Japanese Geisha

The male equivalent of a geisha is a Taikomochi. They were actually the "original geisha". Women didn't enter the profession until a little later on.

Geisha carry on culture and traditions from years and years of beauty and training. They keep the arts of the past alive in today's modern world.

Geisha's were called the living art because they were trained to entertain throughout their life such as Dancing, they were trained to be graceful

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Unless you have a connection that can get you an introduction to a teahouse, or unless you can hire a geisha through a hotel, chances are no amount of money is going to get you a meeting with a geisha. However, there is at least one service that allows foreigners to hire a Geisha or maiko -- if you look up "Kyoto Sights and Nights" you can find more information on it. If you use a service like that, expect to pay a minimum of $500 per person.

The Geisha girl is a beautiful woman, so she's a symbol of beauty. A geisha girl with her head decapitated means the opposite of peace.

Mizuage in Geisha tradition is now often combined with the ceremony of erikae (the act of 'turning the collar' from red (maiko) to white (geisha) ). In some traditions the mizuage ceremony signifies her transition into senior maiko status. In other traditions with the combo of erikae, it signifies the maiko's transition from girlhood into womanhood, and her soon to be debut as a geisha. A party is held for the maiko, and the top-knot of her hair is cut. Maiko hairstyles use the girl's real hair, but geisha wear wigs. The days following, the maiko will make her first debut as a full geisha.

Kimono

The daimyos don't exist in modern times, but they were around in feudal Japan. The daimyos were their word for "lords" or "nobles". Basically to say, daimyos today really don't have much power and therefore aren't important. (though they were in feudal times...)

Geishas are associated with Japan.

Traditionally geishas would paint their entire face perfectly white, even their eyebrows and lips. They would extend the paint down their neck, to where the clothing started, and created a double point pattern down the upper back. then they would use a very dark color to paint over the eyebrows to make them perfectly shaped, high and arched. Next they would paint their lips bright red and perfectly shaped. Also to to google.com and search for images of a geisha for more examples.

The fictional character Sayuri was inspired by the real Geisha named Mineko Iwasaki.

Below I have attached a photo of her, she is the one in the orange kimono.

Geisha are professional living works of art. They specialize in the art of dance, song, conversation, tea ceremony, and performance art.

Geishas wear beautiful expensive kimonos. Maikos (an apprentice geisha, virgin) wore white collars and Geikos wore red. Geisha always wear beautiful, high quality, expensive silk kimono, a white collared naga juban (under kimono), and a carefully selected obi. With zori shoes and tabi socks.

Their kimono will always match the season, time of the year, and occasion in which they are to attend that day.

Historically there are no geisha samurai. It was impossible for a woman to become a samurai. Geisha often entertained samurai but were never considered a samurai themselves.

Japanese geishas have been around for a long time in Japanese history, with known variants existing as far back as the late 600. Throughout their time, geishas have always been entertainers of sorts.

Geisha themselves usually wont cook, they simply don't have the time for it. They often have servants, caretakers, or cooks that live in their okiya that will do the cooking for them.

The only time she will cook for herself is if she is living on her own and has no one else there to do it for her.

Geisha are probably inspired by the Geisha that have come before them. Geisha themselves are living works of art.

Geisha live in Geisha houses, also known as okiya. Hangyuko, Minarai, Maiko, their Oka-san, and sometimes servants will live there as well.

If she didn't have lessons or classes earlier in the day a Geisha would usually wake, have a quick dinner, then begin her nightly transformation. She would do her make-up, select her ensamble, then her dresser would come to the okiya and dress her. From there she would check in to see about the appointments that had been booked for her. She would visit ochaya (tea houses) where she was booked to entertain. She would spend her time with her patrons (paying customers) where she would talk to them, pour tea or sake, dance, play music, or sometimes even sing. A Geisha usually visits many many tea houses in one night. Then some time in the morning before sun rise she would make her way back home to her okiya.

Geisha will often use fans when they dance. They are used as an accessory to assist in the telling of the story their dance is to portray.

Geisha wear socks called Tabi Socks with a cut-in between the big toe and the rest of the toes (think toe socks with only the big toe separated). And shoes called Zori.

The Chinese equivalent of a Japanese Geisha is known as Yi Ji or Qinglou Nuzi, as far as I can tell.

Geisha are living works of art. They carry on the ancient traditions of music, dance, conversation, tea ceremony, and costume to entertain their clients.