Real Life Geishas | National Geographic

in Kyoto today there are mysterious

in Kyoto today there are mysterious relative old Japan

relative old Japan

relative old Japan painted dolls that scurried through the

painted dolls that scurried through the

painted dolls that scurried through the streets before disappearing behind

streets before disappearing behind

streets before disappearing behind closed doors are they high-priced

closed doors are they high-priced

closed doors are they high-priced courtesans mistresses of seduction or

courtesans mistresses of seduction or

courtesans mistresses of seduction or something more elusive whatever a Geisha

something more elusive whatever a Geisha

something more elusive whatever a Geisha is it’s more than a role it’s an

is it’s more than a role it’s an

is it’s more than a role it’s an all-encompassing way of life though it’s

all-encompassing way of life though it’s

all-encompassing way of life though it’s true that some early geishas were

true that some early geishas were

true that some early geishas were prostitutes the profession actually

prostitutes the profession actually

prostitutes the profession actually evolved from court entertainers in the

evolved from court entertainers in the

evolved from court entertainers in the 1600s the word geisha itself of course

1600s the word geisha itself of course

1600s the word geisha itself of course doesn’t mean prostitute at all it means

doesn’t mean prostitute at all it means

doesn’t mean prostitute at all it means artistic person but the art itself is

artistic person but the art itself is

artistic person but the art itself is the art of a special kind of allure even

the art of a special kind of allure even

the art of a special kind of allure even seduction the arts litigation would

seduction the arts litigation would

seduction the arts litigation would purvey would be dancing wonderful

purvey would be dancing wonderful

purvey would be dancing wonderful ancient dances of the court and they’d

ancient dances of the court and they’d

ancient dances of the court and they’d play musical instruments as well and the

play musical instruments as well and the

play musical instruments as well and the arts of conversation and literature to

arts of conversation and literature to

arts of conversation and literature to become a Geisha it takes a lot of

become a Geisha it takes a lot of

become a Geisha it takes a lot of training an evening with a Geisha to

training an evening with a Geisha to

training an evening with a Geisha to most especially Western perceptions is a

most especially Western perceptions is a

most especially Western perceptions is a seduction of a kind that is you’re

seduction of a kind that is you’re

seduction of a kind that is you’re supposed to end up in bed with the

supposed to end up in bed with the

supposed to end up in bed with the Geisha well in fact what she does is

Geisha well in fact what she does is

Geisha well in fact what she does is tease and cajole she boosts your ego she

tease and cajole she boosts your ego she

tease and cajole she boosts your ego she makes every little word you say sounds

makes every little word you say sounds

makes every little word you say sounds like it you know it came out of

like it you know it came out of

like it you know it came out of Shakespeare and she’s really a past

Shakespeare and she’s really a past

Shakespeare and she’s really a past mistress of that art of making the man

mistress of that art of making the man

mistress of that art of making the man feel good short of going to bed for the

feel good short of going to bed for the

feel good short of going to bed for the men just being close to the Geisha seems

men just being close to the Geisha seems

men just being close to the Geisha seems to be enough

but what’s in it for the women who leave

but what’s in it for the women who leave the modern world behind in order to

the modern world behind in order to

the modern world behind in order to commit themselves the life of a Geisha

I can do things that a normal school

I can do things that a normal school girl can’t do for instance I can go to

girl can’t do for instance I can go to

girl can’t do for instance I can go to see Kabuki theater in these clothes and

see Kabuki theater in these clothes and

see Kabuki theater in these clothes and go to expensive restaurants with clients

go to expensive restaurants with clients

go to expensive restaurants with clients I can talk to people I can’t meet

I can talk to people I can’t meet

I can talk to people I can’t meet normally dignitaries and CEOs of major

normally dignitaries and CEOs of major

normally dignitaries and CEOs of major corporations it is hard but I know I’m

corporations it is hard but I know I’m

corporations it is hard but I know I’m doing something that I really enjoy and

doing something that I really enjoy and

doing something that I really enjoy and that’s why I can endure it