Geisha/geiko/maiko are NOT prostitutes. Their very namesake means "artist." Sure, they may sleep with one of their patrons, but that is the individual's prerogative and not to be confused with the profession as a whole. They are entertainers and artisans, nothing more.
"Though its true that some early geishas were prostitutes"
That statement was extremely in accurate. Geisha were never prostitutes though many mistaked Oiran and Geisha to be the same thing because they dressed similarlly and after WW2 Oiran began calling themselves Geesha (the pronounciation is not the same.)
Around the world, the term geisha has many different connotations; some western countries think that geishas are high-class prostitutes or escorts. Even some Japanese citizens see geisha in that way because of the lower class geisha who do sell their bodies and work as prostitutes. The biggest misconception of geisha is that they have sex with their customers; the most exclusive modern geisha do not. Their sex and love lives are usually distinct from their professional life.
Just after world war 2 i think westerners confused geisha with prostitutes coz they dressed similar to them and called themselves geisha girls, but i think i remember their being a law in japan as how they were not prostitutes or to be seen that way... nyeh
Ever since I was a little girl i've been fascinated by Geisha when I first saw them in the pages of National Geographic back in 1992-3. They live in such a wonderful and secret world of beauty and fantasy and I really hope I can go to Japan in the future to see Geisha preform live :)
the thing that amazes me is that most men in Japan would pay a high price simply for COMPANIONSHIP! There is an art to love and an art to making someone feel like they are special and wanted and desired. In western culture, we think that kind of love is simply sex. In a way, that makes us simple and primitive compared to these asian cultures that became civilized WAY before europe.
I just went to Japan and I was one of the western people taking pictures. I didn't do it to gawk but rather for artwork. Yes they are still people but they can't expect not to be photographed. I was the only one taking pictures of the two one day out walking in a park. However one night in Kyoto in the Geisha area yes I shot pictures of them out walking with a client but I wasn't the only one. I found two Japanese photographers out with bigger lenses being agressive .
Geisha spent most ofd their time pouring tea, looking beautiful, making conversation and dancing. Real geisha were not prostitutes, although a high standing Geisha could be payed hundreds of thousands for her virginity.
I read about Geisha's and it's true that some were in it for money, usually dishonourable, think more a chaste lady escort with the ability to CHARM without GOING TO BED and you have a true Geisha.
I would just like to point out to those who are having a go about the prostitute thing the programme does only say "Some early Giesha's where prostitiutes" Which in a sense is true... and over time it's changed... Either way I suppose nobody will ever fully know/agree on this down to the roots of the matter... so yeah... Xx
How many times do people have to say that TRUE Geisha were NOT prostitutes before that's understood. *waiting to see how many comments are STILL posted by people who are not ready to understand the truth about other cultures*
There are prostitutes in America, so basically americans(or authors) talks there about themselfs. They even can hardly get that it is their own state of mind they are talking about not geishas and also because they are dumb they present it publicly. Ask geishas what geisha is.
There are prostitutes in America, so basically americans(or authors) talks there about themselfs. They even can hardly get that it is their own state of mind they are talking about not geishas and also because they are dumb they present it publicly.
ugh.... how I hate ppl taking pictures without their permission!! that's soo rude!! Just a small bow and a small "Shashin onegai?" or something like that would be awesome. Or an "Arigatou!!" afterwards if you can'task for permission!!
Not being Racist , but white people are ignorant , and dumb , they shouldn't go around videos about other cultures commenting ''Ohh geisha's were prostitutes'' thats dumb , thats why alot of other cultures hates american&canadian ,
Learn about if first before you go saying theyre prostitutes ,
you are obviously an American. Cuz americans don't use their brains. It always Sex and Beer and Alcohol. Then at the end, u guys all die alone. How pitiful
I take exception to that. I am American and married to a Japanese woman. Don't let one apple spoil the whole bunch. Where are you from genius? You say we only think of sex, beer, and alcohol. You know, beer and alcohol are regularly consumed in Japan as a social stability. "I was there" and as many people as I saw, beer was a VERY big thing. Think before you open your mouth!!!
@Xiber1 idiot no. im practicing becuase my sister took japanease and she is helping me. im not japanese im white and blonde with blue eyes does anything stop me? no. okay. so please.
I like your comment, occeo, well put. those that have the power make the rules.
btw, i didn't mean to dis the geisha in anyway. they made the best of their lot in life...as did the Tayuu...the kameru, makos, ect. And they looked GOOD doing it!!
Geisha mythology is as extensive, and as incorrect as American Cowboy mythology. Many were high class courtesians and had extensive "affairs" leading to abortians, even when they were quite young. The point isn't that Geishas never sold themselves or that high class Tayuu wern't skilled in more than lovemaking; the point is that these young women worked hard from their days as Maiko or Kameru to be indepentant of, and controlling of powerful men. The sex wasn't as big a deal as we think.
agreed japanese men had so much power over women socially and culturally back then its just unreal for the geisha profession to be absolutely free from sex.
