Japanese Geisha

Geisha wear expensive silk Kimono that are specially made for them, along with specific Obi and a Tabi on their feet.

Their attire always matches with the season. There are specific colours they wear depending on what season, occasion, and day it is.

Geisha usually never carry weapons.

Maiko area almost always virgins simply because they are so young, it is pretty much a requirement that they have high moral standards and do not sleep around.

Geisha however are grown women and if they decide to have intimate relationships with people then that is their decision to make.

Geisha traditionally play the shamisen, shakuhachi, and drums.

It left a stain on their skin after years of use. It also made their skin more leathery.

Mostly due to the lead content in the old makeup.

Japan was male dominated.

In Japanese culture the back of the neck and shoulder area of a woman is considered to be sensual and beautiful.
Geisha expose the skin at the back of their necks showing skin through white make-up to create the illusion of a mask.
They wear a two pronged V shape for normal every day occasions, and a three pronged W shape for formal or special events.

The word Geisha means Artist. Geisha are living, moving works of art. Beautiful and professional entertainers.

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Geisha came to be around the year 1750, so they would have not been present for most of the stretch of feudal Japan. Only the last bit of it.

They worked in areas much the same as today. Popularized in large cities. They worked in tea houses, and play houses.

Geisha are women of beauty and are skilled in Japanese arts. They have amazing skills of conversation, music, dance, and song. They carry on centuries old traditions and are a vital part of Japanese history.

A Kimono is the traditional apparel of Japan for both men and women.

Geisha wear very beautiful elaborate kimono. It always matches with the time of the year, season, and occasion.

There are various places where it can be bought. In addition, it depends on whether you want to buy it online or offline. It also depends on what type you want. For example, you may prefer to purchase the make-up used by real Geishas (Below I have attached a link to where you can purchase make-up used by real Geisha in Kyoto). For further information and choices, see Sources and Related Links further down this page.

Geisha first make the appearance around the year 1750.

In the past, many years ago, some did and some didn't.

Today there is a choice about whether or not a young lady wishes to become a Geisha. If she doesn't feel she is up to the task, then she discontinues her service and employment with the okiya and returns to her family.

The appearance of Geisha make-up can vary depending on the age of the lady wearing it, and the occasion.

The 'prongs' seen at the back of the neck can foretell the status of the event in which they are attending that evening. If there are two prongs, it is a normal event. If there are three, it is a formal event.

The shape of the lips, how much is painted, whether it is the top, the bottom, or both lips can tell how old the Hangyoku, Maiko, or Geisha is, where she is from, and how far along in her training she is. Younger Maiko will often also have pink 'blush' painted along the sides of their faces and cheeks, when full Geisha will not.

Geisha are important because they uphold and continue Japanese culture and traditions.

No, a vow of celibacy is not taken when a lady becomes a Geisha.

It is severely frowned upon for a Geisha to have sexual relations with her patrons. Personal relationships are usually frowned upon as well, but they are not forbidden.

If a geisha became pregnant, it would be because of her own personal relationship. Geisha are not courtesans.
However, traditionally if a geisha discovered she was with child, she would usually retire so that she could raise her child. Being a geisha is a highly demanding and time consuming career, it would allow no time for child care.

Geisha can be found in Kyoto, Japan.

When a Geisha in training moves into her okiya (geisha house) to begin her new life, she leaves her old life behind. The mother of the okiya becomes her mother, the other Geisha in the house, her sisters.

She is given by her older sister a new name, one suitable of her new life, and will usually take on part of her older sister's name as her own.

Geisha usually retire when they reach a certain age, or feel they have done enough in that calling. But, some continue working. The world's oldest Geisha is Kokin, she is 98 years old and still performs as a Geisha daily!

The Geisha actually performs the ceremony of making and serving tea to the recipient. It sounds simple but is extremely complex. Every hand movement, placement of the utensils and dishes, position of everything even the posture of the Geisha is orchestrated down to theminute detail. The tea ceremony has not changed in thousands of years and is usually performed with a tea set that is hundreds even thousands of years old handed down from generation to generation. A true Geisha is trained from a very young age in the arts of poise and grace..

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That question can only really be answered in a person by person basis. But they are taught to enjoy traditional Japanese music, dancing, art, and conversation.