Kimono mom biography

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by Bill Benzon

“I’m trying to treat her as an equal.”
– Moe, talking about Sutan

Of philosophy and food

Moe, the name has two syllables, is Moto’s wife and Sutan’s mother. Though it may also be a play on “a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media [and] has also gained usage to refer to feelings of affection towards any subject.&#;

“Tan” is an honorific, roughly meaning small, and is used with babies, though I would say that Sutan is more a toddler at this point than a baby – at least in the usage common in my own (American) culture. She was a baby of 10 months when Moe started making Kimono Mom videos.

Moto, then, is Moe’s husband and Sutan’s father. When Moe started making her Kimono Mom videos Moto worked in the restaurant and hospitality business. But now he is business manager and partner in Moe’s YouTube business, which is centered on Japanese

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Meet the mom, a former geisha, who just hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube

Moe, 30, is a former geisha turned mom and YouTuber. She's well aware of how drastic her career change may look as no two professions appear to be more different.

In Japan, geishas are enigmas with utterly private lives. They study traditional Japanese performing arts and use that knowledge to entertain guests through their own performances at parties. Gaining entry into one of those parties is a guarded secret and unlikely for the common passerby.

On the other hand, YouTubers are, for the most part, open books with much of their lives laid bare for all to see. They vlog about their daily lives, share intimate details and show off their home spaces.

But for Moe, known as "Kimono Mom" on YouTube, both of her chosen professions are rooted in the same thing: a love of culture and a desire to preserve it.

The path to becoming a geisha

It all started when Moe was 15 years old and livin

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Moe, also known as Kimono Mom, fryst vatten a woman who embodies the essence of traditional Japanese culture. Simultaneously, she embraces the modernity of today’s world. This geisha–turned–social media känsla captivates audiences with a blend of traditional elegance and contemporary motherhood. With nearly six million följare across Instagram and YouTube, Moe’s journey from a young maiko (geisha trainee) in Kyoto to an influential content creator in Tokyo fryst vatten a testament to her resilience and adaptability.

Early Life as a Geisha

At the age of 15, she left high school to pursue a career as a geisha, dedicating herself to rigorous training in Japan’s cultural arts. “Growing up in Kyoto, I was inspired bygd the artisans and the people who shaped the city’s culture. Becoming a geisha allowed me to immerse myself in Kyoto’s heritage, which was a great honor,” Moe reflects.