@kronoscorvinus wait what...tayu were skilled in wayyy more then intimacy. Their role was like geisha, they just offered conserved sexual acts on the side so I don't get it...? there still are under 5 tayu today, minus the sex they perform traditional dance & music & hospitality just like maiko & geiko...
I think that's all, although I heard suppositions about russian and chinese girls possibly becoming geisha before the war.
There is also Lisa Dalby, who is probably whom kagnomi is refering to, but she never was a real geisha - she participated as one to a number of parties, as first-hand experience for her thesis.
But there is no law or hard and fast rule about that, I suppose. Fluency in the langage would be a requisite, though.
not all.some do take a master, but he pays for all her trainning, clothes ect: so he is like her support and even if she takes a master they don't always have sexual intercourse
look for the movie memwars of a gieshia its a reallhy good movie and it might patch up a LOT of things u might want to know (really good movie trust me)
n 1908 a lady named sally rusa was in the woods looking for a dog until a ghost came and killed her so if ur reading this u will find a bloody body in your closet hanging there haunting you and will kill you and ur family and if u want to stop this just sends this to 6 vids in 30 mins x
my name is shawna i was 11 when i got pushed infront of a car. the people who killed me got things done much worse. send this to 6 videos if you want to live
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Geisha never provided a sexual service. Oiran and Tayuu did that. Prostitution has been illegal in Japan since 1957. Get your facts right when posting a video about a foreign culture, please!
i have read a lot about geisha's and would like to think i know a lot about them... i just hope that this 'tradition' will never die. the number of geisha's in japan are falling quite drasticly..
yesterday i cam back from japan ive been in tokyo,kioto and hiroshima . in fact there are many geishas and private clubs in kyoto and there are also many outfits there are a lil expensive though. but what i dont understand the point of the bed with the client
same as the rest of us. to live. What is the purpose of Geisha? To show history for one. To show a form of beauty. To the sitl4ly, there are Geisha and prostitutes. The way they wear their sash tells the difference. also the fact that a geisha wears 5 or more kimono. the whore wears 1.
Actually, legionrat, high class prostitutes (oiran) that lived in the tokugawa period, where extremely elaborate, and more elborate than geishas. Oiran wore at least seven types of kimono before sensually stripping them off before the man at the end of the evening.Geisha's only wear one kimono because they don't do all the hooker stuff. Also, Oiran wore more long ornamentsthan geisha.
Also, as legionrat said, Oiran tied their obi in the front, to make it easier to strip off and put back on.
No, geisha do not wear 5 or more kimono. The geisha wear a juban (under kimono) with a whilte collar (the Maiko, or apprentice geisha, wear a red collar) and then the kimono itself. The oiran, or prositutes, are the ones who wear more kimono.
I have studided the Japanese geisha culture (all the dances, five years of playing shamisen, tea ceremonies, etc)to the extent that I could be a maiko, if it was not for the fact that I'm caucasian. There has only been on giesha in history that was not Japanese by birth, and it was a geisha that suggested she become a geisha to become closer to her research. Needless to say I'm a little dissappointedby this fact.
My dad went to Japan for a year in 1960 and sent back real geisha kimonos and makeup and my mom made me a geisha for Halloween. She even made me the hair. I had the dingle dangles on my hair, fan, shoes, everything. It was incredible. GREAT MEMORY I was 10. I love Geisha's!
What is a geisha but one culture's interpretation of beauty and art? For a Japanese girl to choose to be a geisha is just like an American girl who chooses to be a ballerina--both of them want to do something beautiful and artistic that is a part of their culture.
I doubt you want to pay 500 to about 4000 for a kimono lol. I hear some of the expensive ones can cost about 9000 dollars. It's good you're interested though, it's really rare to find someone wearing a Kimono these days though..Traditional Japan is slowing dying :(
That's one expensive yukata! My yukata was around $20-30 dollars, and one can get a quite nice kimono for the $200 you paid for a yukata! In fact, most of the kimono in my collection were only around $100-150 each.
whoa! My grandma got them at this department store in Japan that is really expensive.She said I ought to have a really nice pair so I can wear it throught my life.
But... 20-30 dollars! that is cheap.
But my sister has a fake pair of Yukata for children that is like a skirt with those tops that overlap. they were about $20-30, I think.
Japanese men really looove to be "entertained" don't they? O__O I mean, why talk to entertainers when you have a family who'll listen to you? It's weird...
