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Japanese Culture: Geishas (芸者) Posted by on Nov 7, 2008

My students often ask me, “what is a geisha (芸者)  and what do they do?”  The truth is, there is no easy answer to this question.  The world of the geisha (芸者)  called karyūkai (花柳界), which translates into English as, “the flower and willow world,” is a world shrouded in secrecy and exclusivity.  However elusive…

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