Feb4
Entering the world of the geisha
Michio is just 19 years of age but already she has spent four years learning the art of a geiko – or geisha – in the Japanese city of Kyoto. (Locals prefer the word ‘geiko’ instead of ‘geisha’ because it is, they say, more chic.) In modern Japan, geiko (geisha) and maiko, the trainees, are [...]
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Aussie geisha turns to teaching
Japan’s first Western geisha, Sayuki, has revealed she is taking up a new role: lecturing on Japanese cultural studies at Keio University. Australian-born Sayuki will teach local and foreign students about traditional culture from a foreign perspective and provide foreign perceptions of Japan. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090415f2.html Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Studying [...]
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