@DragonOfQin Lol i thought it was kind of ironic too! the director was American and the main role was a Chinese person, the only Japanese guy was that one guy that she fell in love with
@BaileyBlurbs They didn't. Let me guess, you watched Memoirs of a Geisha and actually believed it? Maiko pay back their learning expences with the money they earn on the Ozashiki parties.
@BaileyBlurbs let me just reassure you that real Geishas don't sell their body but their skills. After the World War when American troops occupied Japan, they refer to street walkers who were dressed in Kimonos as "geisha girls" and from then on there was the stereotype that made everyone think Geishas were prostitutes. I can promise you, hours of studying East Asian culture , about 8 classes JUST on Japan, i can promise you they aren't prostitutes.
Geiko do not and never did prostitute themselfs. Sexual activity is not part of the profession at all. Search for other type of information other then the missleading Novel Memoirs of a Geisha which is written by a American man who knows 0 about Geiko and Maiko. Who was suided by a Geiko by writting so many lies about the profession. Google Oiran if you want to fantazise about prostitutes with painted faces.
@EtsukoKagai It depended on the era if sex happened or not. And even then, you didn't pay for sex, you paid for company, it was only if the ladies wanted to that they did. But you know about Oiran, which rocks.
@EtsukoKagai You said "Who was suided by a Geiko by writting so many lies about the profession." I guess you mean Mineko Iwasaki. Could you tell me what are the lies in her book please ? I have read it, so I'm interested to know, thank you.
@stefaneko26 Sorry for the bad english. It was "sue". Because Arthur got the "sue" from Mineko Iwasaki. Because there were things he wrote that were not true to what Mineko Iwasaki explained. I am a fan of Geisha a Life myself. And there is a big difference between both books when it comes to education. And the lies I was speaking about were not the ones in her book but the ones by Arthur. I should have used missconception thought. Your welcome.
one thing that anoyed me about memiors of a geisha is that arthur golden said that miyagawa cho was the prostitute district and didnt even bother to check if it actully was
@willfox12345 No. they do not. That was a ritualistic practice that does not really go on anymore. The Geisha and Maiko are not forced into it like before, but they are still in strict protocols and the like.
@darkfire2you Short answer: If you're not Japanese, the chances are so low you might as well consider it impossible. There have been a few foreigners that have worked as geisha, but it's very difficult even for Japanese girls to enter the profession, let alone a foreigner.
@Kinvishi Actually, there have been three documented (Liza Dalby, Fiona Graham, and Eve whose last name I don't know) and there are rumors of Russian women who did it in the past. Though, if you're only counting the documented women who have become geisha WITHOUT the intention of doing it for research, then that one person would be Eve, who currently works in Anjo. Dalby and Graham both did it for research.
@chissprincess Liza Dably was never a Geisha; she was never accepted into the sisterhood. She only "played the part" for research. As for Fiona, her original intent was for research- but that idea seems to have soon faded; regardless, it seems her career MAY come to an end soon. :) As for Eve, could you please give me more info on her? I'm very interested; googled and found no luck...
wooooooooooohooooooooooooooo weeaboooooooooooos/ what irks me is your fasination with that shit but back in united states its all hate for the asians here. SHIT
@spongebobbing domo arigato gozaimasu ! i remembered after i closed out haha. i was singing along with the video and i was like " how do i know the lyrics?" haha
@chissprincess im saying because it is natural for a guy to see someone attractive and think sexual things. i wasent thinking there are prostitutes, i was looking at them as extreamly exotic and attractive women. one may think that you you kinda feel a little sexual attraction to them, but for some reason i cant look at them as such. it is like looking at walking art. but from the look at your name, you must be a homosexual and i dont know what you would think.
Foreigners are very arrogant in Japan..... When I visited japan...I had to smash a drunk Aussie harrassing a local.....This bad gaijin shit, ruins it for the rest of us who respect and want enjoy the japanese culture.
Whoa, Geisha are very beautiful! And they seem nice and polite! But anyone doesn't like people to harass them in the street.-.- THAT IS A VERY GOD IDEA PATROL PEOPLE FOR THE GEISHA.
Actually, back in the day married women wore the obi tied in the front, and is the tayuu/orian was a "wife for the night" she wore her obi tied in the front. Not that it was actually easier to take on and off! That's a bit of folklore.
I see you are a Korean.You have posted over 300 abusive comments about Japan and the Japanese people on the internet. We researched what some Koreans, like you, are posting insincere comments about the Japanese while pretending to be a different person and belonging to a different race: sometimes Chinese, American or even Japanese. Stop your mind-control games, put on for foreign people in the world. You should stop seeing Japanese topics and don't have any relations with Japan.
I'm really scared about the geisha culture dying out. At the same time though I'm wondering if it should remain only a part of history to maintain its purity.. I've been to Kyoto but after reading Memoirs of a Geisha, I really want to go again. I find the world so magical.
unties easily but is heavy +the wig also/+the shoes v.uncomfortable-cant even walk properly/make up +is scary /their role is 2flater men(no is not about sex but more like escorts or 2 be more exact like those "ballet"bars with "consomation"where girls dance in group + can then seat in your table as long as you pay 1 fake drink for her every 20-30 min so that u can chat and have a female company)
the new pillows they use look much more comfortable then the old ones. (ei like the one Sayuri uses in Memiors of a geisha). Ouch that would hurt my neck. but the pilowie one at the beginging doen't look so bad.
