Erikae

Erikae (襟替え, the turning of the collar) is the ceremony where a maiko (apprentice geisha) graduates to become a geisha.

This occasion is marked by a number of ceremonies and changes in appearance, such as wearing a plain white collar on the underkimono (juban) instead of the embroidered red-and-white attached collar (han'eri) worn by apprentices. The hairstyle worn by a maiko also changes, from a variety of different styles constructed with her own hair, to the shimada-style wig worn by geisha.

References

Melissa Hope Ditmore (2006). Encyclopedia of prostitution and sex work. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32969-9., page 184
Reynolds, Wayne; Gallagher, John (2003). Geisha : A Unique World of Tradition, Elegance and Art. PRC Publishing. ISBN 1-85648-697-4. page 159

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