You make a dog wear a sweater, it doesn't make it anything other than a dog. Giving prostitutes a new name and saying they're 'artistic' or some kind of talented dancers is absurd. They're hookers who regardless of whether they're in it because they chose to be or otherwise, cannot hope to find any higher level of respect from me by calling themselves anything else.
excuse me, weren't you listening to what the lady was saying about present day geishas? they're not prostitutes since they don't go to bed with the men. and they are artistic since they have to learn how to play instruments and dance. so don't go bad mouthing about a certain tradition which you know nothing about.
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Ofc.. I like to be teased before I'm laid. They're such a tease.. you don't expect them to be rude and leave me hanging do you? shh.. you... You're such an ass.
You're an ass for being disrespectful to my culture. You're never going to get a geisha anyway so settle for your prostitutes here in America. Because thats what they're ACTUALLY meant for.
@eggyjookbox I understand that I am far behind on replying to this- considering your comment is two years old- but I have actually known native Japanese, and many at that, who were fooled into thinking the geisha were prostitues as well. The lives and ways of geisha are nearly just as obscure in modern Japan as it in the Western world. Regardless, you are correct, they were not initially prostitutes- though some did take part in such acts.
i have never been to Japan, but as an Artist, its on the top of my list. Japanese people are so creative, sensitive and intelligent. I love the culture and i welcome what they bring to Europe and north america
Japan was the best place ever, I went to kyoto and never saw a geisha but me and my friend were dressed up as geisha for a reward ceremony (so were the other girls) and the boys were dressed as samauri. I saw some monks. I love japan cant wait to go back!
excuse me but i believe 'shit' it brown not white..stuuupid imbecile and err of course their eyes are 'freaking' long because they are 'freaking' japanese you bozo dont you know anything about the world? stupid person
banister74 is obviously over the age of 30, I am, too, but I would prefer to let this small spelling problem slide. After all, I understand what was said, and isnt that the important thing?
It's a whole different culture to the west, no one should judge, we don't have the equivalent here. I find it fascinating that a woman would put herself through all this diciplin in this day and age.
hmm i think countries should keep their culture and dicepline to be honest, if they were all the same the world would be very boooring and i think they should dress differently tooo
Nonodont, I think you're the one that's not too bright. You started your sentence with 'there' (should have been they're) and instead of writing 'too' you wrote 'to'. 'Cuz' isn't a real word, I actually don't know what that means. Oh, and when you start a sentence, use a capital letter you dumb piece of shit. Shit is another word for poo (you probably didn't know that). Another thing, normal people put two spaces between a full stop and a new sentence.
Creepy...
MJCB1985 1 week ago
i though they where also assassins back in say.....1564
RCPDfilms 1 month ago
Geisha/geiko/maiko are NOT prostitutes. Their very namesake means "artist." Sure, they may sleep with one of their patrons, but that is the individual's prerogative and not to be confused with the profession as a whole. They are entertainers and artisans, nothing more.
HayleeHalogenX 4 months ago
They are postitutes but japaneese dont see it so bad but something good...
xtapodiKsidato 4 months ago
so beautiful, i just love the world and all it`s different cultures, everyone is beautiful
MountainQueen 5 months ago
"Though its true that some early geishas were prostitutes"
That statement was extremely in accurate. Geisha were never prostitutes though many mistaked Oiran and Geisha to be the same thing because they dressed similarlly and after WW2 Oiran began calling themselves Geesha (the pronounciation is not the same.)
amiemarionette 6 months ago
Around the world, the term geisha has many different connotations; some western countries think that geishas are high-class prostitutes or escorts. Even some Japanese citizens see geisha in that way because of the lower class geisha who do sell their bodies and work as prostitutes. The biggest misconception of geisha is that they have sex with their customers; the most exclusive modern geisha do not. Their sex and love lives are usually distinct from their professional life.
Davida0608 6 months ago
Just watch Memoirs of a Geisha.
Then all of you will understand!
Piecesibble 7 months ago
@Piecesibble Memoirs of a Geisha is a fictional story with few truths in it. If you get the book, look at the inside cover, & read the reviews.
cometmoon 5 months ago
Just after world war 2 i think westerners confused geisha with prostitutes coz they dressed similar to them and called themselves geisha girls, but i think i remember their being a law in japan as how they were not prostitutes or to be seen that way... nyeh
x2xWhaaax7x 8 months ago
Ever since I was a little girl i've been fascinated by Geisha when I first saw them in the pages of National Geographic back in 1992-3. They live in such a wonderful and secret world of beauty and fantasy and I really hope I can go to Japan in the future to see Geisha preform live :)
farabovetheclouds 8 months ago
@farabovetheclouds hahaha i read that as 1923 i was like wow if that person was reading national geo back then how old are they !
jackonmsn 5 months ago
the thing that amazes me is that most men in Japan would pay a high price simply for COMPANIONSHIP! There is an art to love and an art to making someone feel like they are special and wanted and desired. In western culture, we think that kind of love is simply sex. In a way, that makes us simple and primitive compared to these asian cultures that became civilized WAY before europe.