Japan is always good at lying and deceiving. Geishas are prostitutes and their kimono dresses were specially made so that it's easy to have sex without difficulties taking clothes off and putting it back on.
@YanZhao8 yusukekawadasamurai=japankamikazewarrior=BinggenWu=YanZhao8,the same shitty dirty rat&cat&dog eating stinky kimchi korean pretending as Japanese and Chinese!
@YanZhao8 Those are the oiran. You can tell which one's which because the oiran's obi were tied in the front. It's a whole lot easier tying things in the front if you're going to be taking them on and off, isn't it?
@YanZhao8 Those are the oiran. You can tell which one's which because the oiran's obi were tied in the front. It's a whole lot easier tying things in the front if you're going to be taking them on and off, isn't it? And, back in the day, everyone wore kimono.
Lived in Japan for 3 years but I still find Japan so elusive and enchanting. Not the garish neon and haphazard houses of Tokyo but this quiet, traditional culture. An amazing country and culture.
I don't mean to be inconsiderate, but I'm not upset that this art is dying. New, beautiful Japanese arts are certainly replacing it. Not to mention that the history of geishas is wrought with sexism. There were times when women were sold into geisha houses and points where girls as young as 13 sold their virginity. I know that a part of being a geisha that involve traditional dance and song, but another big part of it is and has been the objectification of women.
why don't they change their dances like doing some break dances. Just kidding but my point here is they should adapt the changes in the modern society. Just my opinion.
@GRAVYRAQUEPz not modern society, what you're referring to is the society of the west, not every country is like America, UK etc and not every country is ready to take the culture of other countries like the Philipines
@GRAVYRAQUEPz That is my point. What makes you think that break dancing is what is "modern"? just because a something isn't your culture doesn't mean that your culture is what is modern and the rest of the world should conform to it. Do not be close minded about how diverse this world is...
@deztructicus Because break dancing happens in different places not only in western country.... and It just existing like not so long ago so its new... maybe a modern for me is something new.... so never generelize something that you think in your mind is the absolute...
@deztructicus What in my statement that makes you think that I am a close minded..... I dont get your point of view of me being a close minded person..... please kindly explain it thoroughly
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Well you're wrong about break dancing being new, the dance is based on the movements of the martial art (capoeria) created by African slaves brought to Brazil. That was what most of them used to fight the Portuguese and escape during the slave trade so no its not exactly a new thing.
Secondly being something "new" doesn't exactly mean it is "culture". Expecting someone to replace their cultural dance cuz YOU believe something is new is what is close-minded.
@deztructicus Capoeira is copoeria and break dance is break dance, but the origin of break dance doesn't derived or came from Copoeria. Break dances came from the streets somewhere in North America and street people from said place where using it as an act of battle same as copoeria but not as a form of rebellion but it is for fighting for your innovative dance moves.
@deztructicus Capoeria or BreakDance do not exist in Japan before Gieisha dances were made. Also culture for me is what a group of people believes in, In the new generation of Japan, those people are engaged of break dancing because that is what most of the new generation interest in.... But I'm not saying that the Geisha culture is existing anymore but These new generation have more of interest in those "new stuffs" So this "NEW" things are a culture
@GRAVYRAQUEPz You're greatly mistaken about capoeria and break dancing. Go look it up and inform yourself of the history of the two instead of just hear-say that you get everywhere.
Also You seem to act like you know a lot about Japan... Have you been there? do you even know anyone from Japan?
When I say Japan I don't mean Tokyo or the tourist areas. I mean other districts that aren't decorated or put for show for the purpose of tourist attraction...
@deztructicus How can you say that someone who is accepting a NEW ideas or way of living is a close-minded... though I also practicing the old custom of my country....
@GRAVYRAQUEPz IT seems you're not reading what i'm saying... What i called close minded was the fact that just because YOU believe something is "new culture" or whatever, these people practicing this art should "change" that is close minded not to mention kinda silly reason...
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Not acceptiing? not fitted for today? do you hear yourself?
These people never said they hate newly originated art. However they're doing what they have passion for. They are not downplaying any other art just doing what appeals to them. Unlike you who is saying that what they're doing isn't good enough. You're starting to say a lot of dumb things now...
@deztructicus My point here is Becoming a geisha is not an interest of the females groups in Japan.... They are more career oriented.... So maybe our conflict is not that connected because our point of view of this video.......
"Becoming a geisha is not an interest of the females groups in Japan.... They are more career oriented"
By that logic it is either immplying that since being a gerisha isn't female interest break dancing is OR that you consider breakdancing a career siince you say the women are career oriented and do career-like activities....
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Lemme just clear something up to you. I have been a capoeria artist since i was 8. That ultimately led me to break dancing till today since the movements are very similar. I'm saying this to let you know I LOVE BREAKDANCING WITH ALL MY HEART! however I love art as a whole, and i don't believe that people should stop what they believe as art because I believe my art is superior, I respect their art, and pray they preserve it. If I say they should stop and use mine, its closeminded.
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Adaptation is a choice, not a must. It is close-minded to think that these peopel should change becuase YOU adopted another culture and because YOU expect everyone else to adopt it too....
@GRAVYRAQUEPz What you just said is like saying they should start adding rap to opera shows (lol opera shows are too boring for that! XD)... even though i don't like opera i understand The art doesn't work that way and i won't expect them to add an element of rap to it just because i like it. These geishas dont' need to add anything to this.
@deztructicus then, what are you? are you not what you were referring at me? I mean these people who accept new way of living are existing lets recent ourselves to reality those people exist so never use that phrase (CLOSE_MINDED)....
@GRAVYRAQUEPz It seems you're too close minded to understand me...
you constantly refer to this way of living as "new" and seem to believe because a sub-set of people have accepted this way of life everyone else who hasn't or doesn't show interest is wrong.
There is nothing wrong with you not find the dance appealing. However saying that they should change to something that YOU find appealing IS CLOSE MINDED!!!
geez! do you know how to read? its like you're not seeing anything i'm saying...
@deztructicus Aw, also dance battles do not only exist in Brazil... In our country there is also a Dance combats and that culture of ours existed before the Portugese discovered Brazil or Spain Discovered ours..... So don't like, I said earlier , don't generalize something that you think is absolute..... And that culture of ours don't originate from Brazil..... And yes it is like a combat dance same as Capoeria and BreakDance
@GRAVYRAQUEPz I said they originated from Brazil, not that they only exist there. Read closely.
I know not if your country had dance combats or not, however i do know for a FACT that non of the dances your country did were breakdancing. Do you have any proof that breakdancing didn't originate from capoeria? IF you don't then you're just arguing blindly. Show me your proof for what you think...
In Japan, Do you know what Kimonos were used for? The Geishas wear them. It's a dress made for easier access to have sexual intercourse from behind, they were basically prostitutes, more like comfort women for Japanese soldiers
please stop posting comments about this to me i don't feel strongly enough about it to argue the point, its simply my opinion i am expressing and if you want to do the same thing then great just please don't post it to me thank you
@hoihoibeat i know it's illegal sweetie and thats why its not spoken out about or broadcast on international tv but that does not mean that it does not still happen. do you seriously think that the houses would spend so much money on making them into the perfect geish, schooling them buying their beautiful and extremely expensive kimonos and obe's, make up, hairdressers and not forgetting feeding and watering them everyday for years before they earn money even if they get a sponsor what do you
@kirstyana actually had you done your research you would have found that the difference between geisha and maiko is that maiko becomes geisha after selling their virginity to the highest bidder... selling sex is prostitution it doesn't matter how much make-up your wearing or songs your singing or ping pong balls your pinging its all the same, its illegal!!!
@kirstyana actually had you done your research you would have found that the difference between geisha and maiko is that maiko becomes geisha after selling their virginity to the highest bidder... selling sex is prostitution it doesn't matter how much make-up your wearing or songs your singing or ping pong balls your pinging its all the same, its illegal!!!
@xXxShashxXx Well I believe they do not sell their mizuage anymore. I think that has changed over the years in Japan. And just because prostitution is illegal in AMERICA doesn't mean it's illegal in other countries.
@hoihoibeat do you seriously think that the houses would spend so much money on making them into the perfect geish, schooling them buying their beautiful and extremely expensive kimonos and obe's, make up, hairdressers and not forgetting feeding and watering them everyday for years before they earn money even if they get a sponsor what do you think they give in response for their generosity? a lifetime of friendship? they have wives for that!
wow I have never seen women so beautiful and graceful in all my life. Japan may have many dirty little secrets but their few flowers have out shined their evil deeds.
BS.So u d like 2 have" flirting men" as your regular job????because thats what it is (except u train5years so that u can do it in Japan and be called a Geisha)you ll have to sweet talk each+every of our clients which is unatural since we usually flirt those we really like
I fear Geisha will soon be extinct in my lifetime. They are a novelty for tourist to be gawked at. As the older generation dies out, the younger businessmen will find other forms of more modern entertainment. Eventually, they're won't even be real geisha, just actresses who play them.
@sylviaxbear haha that´s not true, I think you watched too much MOAG :3 They don't do that. By the way, there aren't maikos that are 13 year old xD when those girls are 13 they are shikomi-san :3 not maiko xD.
They are not auctioned off - modern Maiko start at the age of 15 in any case. In the olden days misu-age may have been practiced and some modern Geisha do seem to have Danna - but don’t confuse pre WWII with modern Maiko and Geisha. Arthur Golden’s book is A) a titillating NOVEL for entertainment and B) is about pre WWII Geisha traditions.
There are some excellent books which get a bit closer to the truth start by reading the books by Leslie Downer and Liza Dalby (sp)
I want to try! I'm fascinated with all types of culture and will never limit myself to anything! I wish I could mix all cultures around me! It's beautiful!!
i am a canadain i find that the geisha are absolutely beautiful. i one day hope to go to japan an see them in person. There like a elegant flower you should always admire an never pick.
How can Ayano be just a first year maiko last year?She is already wears ofuku,which means she has been a maiko for at least 3 years. Something is not good.
