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  2. Geisha - Wikipedia

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    Geisha (芸者) (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ ʃ ə /; Japanese:), [1] [2] also known as geiko (芸子) (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or geigi (芸妓), are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.

  3. Chishō Takaoka - Wikipedia

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    Chishō Takaoka (高岡 智照 April 22, 1896 – October 22, 1994) [1] was a geisha in Shinbashi who became a Buddhist nun later in life. Her stage name was Chiyoha (千代葉) or Teruha (照葉), [2] while her real name was Tatsuko Takaoka (高岡たつ子).

  4. Mineko Iwasaki - Wikipedia

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    After the publication of Memoirs of a Geisha, Iwasaki decided to write an autobiography in contrast with Golden's novel. [8] Her book, co-authored by Rande Gail Brown, was published as Geisha: A Life in the US and Geisha of Gion in the UK. The book detailed her experiences before, during and after her time as a geisha, and became a bestseller. [9]

  5. Irezumi - Wikipedia

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    Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.

  6. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Geisha Kyoto Gion.jpg

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    In this candid photograph, a real geisha is shown in her natural work environment entertaining a businessman at a private gathering in Gion. Those who are familiar with this art form will recognize that her kimono, makeup, facial expression, and subtle body language are true to classic form and reflect an elegant style years in the making.

  7. An American version of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” starring Rooney Mara as Salander and Daniel Craig as Blomkvist was released in 2011, while “The Girl in the Spider’s Web ...

  8. Mizuage - Wikipedia

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    Mineko Iwasaki, former high-ranking Gion geisha, detailed her experience of mizuage in her autobiography, Geisha, a Life.Describing her experience of graduation to geishahood with the term mizuage, Iwasaki described her experience as a round of formal visits to announce her graduation, including the presentation of gifts to related geisha houses and important patrons, and a cycle through five ...

  9. Onna-musha - Wikipedia

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    A group of girls celebrating the women army in Aizu Parade The image of samurai women continues to be impactful in martial arts, historical novels , books, and popular culture in general. [ 40 ] Like kunoichi (female ninja) and geisha , the onna-musha's conduct is seen as the ideal of Japanese women in movies, animations and TV series.

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