Casicko 8 months ago
I just went to Japan and I was one of the western people taking pictures. I didn't do it to gawk but rather for artwork. Yes they are still people but they can't expect not to be photographed. I was the only one taking pictures of the two one day out walking in a park. However one night in Kyoto in the Geisha area yes I shot pictures of them out walking with a client but I wasn't the only one. I found two Japanese photographers out with bigger lenses being agressive .
CarolineMdancer 9 months ago
It's a good job, good for business networking :)
sw33tnl 9 months ago
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neoncdajioajds 10 months ago
Geisha spent most ofd their time pouring tea, looking beautiful, making conversation and dancing. Real geisha were not prostitutes, although a high standing Geisha could be payed hundreds of thousands for her virginity.
rosydonut 10 months ago
LMAO not as pretty as Ziyi Zhang
SarahLee1 11 months ago
God, I hate the westerners at the begginning taking pictures of the Geisha walking down the street. They're still people...
YesIm10 11 months ago
@YesIm10 and I take pictures of people too.
KaiFan4Ever 11 months ago
I read about Geisha's and it's true that some were in it for money, usually dishonourable, think more a chaste lady escort with the ability to CHARM without GOING TO BED and you have a true Geisha.
A lot could play koto and quote poetry
PyramidHead2000 1 year ago
I like this Geisha thing. hehe
not that I want to be one cuz i' ma guy lool
but I think that it's nice that there is something out there that helps people feel good about themselves. 'nice feeling.
XpianoxboyX 1 year ago
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Geishas are prostitutes.
Japanese parents used to sell their daughters under 10 for big money.
100808jojggassi 1 year ago
@100808jojggassi
I take it you didn't watch the video at all before you commented that.
Lol.
s0nic777 1 year ago
Wow, I saw love this part of Japanese culture
they look so elegant and divine
TheSapphireDragon1 1 year ago 5
I would just like to point out to those who are having a go about the prostitute thing the programme does only say "Some early Giesha's where prostitiutes" Which in a sense is true... and over time it's changed... Either way I suppose nobody will ever fully know/agree on this down to the roots of the matter... so yeah... Xx
elishaoutsider 1 year ago
How many times do people have to say that TRUE Geisha were NOT prostitutes before that's understood. *waiting to see how many comments are STILL posted by people who are not ready to understand the truth about other cultures*
junocomm 1 year ago
There are prostitutes in America, so basically americans(or authors) talks there about themselfs. They even can hardly get that it is their own state of mind they are talking about not geishas and also because they are dumb they present it publicly. Ask geishas what geisha is.
LadyVicomt 1 year ago
There are prostitutes in America, so basically americans(or authors) talks there about themselfs. They even can hardly get that it is their own state of mind they are talking about not geishas and also because they are dumb they present it publicly.
LadyVicomt 1 year ago
this is the first Chilean clip with comics from songwriter "Rhobby"
rhobby009 1 year ago
ugh.... how I hate ppl taking pictures without their permission!! that's soo rude!! Just a small bow and a small "Shashin onegai?" or something like that would be awesome. Or an "Arigatou!!" afterwards if you can'task for permission!!
akissy 1 year ago
Not being Racist , but white people are ignorant , and dumb , they shouldn't go around videos about other cultures commenting ''Ohh geisha's were prostitutes'' thats dumb , thats why alot of other cultures hates american&canadian ,
Learn about if first before you go saying theyre prostitutes ,
and stop being so ignorant
Geisha's are music players, and artists
so stop being dumb
BabySkater4 1 year ago
Because of Japanese geishas, most of people think all japanese girls are whores.
Geishas were just well trained prostitutes.
Have you seen Miss Japan's 3 some sex video?
That's typical japanese girls...seving white masters with all their technics.
Unit731Jap 1 year ago
@Unit731Jap and you're an idiot. ^^ The prostitutes were Tayuu and Oiran.
akissy 1 year ago
Geishas never were prostitutes, but they could go to bed with a client if they want,
patricialoupee 1 year ago
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edcmju 1 year ago
i hate to death ppl who call geishas whores . i would do anything to be a geisha !
VioletMortis 1 year ago 4
they are beautiful
starwinx10 1 year ago
I wish I was a GEISHA! =D
ToffeeChips19 1 year ago
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so bascially prostitutes right?
