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“Japanese people themselves often don’t understand or have the wrong idea about what geishas do,” Hisafumi Iwashita, a writer specialized in geisha culture, told AFP. In Japanese, the word ...

“So I’m trying new approaches.” Traditionally, teenage girls would move into an okiya (geisha house), which would cover living expenses, training costs and materials. Then, when they started ...

Geisha are not to be confused with other entertainers or hostesses, as their profession is deeply rooted in cultural sophistication and rigorous training. Today, their presence is primarily centered ...

These portrayals reinforce a skewed image of Geisha life, perpetuating stereotypes that persist in global consciousness. The Training Process: The novel dramatizes the hardships faced by young girls ...

geisha-in-training, along their journey. These maiko, generally between fifteen to twenty years old, learn tea ceremony, dance, and even music as part of their training. Becoming a geisha is a ...

The women were chased down streets, photographed without consent and even touched without consent. Travelers can only photograph a geisha or maiko, a teenage geisha-in-training, with consent and while ...

Geisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training to become geisha) are women who perform Japanese traditional arts such as singing, dancing and playing instruments to entertain customers while they ...