She is not a Geisha she is a senior Maiko, if you know the difference you could never mistake one for the other.
arbide3 1 month ago
i bet people wait for geishas to come out to take pictures
H3mia 1 month ago
Japs are ugly. They need chinese women like Gong Li and Zhang ZiYi to be Geishas. LOL!
DragonOfQin 1 month ago
@DragonOfQin Lol i thought it was kind of ironic too! the director was American and the main role was a Chinese person, the only Japanese guy was that one guy that she fell in love with
MissMermaidAriel 3 weeks ago
Geisha means artist NOT prostitute...remember that.
animelove2021 2 months ago 8
@animelove2021 an artist that basically prostitutes
BaileyBlurbs 1 month ago
@BaileyBlurbs How?. Do you even KNOW what a prostitute is? A geisha has NO sexual relations with her clients.
Besides, prostitution is illegal in Japan.
xRinRinSignal 1 month ago
@xRinRinSignal lol they did before...dont get mad bcuz they paid of their "tuition" with sex
BaileyBlurbs 4 weeks ago
@BaileyBlurbs They didn't. Let me guess, you watched Memoirs of a Geisha and actually believed it? Maiko pay back their learning expences with the money they earn on the Ozashiki parties.
xRinRinSignal 4 weeks ago
@xRinRinSignal No I've read books and watched countless documentaries
BaileyBlurbs 3 weeks ago
@BaileyBlurbs Then you should know what an Oiran and Tayuu is. There was no point in geisha prostituting if Tayuu and Oiran existed.
xRinRinSignal 3 weeks ago
@BaileyBlurbs let me just reassure you that real Geishas don't sell their body but their skills. After the World War when American troops occupied Japan, they refer to street walkers who were dressed in Kimonos as "geisha girls" and from then on there was the stereotype that made everyone think Geishas were prostitutes. I can promise you, hours of studying East Asian culture , about 8 classes JUST on Japan, i can promise you they aren't prostitutes.
MissMermaidAriel 3 weeks ago 2
Geiko do not and never did prostitute themselfs. Sexual activity is not part of the profession at all. Search for other type of information other then the missleading Novel Memoirs of a Geisha which is written by a American man who knows 0 about Geiko and Maiko. Who was suided by a Geiko by writting so many lies about the profession. Google Oiran if you want to fantazise about prostitutes with painted faces.
EtsukoKagai 2 months ago in playlist Geisha documentaries
@EtsukoKagai It depended on the era if sex happened or not. And even then, you didn't pay for sex, you paid for company, it was only if the ladies wanted to that they did. But you know about Oiran, which rocks.
Carveus666 2 months ago
@EtsukoKagai You said "Who was suided by a Geiko by writting so many lies about the profession." I guess you mean Mineko Iwasaki. Could you tell me what are the lies in her book please ? I have read it, so I'm interested to know, thank you.
stefaneko26 1 month ago
@stefaneko26 Sorry for the bad english. It was "sue". Because Arthur got the "sue" from Mineko Iwasaki. Because there were things he wrote that were not true to what Mineko Iwasaki explained. I am a fan of Geisha a Life myself. And there is a big difference between both books when it comes to education. And the lies I was speaking about were not the ones in her book but the ones by Arthur. I should have used missconception thought. Your welcome.
EtsukoKagai 1 month ago
This docu. series angles too hard for controversy. It lacks balance and the effect of the real.
krane121 3 months ago
GUYS, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND. THEY DONT PROSTITUTE THEMSELVES ANYMORE. THEY DID WAYYYYYYY BACK THEN. but now they have rules and regulations.
plaidword 4 months ago
one thing that anoyed me about memiors of a geisha is that arthur golden said that miyagawa cho was the prostitute district and didnt even bother to check if it actully was
tumblefan101 4 months ago
I couldn't help but think Mulan at 5:42 ^_^. Geisha are beautiful. I'd love to be one, I wonder if they welcome foreigners?
animelove2021 7 months ago
@animelove2021 Mulan was China... And they really don't...
Carveus666 2 months ago 2
@Carveus666 No shit lol
animelove2021 2 months ago
@animelove2021 Mulan is China you piece of shit.
DragonOfQin 1 month ago
Do they still make the apprentice geishas prostitute themselves before becoming geisha?
willfox12345 7 months ago
@willfox12345 No. they do not. That was a ritualistic practice that does not really go on anymore. The Geisha and Maiko are not forced into it like before, but they are still in strict protocols and the like.
AutumnAlchemist 7 months ago
@willfox12345
No. That's a crime for business.
director0kala 6 months ago
but the website is in japanese.. i had a look..:(
TheGeishakat 7 months ago
@TheGeishakat Well if you'd want to be one you'd have to know Japanese now wouldn't you?
HeartShapedGlassez14 6 months ago
@TheGeishakat
just use google translate.
cakestalker 6 months ago
how can u become a geisha?