Xiber1 1 year ago
@Xiber1 thioredically yes...
peanutbutterashley 1 year ago
@Xiber1
you are obviously an American. Cuz americans don't use their brains. It always Sex and Beer and Alcohol. Then at the end, u guys all die alone. How pitiful
princeofwinter 1 year ago
@princeofwinter
I take exception to that. I am American and married to a Japanese woman. Don't let one apple spoil the whole bunch. Where are you from genius? You say we only think of sex, beer, and alcohol. You know, beer and alcohol are regularly consumed in Japan as a social stability. "I was there" and as many people as I saw, beer was a VERY big thing. Think before you open your mouth!!!
gd6585 1 year ago 2
@gd6585
Fine, I didn't said that to all American all right. Just trying to make point. My apology cuz I didn't stated it clearer
princeofwinter 1 year ago
@Xiber1 idiot no. im practicing becuase my sister took japanease and she is helping me. im not japanese im white and blonde with blue eyes does anything stop me? no. okay. so please.
TheJacobisback 1 year ago
@Xiber1 So basically shut up right? enterntainment =/= sex
akissy 1 year ago
i'm a man and i know how to play "sakura" ^^
SilverGunZoO 2 years ago
awws i could have watched this on foxtel...
shelli10may 2 years ago
they are so beautiful
BaiBaiKitty 2 years ago 5
I like your comment, occeo, well put. those that have the power make the rules.
btw, i didn't mean to dis the geisha in anyway. they made the best of their lot in life...as did the Tayuu...the kameru, makos, ect. And they looked GOOD doing it!!
kronoscorvinus 2 years ago
Memoirs Of a Geisha" so no1 looks up the wrong thing :3
chellybelly25 2 years ago
Geisha mythology is as extensive, and as incorrect as American Cowboy mythology. Many were high class courtesians and had extensive "affairs" leading to abortians, even when they were quite young. The point isn't that Geishas never sold themselves or that high class Tayuu wern't skilled in more than lovemaking; the point is that these young women worked hard from their days as Maiko or Kameru to be indepentant of, and controlling of powerful men. The sex wasn't as big a deal as we think.
kronoscorvinus 2 years ago 37
agreed japanese men had so much power over women socially and culturally back then its just unreal for the geisha profession to be absolutely free from sex.
occeo 2 years ago 4
@kronoscorvinus oooooo you're so cool! you know all these japanese words! therefore, you clearly know everything! teach me to be that cool!
8Splendiferous8 7 months ago
@kronoscorvinus wait what...tayu were skilled in wayyy more then intimacy. Their role was like geisha, they just offered conserved sexual acts on the side so I don't get it...? there still are under 5 tayu today, minus the sex they perform traditional dance & music & hospitality just like maiko & geiko...
YukioSnowoBloom 6 months ago
Quick question...do you have to be Japanese (Asian) to be a Geisha? Or could anyone who lived in Japan be a Geisha?
AlwaysLovingTwilight 2 years ago 3
No, in fact, the geisha who taught the actresses on Memoirs of a Geisha was a white american. :)
kagnomi 2 years ago 6
I was going to ask that too. lol It's so cool.
XmusicmeisterX 2 years ago 3
There is one australian geisha in Tokyo today.
I think that's all, although I heard suppositions about russian and chinese girls possibly becoming geisha before the war.
There is also Lisa Dalby, who is probably whom kagnomi is refering to, but she never was a real geisha - she participated as one to a number of parties, as first-hand experience for her thesis.
But there is no law or hard and fast rule about that, I suppose. Fluency in the langage would be a requisite, though.
alestane 2 years ago 2
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are gieshia really hookers?
bluekingkongkymm 2 years ago
No, they're not at all. :) They are artists and true entertainers, and they don't sell themselves or anything like that.
FantasticFlutist 2 years ago 15
not all.some do take a master, but he pays for all her trainning, clothes ect: so he is like her support and even if she takes a master they don't always have sexual intercourse
AlexanderaCherie 2 years ago 2
look for the movie memwars of a gieshia its a reallhy good movie and it might patch up a LOT of things u might want to know (really good movie trust me)
PittyYouAlot666 2 years ago 6
Did you not WATCH the VDEO???
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MalibuBenn 2 years ago
Geisha and maiko are also a way for a buisnessman to impress a possible client.
tomishii 2 years ago
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geishas scares the shit out of me.
there should be a movie about a geisha ghost like ju on
OMFG THey scare me =\
Kaboom016 2 years ago
They're Eastern Butterflies... Beautiful but fragile.
Wonder how long this culture would last?
sasunoosan 3 years ago 3
I think only asians truly understand this concept of geisha.
obbytoo 3 years ago 27
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Geisha never provided a sexual service. Oiran and Tayuu did that. Prostitution has been illegal in Japan since 1957. Get your facts right when posting a video about a foreign culture, please!
ForteanLady 3 years ago
ummm yea they did actuallyy, get ur fact straight before posting, they were never supposed to but they did a long time ago,when they originated
luvunderwill 2 years ago
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damn! they were prostitudes?
SnipeZ850 3 years ago
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1:17 she is ugly!
1:14 she is cute!
