), a Japanese singer and bassist
• Maiko Yūki (舞子), a Japanese AV idol, actress, and stripper
• Maiko Watson, a member of the Canadian pop group Sugar Jones
• Maiko Itai (板井 麻衣子), Miss Japan Universe 2010

Fictional characters

• Maico Katou (マイコ), a character in the manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! R
• Maiko Kaji (舞子), a supporting character in the manga and anime series Hataraki Man

See also

• Maico 2010, a manga series
• Maiko Haaaan!!!, a Japanese comedy film released in 2007
• Maiko National Park, a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo