geisha
The term "geisha" is derived from Chinese, and the nature of the work is equivalent to the word history of the Chinese scholar, the gentleman or the long three Of the girls school books, Japanese geisha social status than prostitutes high, and has formed a representative of the traditional culture. Japanese geisha is not sex workers on the surface, the work of the contents of the guests in addition to serving food, mainly in the banquet to dance, singing, playing, etc. to add to the fun. The names of geisha in Japan are slightly different from those in the Kanto region of Tokyo, which is called "yuanyi" and "Guishu". In the Kansai area, Kyoto and Osaka are called " (Or written as "Yunzi", all read as げ い こ, Geiko) ", trainee stage called" Mai prostitutes (or written as "dance", are read as ma い ko, Maiko) ". Since the Meiji era began to have "prostitutes (げ い ぎ, Geigi)" this reading. Europe and the United States is the main culture of Kanto, all in the "Geisha" this reading to translate. ...