:)
kaoshisane 3 years ago
Geisha are really beautiful and the dedication that they have. They truly are walking artwork!
tomishii 3 years ago 8
their all so pretty and so frigile looking i so want to go to Japan one day also home of Hello Kitty and Anime
freacls 3 years ago
@freacls Manga too.
masterman123654 1 year ago
@masterman123654 omg yeah cant for get the Manga i love that
freacls 1 year ago
can some1 reply tome with the url of the show where
Naosuzu's and umachika are i remenber i c yumachika but i cant remenber where.
meow23 3 years ago
I love Naosuzu's face. It's elegant yet adorable.
sujinshin6291 3 years ago
The proper noun is "Geisha". There is no 's' at the end. 1 Geisha, 1 million Geisha.
xTOKYOSUNSHINEx 3 years ago 4
i have read a lot about geisha's and would like to think i know a lot about them... i just hope that this 'tradition' will never die. the number of geisha's in japan are falling quite drasticly..
maddy860 3 years ago 5
Enchanting.
sarahissoawesome 3 years ago 2
I like how the japanese talks !
KatanaNLF911 3 years ago 3
wow. what a beautiful way of expressing women!
mrpicklescooldude 3 years ago
They are so feminine,an inspiration for other women..And they are not prostitutes!
flavourL 3 years ago
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just simple prostitutes, nothing special. japanese and their sex problems.
cdddraffsman 3 years ago
Obviously you know nothing about Geisha whatsoever.
mazzy10001 3 years ago
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You learned that info from some drunk, low class sailor who was turned down at a hostess bar then puked at the feet of a Geisha.
HaloedG 3 years ago
yesterday i cam back from japan ive been in tokyo,kioto and hiroshima . in fact there are many geishas and private clubs in kyoto and there are also many outfits there are a lil expensive though. but what i dont understand the point of the bed with the client
addicted112 3 years ago
Geisha is not prostitution people! Watch the damn Video!
ginkiba3 3 years ago 2
I learned when I went to Kyoto, that when they become 20 or older, they have to take their own jobs........Usually ends up at a bar.
bloodriverSHINING 3 years ago
So, correct me if I'm wrong or crude..but it's like, an ego-booster? Like, a date maybe?
EarthlyMaidenLita 3 years ago 4
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one of they had sex with my husband, fucking whores
sitl4ly 3 years ago
Blame your "husband". You shouldnt be calling them names.
ANBUKakashiH 3 years ago
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How much do they charge to take them home??
WongTzeYeung 3 years ago
I wonder if they ever ask themselves the question, "What is the purpose of my life?"
krajikevin 3 years ago
lol wtf is the purpose of YOUR life stfu
3112488v2 3 years ago
same as the rest of us. to live. What is the purpose of Geisha? To show history for one. To show a form of beauty. To the sitl4ly, there are Geisha and prostitutes. The way they wear their sash tells the difference. also the fact that a geisha wears 5 or more kimono. the whore wears 1.
legionrat 3 years ago 4
Actually, legionrat, high class prostitutes (oiran) that lived in the tokugawa period, where extremely elaborate, and more elborate than geishas. Oiran wore at least seven types of kimono before sensually stripping them off before the man at the end of the evening.Geisha's only wear one kimono because they don't do all the hooker stuff. Also, Oiran wore more long ornamentsthan geisha.
Also, as legionrat said, Oiran tied their obi in the front, to make it easier to strip off and put back on.
dridner 3 years ago
No, geisha do not wear 5 or more kimono. The geisha wear a juban (under kimono) with a whilte collar (the Maiko, or apprentice geisha, wear a red collar) and then the kimono itself. The oiran, or prositutes, are the ones who wear more kimono.
NanieChama 3 years ago
Cool, I find all this fascinating. I'm very much into Japanese culture but am still learning thank goodness :)
pspboy7 3 years ago 2
I have studided the Japanese geisha culture (all the dances, five years of playing shamisen, tea ceremonies, etc)to the extent that I could be a maiko, if it was not for the fact that I'm caucasian. There has only been on giesha in history that was not Japanese by birth, and it was a geisha that suggested she become a geisha to become closer to her research. Needless to say I'm a little dissappointedby this fact.
Aglophile55 3 years ago
well y dont u become tha 2nd one then quit complaining and just do it ok either that or stfu
3112488v2 3 years ago
so they are ego boosters. very hard to be a geisha haha.
abukim 3 years ago 2
I learned that only real geishas can wear red in their outfits, people dressing up like them and apprentices respect this and avoid red.
camelotnax 3 years ago
Actually you'll find tourists dressed up like Maiko who also wear red in their collar etc. ^^
thecharlotteness 2 years ago
My dad went to Japan for a year in 1960 and sent back real geisha kimonos and makeup and my mom made me a geisha for Halloween. She even made me the hair. I had the dingle dangles on my hair, fan, shoes, everything. It was incredible. GREAT MEMORY I was 10. I love Geisha's!
vonlossberg 3 years ago 9
What is a geisha but one culture's interpretation of beauty and art? For a Japanese girl to choose to be a geisha is just like an American girl who chooses to be a ballerina--both of them want to do something beautiful and artistic that is a part of their culture.
veevee305 3 years ago 30
@veevee305 Very well said.
MissContraryMary 1 year ago
@veevee305 that's a really good comparison
Synnamon324 1 year ago
I love Japanese culture :)
Where can i get those geisha outfit??
dhddidhdzh 3 years ago
I doubt you want to pay 500 to about 4000 for a kimono lol. I hear some of the expensive ones can cost about 9000 dollars. It's good you're interested though, it's really rare to find someone wearing a Kimono these days though..Traditional Japan is slowing dying :(
Venrir 3 years ago 4
maybe you could get a Yucata. They look like Kimonos but their much more thin in fabric, and it is cheap. mine was about 200 dollars.
And they have alot of those because people still wear it in the summer for festivals and stuff.
bloodriverSHINING 3 years ago
That's one expensive yukata! My yukata was around $20-30 dollars, and one can get a quite nice kimono for the $200 you paid for a yukata! In fact, most of the kimono in my collection were only around $100-150 each.
NanieChama 3 years ago
whoa! My grandma got them at this department store in Japan that is really expensive.She said I ought to have a really nice pair so I can wear it throught my life.
But... 20-30 dollars! that is cheap.
But my sister has a fake pair of Yukata for children that is like a skirt with those tops that overlap. they were about $20-30, I think.
bloodriverSHINING 3 years ago
Those prices don't sound right.
HaloedG 3 years ago
lol
neobattle2 3 years ago
Japanese men really looove to be "entertained" don't they? O__O I mean, why talk to entertainers when you have a family who'll listen to you? It's weird...
Kimidori81 3 years ago
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wow.. she turns you on just to leave you with a boner!!! lol that sucks
RumaldoC 4 years ago
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You make a dog wear a sweater, it doesn't make it anything other than a dog. Giving prostitutes a new name and saying they're 'artistic' or some kind of talented dancers is absurd. They're hookers who regardless of whether they're in it because they chose to be or otherwise, cannot hope to find any higher level of respect from me by calling themselves anything else.
MSI2k 4 years ago
excuse me, weren't you listening to what the lady was saying about present day geishas? they're not prostitutes since they don't go to bed with the men. and they are artistic since they have to learn how to play instruments and dance. so don't go bad mouthing about a certain tradition which you know nothing about.
inufurubafreak 4 years ago 19
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shut up. They're hookers.
MSI2k 4 years ago
"SOME geishas were prostitutes". They weren't SUPPOSED to be having sex with clients.
Learns more about this tradition of Japan before you go bashing on about it.
This is why other countries hate America; there are close -minded, ignorant people like you.
eggyjookbox 3 years ago 34
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Ofc.. I like to be teased before I'm laid. They're such a tease.. you don't expect them to be rude and leave me hanging do you? shh.. you... You're such an ass.
MSI2k 3 years ago
You're an ass for being disrespectful to my culture. You're never going to get a geisha anyway so settle for your prostitutes here in America. Because thats what they're ACTUALLY meant for.
eggyjookbox 3 years ago 10
im japan too, eggyjookbox thx for standing up to our culture ^^ im gonna go to japan this summer and i want to kno more about my culture :3
mp3dog101 3 years ago
@eggyjookbox I understand that I am far behind on replying to this- considering your comment is two years old- but I have actually known native Japanese, and many at that, who were fooled into thinking the geisha were prostitues as well. The lives and ways of geisha are nearly just as obscure in modern Japan as it in the Western world. Regardless, you are correct, they were not initially prostitutes- though some did take part in such acts.
TheMEiiko 1 year ago
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geishas still are prostitutes, but now is more in secret, I know that, putas........
sitl4ly 3 years ago
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i dont think i want my history lesson from a mexican
lilazntown 3 years ago
vete a la verga pinchi grina, racista, por gente como tu les mandan aviones pendeja
sitl4ly 3 years ago 4
Why would they train to become a prostitues. Get the facts right lady.
ANBUKakashiH 3 years ago
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angelofdeath782 4 years ago
if i saw one in the dark i'd run!! scary white make up...they remind me of the grudge
dollarbillzyo 4 years ago
Oh please. They're just overrated whores. Whores who can dance, play instruments, and engage in conversation, sure... But still whores.
