Koto-Hajime (Beginning of the New Year)

13th December is the day ‘Koto-Hajime’. Koto-Hajime means the day beginning of the new year. We have to prepare the coming new year in December. When you begin the preparing of new year? So 13th December is the beginning day in Gion area of Kyoto traditionally. In the morning of this day, many Geiko girls and Maiko girls go out for greeting. If you are lucky you can watch the girls walking around Gion area.