Quotes About Geiko

I was moved by her emotion, but she was unable to say the one thing I longed to hear. She couldn't say, "Whatever you do, Mineko, please don't stop dancing." The system wouldn't allow it. When I stopped being a geiko I would have to stop dancing.

As I expected, my retirement sent shock waves through the system. But not in the way I intended. In the three months after I retired, seventy other geiko also quit the business. I appreciated the gesture, though it seemed a little late to be showing solidarity with me at that point. And the powers that be didn't change a thing.

A geiko's kimono is a work of art and I would never wear a kimono that wasn't absolutely perfect. All the kimono worn by maiko and geiko are one of a kind. Many of them are given names, like paintings, and are treasured as such. This is why I have such a vivid memory of everything I ever wore.

The fee for a banquet at an ochaya is not inexpensive. An ozashiki costs about $500 an hour. This includes the use of the room and the services of the ochaya staff. It does not include the food and drink that is ordered, nor the fees for the services of the geiko. A two-hour party with a full dinner for a few guests and three or four geiko in attendance can easily cost $2,000.

This transparent system of accounting means that we know which geiko did the most business on any given day. It is always clear who is Number One.

En Gion Kobu no nos referimos a nosotras mismas como geishas (que significa artistas), sino que usamos un término más específico: geiko o mujer del arte. Una clase de geiko, famosa en el mundo entero como símbolo de Kioto, es la joven bailarina conocida como maiko o mujer de la danza.

Una geiko de categoría es maestra en el arte de crear un ambiente de distensión y esparcimiento, sin embargo, yo no disfruto en particular con la compañía de otros. Una geiko de renombre nunca está sola, pero yo siempre he amado la soledad. ¿No es extraño? Parece que hubiese escogido de forma deliberada el camino que entrañaba para mí mayores dificultades, una senda que me obligase a afrontar y superar mis limitaciones personales.

fiction has served to propagate the notion that courtesans ply their trade in the area and that geiko spend the night with their customers. Once an idea like this is planted in the general culture it takes on a life of its own. I understand that there are some scholars of Japan in foreign countries who also believe these misconceptions to be true. But

And a geiko brings with her the cornucopia of connections she has cultivated over her career, which can be very important for a young man starting out.

From the geiko's point of view, she needs a partner who is as interesting as the men she meets every night of the week. Most have no desire to leave their aerie of glamour and openness for the constriction of a middle-class existence.

A star geiko is never, ever alone and I always wanted to be by myself.

I was glad for the additional income and, whenever possible, used the exposure to express my thoughts about the geiko system.