MastaRikta 4 years ago
their beauty its complete because they are smart and cute, i mean the perfect woman... i would like to marry one
codornizkid 4 years ago
geisha are amazing
tekunoredii 4 years ago
their not as pretty as the geishas
in "memoirs of a geisha" :(
LAVID4LOC4 4 years ago
"Memoirs" is complete fiction. The woman on whom the writer based the story actually sued him because he completely twisted everything she told him.
Terraphim 4 years ago 5
I wouldn't be seduced by a woman in clown makeup.
divine0enigma 4 years ago 4
I live in Japan and I am afraid of geishas
ooJEToo 4 years ago
why ou are afraid of them ?
djgravity268 4 years ago
yes why?
dollarbillzyo 4 years ago
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wow she s a whore
loxinder 4 years ago
Just a elite hooker! Nothing alse. hehe im just joking. But the hooker dont need any traning, much easier. hehe No no, geisha good girls . ;)
bvdasterovic 4 years ago 2
cool
slayowns 4 years ago
i have never been to Japan, but as an Artist, its on the top of my list. Japanese people are so creative, sensitive and intelligent. I love the culture and i welcome what they bring to Europe and north america
flashbuddy2 4 years ago 4
Interesting! I should show this to my mum and prove to her that Geisha's are NOT prostitutes.
FantasmaLuna666 4 years ago 3
What a waste, I would love for you to introduce me to your mum!
I wouls love to prove to her that I am not a gigalo!
uni000ver000sal 4 years ago
Japan was the best place ever, I went to kyoto and never saw a geisha but me and my friend were dressed up as geisha for a reward ceremony (so were the other girls) and the boys were dressed as samauri. I saw some monks. I love japan cant wait to go back!
PinkPrincessBlu 4 years ago 2
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lol look at that trash faces its like shit of my dog and y those eyes r freaking long???
airsoftguy55 4 years ago
excuse me but i believe 'shit' it brown not white..stuuupid imbecile and err of course their eyes are 'freaking' long because they are 'freaking' japanese you bozo dont you know anything about the world? stupid person
DerangedFather 4 years ago 2
banister74 is obviously over the age of 30, I am, too, but I would prefer to let this small spelling problem slide. After all, I understand what was said, and isnt that the important thing?
tiger550 4 years ago 3
It's a whole different culture to the west, no one should judge, we don't have the equivalent here. I find it fascinating that a woman would put herself through all this diciplin in this day and age.
merciasound 4 years ago 6
well i appreciate you say that about my culture but yeah!
ichirootaniguchi 4 years ago
I love Japan and the Japanese culture, and hope to return soon, later this year.
merciasound 4 years ago
me too! I miss it, the Japanese are so kind and welcoming, the whole place is beautiful. I went to urakawa and kyoto. what about you?
PinkPrincessBlu 4 years ago
hmm i think countries should keep their culture and dicepline to be honest, if they were all the same the world would be very boooring and i think they should dress differently tooo
DerangedFather 4 years ago 4
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Those are some really ugly women. Painting them only makes them look like comic book creatures.
Dark13 4 years ago
Nonodont, I think you're the one that's not too bright. You started your sentence with 'there' (should have been they're) and instead of writing 'too' you wrote 'to'. 'Cuz' isn't a real word, I actually don't know what that means. Oh, and when you start a sentence, use a capital letter you dumb piece of shit. Shit is another word for poo (you probably didn't know that). Another thing, normal people put two spaces between a full stop and a new sentence.
banister7459 4 years ago
Your killing me
donotfret 4 years ago
Hitler was a gangsta!!! yeah niga!!!!
triggadigga 4 years ago
???????im German and i think Hitler is a: fucking son of a bitching sukcing bastarding assholing.....................................
i cant talk probably im so fucking furious about hitler
46rfhyg 4 years ago
shut up
fatbuu3800 4 years ago
Great, another educated eloquent subscriber!
uni000ver000sal 4 years ago 3
what has hitler got to do with anything
DerangedFather 4 years ago
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He fucked badly! If he didn't, your wife would be dressed in a kimono and eating whale meat!
Please send photo of wife!
uni000ver000sal 4 years ago
your such an asshole
janegaspar 4 years ago
Would you like to marry me and come to live in Australia!
There are a lot of Filipinos here!
uni000ver000sal 4 years ago
hmmm i dont know what ye are going on about i can see you are more deranged than me
DerangedFather 3 years ago
I bet you are?
Now you have to speak english rathern than german!
Imagined if you guys had won! We would be hailing in german rathern than singing our national anthem in english!
Suckers!
uni000ver000sal 4 years ago
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Who cares about Japs and their way of life!
They don't respect our rights to have a whale Sanctuary in the Southern Oceans, (NOT the northern, yes the Southern).
So who fucking cares about some weird sheila drssed up in some clown clothes!
uni000ver000sal 4 years ago
NUKE THE WHALES!
ATFGOONSQUAD08 4 years ago