I really want to be one
darkfire2you 8 months ago
@darkfire2you Short answer: If you're not Japanese, the chances are so low you might as well consider it impossible. There have been a few foreigners that have worked as geisha, but it's very difficult even for Japanese girls to enter the profession, let alone a foreigner.
chissprincess 8 months ago
@chissprincess only one foreign woman has ever done it
Kinvishi 7 months ago
@Kinvishi Actually, there have been three documented (Liza Dalby, Fiona Graham, and Eve whose last name I don't know) and there are rumors of Russian women who did it in the past. Though, if you're only counting the documented women who have become geisha WITHOUT the intention of doing it for research, then that one person would be Eve, who currently works in Anjo. Dalby and Graham both did it for research.
chissprincess 7 months ago 2
@chissprincess Liza Dably was never a Geisha; she was never accepted into the sisterhood. She only "played the part" for research. As for Fiona, her original intent was for research- but that idea seems to have soon faded; regardless, it seems her career MAY come to an end soon. :) As for Eve, could you please give me more info on her? I'm very interested; googled and found no luck...
Buziikon 7 months ago
awww shes realy pretty like a doll youd put in a glass case look but dont touch
freacls 8 months ago
Sooooo, can only men be a geisha's client?
Because; I'm not a lesbian or anything; but I would totally love to just have a chat with a geisha, and have her perform for me.
kuragehime7 8 months ago 4
@kuragehime7 No. Women can hire geisha too.
chissprincess 8 months ago
@kuragehime7 NO women can be entertained by them . such as teas and dance as well
Kinvishi 7 months ago
@kuragehime7 I don't know if anyone has responded to you but yes, women can be geisha's clients too. It's not all that uncommon anymore, actually.
SukoshiKoneko 1 month ago
@kuragehime7 Yes, women can be customers of geisha too.
stefaneko26 1 month ago
wooooooooooohooooooooooooooo weeaboooooooooooos/ what irks me is your fasination with that shit but back in united states its all hate for the asians here. SHIT
MrSlla222 8 months ago
does anyone kno0w the name of the background music?
kalebcabe1996 8 months ago in playlist japanese geisha
@kalebcabe1996 It's 'Sakura, Sakura', a popular traditional Japanese folk song.
spongebobbing 8 months ago
@spongebobbing domo arigato gozaimasu ! i remembered after i closed out haha. i was singing along with the video and i was like " how do i know the lyrics?" haha
kalebcabe1996 8 months ago
there beautiful, but it is very hard to imagine anything sexual. idk why?
88pie88 9 months ago
@88pie88 They aren't prostitutes, so imagining sexual things wouldn't get you very far anyway.
chissprincess 8 months ago
@chissprincess im saying because it is natural for a guy to see someone attractive and think sexual things. i wasent thinking there are prostitutes, i was looking at them as extreamly exotic and attractive women. one may think that you you kinda feel a little sexual attraction to them, but for some reason i cant look at them as such. it is like looking at walking art. but from the look at your name, you must be a homosexual and i dont know what you would think.
88pie88 8 months ago
Foreigners are very arrogant in Japan..... When I visited japan...I had to smash a drunk Aussie harrassing a local.....This bad gaijin shit, ruins it for the rest of us who respect and want enjoy the japanese culture.
kishaba1980 9 months ago
@kishaba1980 Lol, sure you did buddy.
willfox12345 8 months ago
@willfox12345 kill yourself :)
kishaba1980 7 months ago
@kishaba1980 HAI, KISHABA SENPAI.
willfox12345 7 months ago
Whoa, Geisha are very beautiful! And they seem nice and polite! But anyone doesn't like people to harass them in the street.-.- THAT IS A VERY GOD IDEA PATROL PEOPLE FOR THE GEISHA.
Abc123greeneemily 9 months ago
wow i think i might fall of those shoes at 1:19
GTYmassive 10 months ago
they're so pretty :)
biganimefangirl 1 year ago
@Sotkai11 Really? What's her name?
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago
And so nice to see Fukuya-san and Ayano-san and hear them talk for once!!
AyilanaEien 1 year ago
Actually, back in the day married women wore the obi tied in the front, and is the tayuu/orian was a "wife for the night" she wore her obi tied in the front. Not that it was actually easier to take on and off! That's a bit of folklore.
AyilanaEien 1 year ago
@YanZhao8,
I see you are a Korean.You have posted over 300 abusive comments about Japan and the Japanese people on the internet. We researched what some Koreans, like you, are posting insincere comments about the Japanese while pretending to be a different person and belonging to a different race: sometimes Chinese, American or even Japanese. Stop your mind-control games, put on for foreign people in the world. You should stop seeing Japanese topics and don't have any relations with Japan.
Mickey44421 1 year ago
I'm really scared about the geisha culture dying out. At the same time though I'm wondering if it should remain only a part of history to maintain its purity.. I've been to Kyoto but after reading Memoirs of a Geisha, I really want to go again. I find the world so magical.
FallenG0d 1 year ago
i found interesting they fear the crisis /of course ..when u spend so much energy on learning self-torture your price will go up
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delagrazia 1 year ago
unties easily but is heavy +the wig also/+the shoes v.uncomfortable-cant even walk properly/make up +is scary /their role is 2flater men(no is not about sex but more like escorts or 2 be more exact like those "ballet"bars with "consomation"where girls dance in group + can then seat in your table as long as you pay 1 fake drink for her every 20-30 min so that u can chat and have a female company)
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delagrazia 1 year ago
the new pillows they use look much more comfortable then the old ones. (ei like the one Sayuri uses in Memiors of a geisha). Ouch that would hurt my neck. but the pilowie one at the beginging doen't look so bad.
eburel506 1 year ago
We live in such a sick world that a video about these beautiful women is interrupted by a poor Pizza commercial.... !!! No style.
