The "Maiko (舞妓)" was written as "Maiko (舞子)" in past times, and she learned customer service skills at ozashiki (banquets in which guests were attended by geisha) at the age of 9 - 12 and stood on her feet through the training of entertainment, but now no young girls can become Maiko until she graduates junior high school in accordance with the revision of the Child Welfare Act and the Labor Standards Law after the war.
古くは『舞子』と書き、かつては9～12歳でお座敷に上がり接客作法を学び、芸能など修業して一人前の芸妓に成長していたが、戦後児童福祉法と労働基準法の改正にともない現在は中学卒業後でないとなれない。