Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha

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Though geisha would not appear until the 1800s, the role and status of courtesans as artistic and romantic entertainers were a tradition that geisha came to inherit, with the basic artforms of entertaining guests through song, dance and conversation being employed and adapted to contemporary tastes by geisha. Maiko in certain districts of Kyoto may also wear additional, differing hairstyles in the run up to graduating as a geisha.

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Appendix II, a timeline of geisha and related history; Gallagher says that "Kiku" from the Fukugawa district founded the profession in 1750, and that by 1753 one hundred odoriko were consigned to Yoshiwara, which licensed (female) geisha in 1761.These women came to be known commonly as "geesha girls", [39] [85] a misnomer originating from the language barrier between the armed forces and the prostitutes themselves; the term spread quickly, as evidenced by the fact that shortly after their arrival in 1945, it was said that some occupying American GIs congregated in Ginza and shouted "We want geesha girls! This repayment may continue after graduation to geishahood, and only when her debts are settled can a geisha claim her entire wages and work independently (if loaning from the okiya).

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In 2005, a film adaptation was released, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Zhang Ziyi in the lead role. A geisha may decide to retire from her work, either to move away from the karyūkai, take on the role of "mother" of an okiya, or to mainly focus on performances and teaching other younger geisha. Chiyo is also introduced to Hatsumomo, the premier geisha of the okiya, its primary earner, and one of the most famous geisha of Gion. Following World War II, many of the hairstylists who had previously served the karyūkai no longer operated, leading to the redevelopment of hairstyles for geisha and maiko.Part of the Gion area is featured as a photo travel landscape in the 2010 racing video game Gran Turismo 5. The charge for a geisha's time, previously determined by the time it took to burn one incense stick (known as senkōdai ( 線香代, "incense stick fee")) or gyokudai ( 玉代, "jewel fee"), was modernised during the 19th century to a flat fee charged per hour.