The History & Art of Geisha - Veil of Secrecy

The geisha live by the code of silence. This means whatever is said to a geisha or in the banquet room remain within the wall of the room. Geisha will never repeat anything said. It is geisha 's honor to live by the code of silence. All geisha know about the code of silence and all Japanese know that they adhere to the code of silence. This makes the geisha business special because customers know that everything they say to a geisha or in the presence of a geisha is in total confidential. Their lips are sealed.

Geisha live in the walls of secrecy, in their geisha houses, in geisha districts. Geisha live closed life to the outside world and they value their secrecy and do not like outsiders snooping about their businesses.

Although they have witnessed deceptions and betrayal among top Japanese men, they guarantee total privacy and will never break their code of silence. Geisha don't need to know politics or businesses. They don't talk about them.

Video by EvTc1.com
Information by www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info

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[dalekzruleyeah]

This makes my head hurt. I thought the book was fictional, then I read the introduction which makes it seem like a true story, then I heard somewhere else that Sayuri is completely fictional - and now this video is saying different. What is going on?

This doesn't strike me as very believable, since reading Liza Dalby's 'Geisha'; it says she was welcomed to come and see how life as a geisha really is and use her findings for her book.

[SzChristie]

@dalekzruleyeah Many readers believe that Memoirs Of A Geisha is a true story. But it's not. It's based on actual interviews with an actual geisha. The book deliberately creates the illusion of authenticity before even getting to the actual memoirs, there is a "translator's note" at the beginning from someone named Jakob Haarhuis, who tape recorded and translated Sayuri's story.

[melancholy003]

I thought Memoirs of a Geisha wasn't a true story? o.0

[SzChristie]

@melancholy003 It is a fictional novel written by Arthur Golden.

[chissprincess]

@dalekzruleyeah Memoirs of a Geisha is a fictional work that is heavily based on a true story. It says right on the cover that the book is a novel, and should be sorted into the fiction section of any bookstore or library (which should be your first clue as to whether or not it is fictional).

None of this contradicts Dalby's work. If it was easy for foreigners to get into the geisha world, there would have been many more by now, but there have only been 4.

[Belladonna300]

Well, true or false it's still my favorite book/Movie of all time, with lots of beauty.

[biggestbimboever]

@melancholy003 it was based on a geisha told true story :)

[Riyen116]

this is all bull....

[mdelcamp1]

Secrecy of Geisha strikes me as very similar to Catholic Priests and the confidentiality of the Sacrament of Confession.