Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House[b] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aiko Koyama [ja].
The series takes place in the Geisha district in Kyoto and follows the titular character Kiyo as she cooks up delicacies every day to support her friend Sumire and the other maiko.
A live-action series titled in English as The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, executive produced, written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda for Netflix, premiered in January 2023.
[41] In addition to each episode being on NHK World-Japan's free on-demand service for a year after broadcast,[42] Crunchyroll is also streaming the series with English subtitles outside of Asia.
She will start using a special pillow to protect her hairstyle while she sleeps, like the other maiko and senior apprentices with buns.
The senior maiko warn her she won't be able to sleep the first night, and Sumire struggles to rest her head on the unfamiliar pillow.
When she finally arrives back at the Maiko House, she is greeted by Kiyo, who is preparing a fried chicken dish for her.
At evening time, Kiyo cleans up before going to the public bath and takes a stroll enjoying Kyoto at night.
Sumire and Kenta come to visit, and the three of them chat while making the hometown specialty walnut sauce for Ozoni soup.
When Kiyo, Sumire and the maiko girls finally gather together back in Kyoto, they are given a day off, which is spent by eat fast food meals in front of the river.
Sumire has her hair put up, gives Mother a personal New Year's greeting, and gets dressed in a formal black crested kimono worn on celebratory occasions.
In the kitchen, Kiyo prepares a special breakfast for this important day, but the maiko must take particular care when eating it.
Kiyo immediately starts thinking about what she can make with it, but the maiko who have returned home are realizing that the house is unusually cold.
As the maiko sit shivering in the cold, what better than Kiyo appearing in front of them with a steaming hot pot.
Sumire dines out at a high-end restaurant along with Momoko and a regular customer but cannot make any sense of the menu.
In January 2022, it was announced that a nine-episode drama adaptation, titled in English as The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, would premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2023.
It was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama and Takuma Sato, with Genki Kawamura in charge of planning; screenplay by Kore-eda, Tsuna, Okuyama, Sato and Mami Sunada; Yoshihiro Furusawa and Naomi Sato serving as executive producers; Kenji Yamada, Ai Kashima and Eiji Kitahara produced the series; Risa Kitabayashi served as an associate producer; and the music was composed by Yoko Kanno.