MrRagtimer 1 year ago
Japan is always good at lying and deceiving. Geishas are prostitutes and their kimono dresses were specially made so that it's easy to have sex without difficulties taking clothes off and putting it back on.
YanZhao8 1 year ago
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@YanZhao8 yusukekawadasamurai=japankamikazewarrior=BinggenWu=YanZhao8,the same shitty dirty rat&cat&dog eating stinky kimchi korean pretending as Japanese and Chinese!
yourtestimonial 1 year ago
@YanZhao8 Those are the oiran. You can tell which one's which because the oiran's obi were tied in the front. It's a whole lot easier tying things in the front if you're going to be taking them on and off, isn't it?
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago
@YanZhao8 Those are the oiran. You can tell which one's which because the oiran's obi were tied in the front. It's a whole lot easier tying things in the front if you're going to be taking them on and off, isn't it? And, back in the day, everyone wore kimono.
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago
@YanZhao8 have you actually researched how long it really takes to both put on and take off their clothing...?
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago
Lived in Japan for 3 years but I still find Japan so elusive and enchanting. Not the garish neon and haphazard houses of Tokyo but this quiet, traditional culture. An amazing country and culture.
mixedgrain 1 year ago
kimono is designed in a way where single stroke can remove the dress from the girl's body
AllstarHunE 1 year ago
@AllstarHunE well, not really cause there are so many layers tied underneath.
bigbuggie5 1 year ago
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no the garment itself unties in a single motion
AllstarHunE 1 year ago
she's so pretty
partybunnies 1 year ago
the Geisha are so beautiful it be so sad too see them vanish they must be preseirved
freacls 1 year ago
And Mamesome @ 5:18!
attackofdameepits 1 year ago
AHHHH AYANO!!! Shes one of my favourites!
attackofdameepits 1 year ago
Whats the name of the site? Its my dream to be a geisha..
XxFaelinexX 1 year ago
I don't mean to be inconsiderate, but I'm not upset that this art is dying. New, beautiful Japanese arts are certainly replacing it. Not to mention that the history of geishas is wrought with sexism. There were times when women were sold into geisha houses and points where girls as young as 13 sold their virginity. I know that a part of being a geisha that involve traditional dance and song, but another big part of it is and has been the objectification of women.
cecilecancer 1 year ago
why don't they change their dances like doing some break dances. Just kidding but my point here is they should adapt the changes in the modern society. Just my opinion.
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz not modern society, what you're referring to is the society of the west, not every country is like America, UK etc and not every country is ready to take the culture of other countries like the Philipines
deztructicus 1 year ago
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GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus Im only reffering to the society "inside Japan" not the western land
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz That is my point. What makes you think that break dancing is what is "modern"? just because a something isn't your culture doesn't mean that your culture is what is modern and the rest of the world should conform to it. Do not be close minded about how diverse this world is...
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus Because break dancing happens in different places not only in western country.... and It just existing like not so long ago so its new... maybe a modern for me is something new.... so never generelize something that you think in your mind is the absolute...
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GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus What in my statement that makes you think that I am a close minded..... I dont get your point of view of me being a close minded person..... please kindly explain it thoroughly
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Well you're wrong about break dancing being new, the dance is based on the movements of the martial art (capoeria) created by African slaves brought to Brazil. That was what most of them used to fight the Portuguese and escape during the slave trade so no its not exactly a new thing.
Secondly being something "new" doesn't exactly mean it is "culture". Expecting someone to replace their cultural dance cuz YOU believe something is new is what is close-minded.
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus Capoeira is copoeria and break dance is break dance, but the origin of break dance doesn't derived or came from Copoeria. Break dances came from the streets somewhere in North America and street people from said place where using it as an act of battle same as copoeria but not as a form of rebellion but it is for fighting for your innovative dance moves.
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus Capoeria or BreakDance do not exist in Japan before Gieisha dances were made. Also culture for me is what a group of people believes in, In the new generation of Japan, those people are engaged of break dancing because that is what most of the new generation interest in.... But I'm not saying that the Geisha culture is existing anymore but These new generation have more of interest in those "new stuffs" So this "NEW" things are a culture
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz You're greatly mistaken about capoeria and break dancing. Go look it up and inform yourself of the history of the two instead of just hear-say that you get everywhere.
Also You seem to act like you know a lot about Japan... Have you been there? do you even know anyone from Japan?
When I say Japan I don't mean Tokyo or the tourist areas. I mean other districts that aren't decorated or put for show for the purpose of tourist attraction...
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus Japan is not a decoration and I never focus on Japan, I focused on Geisha, a culture that is in fading according to this video
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus What in my statement that you said that I greatly mistaken about Capoeria and break dance..... Are you the creator of those arts?
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus How can you say that someone who is accepting a NEW ideas or way of living is a close-minded... though I also practicing the old custom of my country....
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz IT seems you're not reading what i'm saying... What i called close minded was the fact that just because YOU believe something is "new culture" or whatever, these people practicing this art should "change" that is close minded not to mention kinda silly reason...
