A Peaceful Day in the Life of a Maiko

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Stories For Kids, Drama

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 181 minutes

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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️Sound effects: Japanese park ambience, shamisen music 🌸🎶 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in Kyoto, Japan, we will follow a day in the life of a trainee Geisha, otherwise known as a Maiko. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Beverages, Geisha, Dancing, Music, Travel. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Tonight's Sponsors Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/getsleepy⁠⁠⁠. Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: ⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/support/⁠⁠⁠ Get Sleepy Merchandise: ⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/store⁠⁠⁠ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861⁠⁠⁠ Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: ⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/getsleepypod/⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/getsleepypod/⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/getsleepypod⁠⁠⁠ Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: ⁠⁠⁠deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/⁠⁠⁠ Slumber: ⁠⁠⁠slumber.fm/getsleepy/⁠⁠⁠ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: ⁠⁠⁠Get Sleepy FAQs⁠⁠⁠ About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: ⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/support⁠⁠⁠. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at ⁠⁠⁠slumberstudios.com⁠⁠⁠. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios and is made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and premium members.
0:09.4	If you'd like to listen ad-free and access weekly bonus episodes, extra long stories and our entire back catalogue, you can try out premium free for seven days by following the link in the episode notes.
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1:23.3	Hey friends, welcome to get sleepy.
1:28.7	Where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
1:35.9	I'm your host, Thomas.
1:39.3	Thanks so much for tuning in.
1:42.9	Tonight we'll be visiting Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan, in springtime.
1:51.9	Here we'll follow a day in the life of a trainee geisha, otherwise known as Samaiko.
2:04.8	Thank you again to Lottie for another great story,
2:08.0	which Jessica will be reading for us.
2:16.5	If you'd love more content from Get Sleepy and the very best listening experience,
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2:22.2	One of the best available perks is that every Thursday we release a brand new bonus episode
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