Becoming a Geisha 1 (2005)

music at the end is from the band zero 7

I'm not sure if this is her name but the young lady the documentary is following, Niki (?)...I wonder how she departed from her family. How did she tell them she was going to drop out of school to become a geisha?

Because our country is less than three hundred years old. :P

They are Entertainers.

Question.... Were Geishas kind of like prostitutes or were they just dancers?

their not Prostitutes because they dont have sex with the men they meet.

Some women faked being Geisha and were prostitutes, but real Geisha are not. They are "artists," and professional hostess. They dance, paint, play music, perform, host high-scale parties, and hold to ancient traditions. Its more a lifestyle than a job.

spellbinding

Does anyone know if Yukina is still a Geisha? I got the impression from someone that she'd retired - but I'm not too confident about the source.

She's not retired, but I think she's still a maiko. You don't become a geisha until after something called an erikae, and I don't think she's had hers yet.