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GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Not acceptiing? not fitted for today? do you hear yourself?
These people never said they hate newly originated art. However they're doing what they have passion for. They are not downplaying any other art just doing what appeals to them. Unlike you who is saying that what they're doing isn't good enough. You're starting to say a lot of dumb things now...
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus My point here is Becoming a geisha is not an interest of the females groups in Japan.... They are more career oriented.... So maybe our conflict is not that connected because our point of view of this video.......
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz lol so you're implying being a geisha isn't a carrer however breakdancing is? your logic is interesting xD
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus They Giesha and Break Dance is not a career
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus Break dance is not a career. Being Geisha and doing break dance is an art not a career.
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Then why did you say
"Becoming a geisha is not an interest of the females groups in Japan.... They are more career oriented"
By that logic it is either immplying that since being a gerisha isn't female interest break dancing is OR that you consider breakdancing a career siince you say the women are career oriented and do career-like activities....
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus Please kindly revise your reply... I cannot understand it
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus Like I said Break dance Is an art not a career
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus i think you adding words that I did not wrote . you might altering or misinterpret what I said
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Lemme just clear something up to you. I have been a capoeria artist since i was 8. That ultimately led me to break dancing till today since the movements are very similar. I'm saying this to let you know I LOVE BREAKDANCING WITH ALL MY HEART! however I love art as a whole, and i don't believe that people should stop what they believe as art because I believe my art is superior, I respect their art, and pray they preserve it. If I say they should stop and use mine, its closeminded.
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus So the word "adaptation" is something unproductive
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz Adaptation is a choice, not a must. It is close-minded to think that these peopel should change becuase YOU adopted another culture and because YOU expect everyone else to adopt it too....
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GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus I never said to stop what they belived in but they should add up something that will spice up their art
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz What you just said is like saying they should start adding rap to opera shows (lol opera shows are too boring for that! XD)... even though i don't like opera i understand The art doesn't work that way and i won't expect them to add an element of rap to it just because i like it. These geishas dont' need to add anything to this.
deztructicus 1 year ago
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@deztructicus Then let the dying art to die. Im giving an opinion that might help to prolong their existence
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GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@deztructicus Then again break dance added up with rap... I did not that those geisha should rap Lol
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz lool rapping geishas! XD haha I'd actually llike to see something like that :P
deztructicus 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz i found it... it looks terrible -__- /watch?v=f19Ou1heLGs&feature=related
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus You really adding up words or misreading my texts
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@deztructicus then, what are you? are you not what you were referring at me? I mean these people who accept new way of living are existing lets recent ourselves to reality those people exist so never use that phrase (CLOSE_MINDED)....
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz It seems you're too close minded to understand me...
you constantly refer to this way of living as "new" and seem to believe because a sub-set of people have accepted this way of life everyone else who hasn't or doesn't show interest is wrong.
There is nothing wrong with you not find the dance appealing. However saying that they should change to something that YOU find appealing IS CLOSE MINDED!!!
geez! do you know how to read? its like you're not seeing anything i'm saying...
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus Aw, also dance battles do not only exist in Brazil... In our country there is also a Dance combats and that culture of ours existed before the Portugese discovered Brazil or Spain Discovered ours..... So don't like, I said earlier , don't generalize something that you think is absolute..... And that culture of ours don't originate from Brazil..... And yes it is like a combat dance same as Capoeria and BreakDance
GRAVYRAQUEPz 1 year ago
@GRAVYRAQUEPz I said they originated from Brazil, not that they only exist there. Read closely.
I know not if your country had dance combats or not, however i do know for a FACT that non of the dances your country did were breakdancing. Do you have any proof that breakdancing didn't originate from capoeria? IF you don't then you're just arguing blindly. Show me your proof for what you think...
(i'll show you proof too if you need)
deztructicus 1 year ago
@deztructicus Also correction to the second comment that I've post the new generation that I refer are those who are in Japan.
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Geishas are just Jap whores!
soopaflychic 1 year ago
@soopaflychic
Actually, that is a misunderstanding.
GrimIZ987 1 year ago
@soopaflychic what about it?
~proud meat eater XD
Burikami 1 year ago
@soopaflychic and you my good sir are stupid!
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In Japan, Do you know what Kimonos were used for? The Geishas wear them. It's a dress made for easier access to have sexual intercourse from behind, they were basically prostitutes, more like comfort women for Japanese soldiers
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ilovewii11 1 year ago
please stop posting comments about this to me i don't feel strongly enough about it to argue the point, its simply my opinion i am expressing and if you want to do the same thing then great just please don't post it to me thank you
xXxShashxXx 1 year ago
@hoihoibeat i know it's illegal sweetie and thats why its not spoken out about or broadcast on international tv but that does not mean that it does not still happen. do you seriously think that the houses would spend so much money on making them into the perfect geish, schooling them buying their beautiful and extremely expensive kimonos and obe's, make up, hairdressers and not forgetting feeding and watering them everyday for years before they earn money even if they get a sponsor what do you
xXxShashxXx 1 year ago
I hope after ten years, I f ever I will visit Kyoto, I hope I could still expect some Geisha walking around the streets :) ~
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@kirstyana actually had you done your research you would have found that the difference between geisha and maiko is that maiko becomes geisha after selling their virginity to the highest bidder... selling sex is prostitution it doesn't matter how much make-up your wearing or songs your singing or ping pong balls your pinging its all the same, its illegal!!!
