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Are you sure about the second sentence?In The Tale of Genji I found no reference to martial arts skills,(but admittedly I didn`t manage to finish it)? User:andycjp20/4/04

Quite uncertain... Apparently mangaka and anime storyboarders seem to think that miko did tho. (Which I probably should have noted in the article ne? ^^; ) -- EmperorBMA|話す 02:22, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Yep,I think it is a Manga myth to be honest.andy

Actually, I think there was a type of miko that did to that to some extent. They were called Betsushikime. I'm doing some research on it right now, so I'll have to see what I come up with. Mitsukai 02:20, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Miko as a last name 2 Miko today are part-timer 3 Missing picture 4 Different coloured hakama

[edit] Miko as a last name

My family's last name is Miko and it is of Hungarian origin. Now I'm not too sure how to attempt this, but would someone else be able to make disambiguation or some such to incorporate this information?

[edit] Miko today are part-timer

Originally miko is a girl that is raised (or adopted) by the priest at the shrine, or could be a child of the priest himself.

IMO, there is no such thing as that this day.

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[edit] Missing picture

[[Image:Miko_pic_1.jpg|thumb|Miko in Japanese shrine]] was removed because it was "missing". But I can still view it by linking directly to the file! Something subtle must be wrong here... Of course this image is due to be deleted anyway, so it might not matter. Shinobu 03:32, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Now the only image on the page is the manga drawing, though. That strikes me as a bit of a shame... it would be nice to lead with a drawing or picture of a real-world Miko first. Plus, the manga drawing has no copyright status and is likely to get deleted soon, too. Maybe we should file a request for another Miko picture and see if anyone can come up with one? Aquillion 07:18, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

I've got one at home; I'll put it up later tonight.--Mitsukai 17:50, 21 September 2005 (UTC)Nevermind; looks like I had it embedded in a powerpoint on my USB key. I'll upload right now.--Mitsukai 18:04, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Different coloured hakama

I have removed the sentence about miko wearing different coloured hakama at Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine. This is untrue. (I was just there and I asked a miko working there.) I also removed the part about miko wearing different coloured hakama at all. I'm currently working as a miko and have found no evidence to substantiate this.

Looser_Sugar 13:39, July 6 2006 (UTC)

When I was stationed in Japan back in 1996, there were miko dressed as described. When I asked one of them, they did state that it was the typical dress for the miko of the shrine. Additionally (and this one I'll have to look for), I've seen pictures of the World Miko Council meetings where some miko from other shrines do wear other colors. I'll admit it's not common, but it does exist.--み使い Mitsukai 05:48, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

I was at Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shine yesterday and I saw a miko wearing orange hakama and a miko wearing read hakama. A Japanese classmate told me that married miko wore the orange hakama. Her information was secondhand though, she has a friend who worked as a miko who told her this. The miko in the orange hakama was busy so we didn't stop her to ask.--Gaijin99 02:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Yay! Miko wear red hakama and white kimono with a red layer inside? But sometimes I see the kimono torn on both arms so that the red layer would show, whereas the hakama reveal parts of the white kimono on the hips. Cool! =D Ok, at least in anime, but wonder why real-life robe of Miko is much more simple, and does not have those layers? Shrine Maiden 16:51, 19 October 2007 (UTC)