Usually, after a 'training' period from a half to two years, Maiko wear a sash of 'Handarari,' which is half as long as darari no obi (long draping sash) as 'an apprentice' for a month and trains herself with senior geisha at a tea house.
通例、半年から2年ほどの「仕込み」期間を経た後、1か月間「見習い」としてだらりの帯の半分の長さの「半だらり」の帯を締め、姐さん芸妓と共に茶屋で修行する。