xXxShashxXx 1 year ago
@kirstyana actually had you done your research you would have found that the difference between geisha and maiko is that maiko becomes geisha after selling their virginity to the highest bidder... selling sex is prostitution it doesn't matter how much make-up your wearing or songs your singing or ping pong balls your pinging its all the same, its illegal!!!
xXxShashxXx 1 year ago
@xXxShashxXx Well I believe they do not sell their mizuage anymore. I think that has changed over the years in Japan. And just because prostitution is illegal in AMERICA doesn't mean it's illegal in other countries.
HowAboutLauren 1 year ago
@xXxShashxXx before WW2 prostitution was legal. But it has long been banned. Now mizuage is just a tradition and Geisha's are just entertainers.
hoihoibeat 1 year ago
@hoihoibeat do you seriously think that the houses would spend so much money on making them into the perfect geish, schooling them buying their beautiful and extremely expensive kimonos and obe's, make up, hairdressers and not forgetting feeding and watering them everyday for years before they earn money even if they get a sponsor what do you think they give in response for their generosity? a lifetime of friendship? they have wives for that!
xXxShashxXx 1 year ago
wow I have never seen women so beautiful and graceful in all my life. Japan may have many dirty little secrets but their few flowers have out shined their evil deeds.
MrKillien 1 year ago 2
I wish I were Japanese so I could become a geisha...
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago 14
@CelebrianoLorien There have been white geisha..
KimonoHire 1 year ago
@KimonoHire As far as I know, there's only been one foreigner 'allowed' to become a geisha
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago
@CelebrianoLorien really, who?
CrAzYcUsIoNS 1 year ago
@CelebrianoLorien
BS.So u d like 2 have" flirting men" as your regular job????because thats what it is (except u train5years so that u can do it in Japan and be called a Geisha)you ll have to sweet talk each+every of our clients which is unatural since we usually flirt those we really like
delagrazia 1 year ago
@delagrazia It's a whole hell of a lot more than flirting. It was /entertaining/ the men and women that came in.
CelebrianoLorien 1 year ago
@CelebrianoLorien even a foreginer can become geisha. There is an Australian one in tokyo.
Sotkai11 1 year ago
@CelebrianoLorien Me too.......me too, so bad.
TokyoIchigo2010 1 year ago
I fear Geisha will soon be extinct in my lifetime. They are a novelty for tourist to be gawked at. As the older generation dies out, the younger businessmen will find other forms of more modern entertainment. Eventually, they're won't even be real geisha, just actresses who play them.
vetdetta 1 year ago
I wish I myself could become a maiko...then maybe one day a true geisha. But who am I kidding? I'm only a 19 year old American.
AntiAerith 1 year ago
@AntiAerith Actually you should start young
KimonoHire 1 year ago
gaga wants these shoes!
JimAquarious 1 year ago
no ); i never want geisha to die out <3
polarjeez 1 year ago 2
geisha's seem really elegant and cool ^^ i just can't believe when most are 13 they are aunctioned off to lose their virginity for money or something
sylviaxbear 1 year ago
@sylviaxbear haha that´s not true, I think you watched too much MOAG :3 They don't do that. By the way, there aren't maikos that are 13 year old xD when those girls are 13 they are shikomi-san :3 not maiko xD.
xxHartBrokenxx 1 year ago 2
@sylviaxbear This practice died out around 100 years ago and would now be very illegal in Japan.
KimonoHire 1 year ago
@sylviaxbear
They are not auctioned off - modern Maiko start at the age of 15 in any case. In the olden days misu-age may have been practiced and some modern Geisha do seem to have Danna - but don’t confuse pre WWII with modern Maiko and Geisha. Arthur Golden’s book is A) a titillating NOVEL for entertainment and B) is about pre WWII Geisha traditions.
There are some excellent books which get a bit closer to the truth start by reading the books by Leslie Downer and Liza Dalby (sp)
Jenny
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GenevieveHG 1 year ago
Geishas are very impressive. They're a living art.
kokoro111 1 year ago 26
"When the Geisha tradition dies, so will the culture of Japan." - Onoeh Kikushiro (Japanese Dance Master).
Aruchinjiru 1 year ago 4
I want to try! I'm fascinated with all types of culture and will never limit myself to anything! I wish I could mix all cultures around me! It's beautiful!!
kemawi13 1 year ago 3
i am a canadain i find that the geisha are absolutely beautiful. i one day hope to go to japan an see them in person. There like a elegant flower you should always admire an never pick.
sato0076 1 year ago 4
@sato0076 wow .... that is soooo true
faniste11 1 year ago
How can Ayano be just a first year maiko last year?She is already wears ofuku,which means she has been a maiko for at least 3 years. Something is not good.
Akashia14Moka 1 year ago
HELL they ar a PROUD to japan, people should understand that !!!!
lisakirara 1 year ago
i really don't want this to die out, geishas... fascinate me.
lamcoco1 1 year ago
why are their bow cover on the back!!!
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