Roger's head 0 Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Has anyone had any experience with a geisha at all? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 dude you have to be rich to meet with them. living in kyoto I have seen then takin pics with both maiko and geisha. Also you have to be invited by someone either a worker or member. My friend is an ex maiko. She told me keanu reeves visited her friends geiko club in kyoto. He was with the japanese movie execs during the matrix hype up. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 And what "entertainment" was laid on for them, I wonder Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 How much fun can 'real' geisha company be? In the heyday of geisha when that's what fun consisted of, a proper geisha party might have been a real hoedown, but now? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 i never said sex was envoled just that they had a good number of drinks and ate food. Link to post Share on other sites
curious-georgia 0 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Straight to the point - did geisha ever have sex as part of their job? Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 As I understand it, the whole differentiation between a Geisha and a common whore was that the Geisha was celebrated for her beauty and artistic prowess, and was not required to have sex. This created more of an elusiveness, that when sex was for sale (usually only to a very important client that had to go through more of a rigorous process than "I wanna get you in the sack") made it considerably more expensive. I was under the impression that Geisha were pretty much extinct. Any Geisha now would probably be more akin to an actor playing an Edo period Geisha. Let me know if this is incorrect. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 there are still a few in the kyoto area hard to find though. they dont have the wear that white make up and are over 25. Any maiko girl can be a geisha after a certain point of time but its a hard loney lofe. my friend quit because she didnt want to be a geiko girl. she was at the crossroads of that choice. ender your right about the courting a date with a maiko runs 50000 yen just for her to date you. some of that money goes to the mama san owner. the owner supplies the maiko girls kimonos make up food houseing everything. the mama sans make the cash. Link to post Share on other sites
sonicwhale 0 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 Well, my hopes and dreams have pretty much just been scattered on the floor Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 What is a 'gako'? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 I dont know how to write it in japanese my friend pronounces it like this gay co on thinking like this geiko if you become a geisha then your a geiko girl. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Aha, I see. I was wondering about that too. Geisha, geiko, same thing. 'Arts person' and 'arts child' respectively. While there were only ever very few of them, men could be 'geisha', while only women are called 'geiko'. Probably. In Gion in Kyoto you can see tourists dressed up as geisha waddling about grinning in the company of a tour guide. They are completely unlike the geisha who trip along close to warp speed and glance about with a 'wtf are you looking at?' expression on their faces. Link to post Share on other sites
sexer 0 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Whats Gion like? Never been... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 a mix of old and new. walk arund between 4 and 6 and you might see the real geishas and maikos. There are many sections to gion. its rather small but its still worth a walk around. some nice beer gardens and small eatting spots. Never been to a geisha club but i can go one time with my friend. Im waiting for the right people to go with before i take her offer up. ie good friends coming from home. the gaijins hang out mostly in a different part of town. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I'd really like to go there too, it all sounds very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 It is, but I think you'd need a really good guide to show you round best. (I don't have one, but know someone who was taken out in the district on a business trip and it sounds like he had an amazing experience). Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Anyone read that recent book about life as a geisha, surprisingly called "Geisha", I think? Link to post Share on other sites
Roger's head 0 Posted November 22, 2003 Author Share Posted November 22, 2003 Well I took a look around that Gion place. It was very interesting, but I'd really like to "get in" so to speak and experience it all in there. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 Rogers head Quote: GET IN Are we talking gyno again Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 When I was a kansaijin, I used to see people having those parties on the dodgy scaffolding by the Kamogawa with the geisha on hand. It looked as though they would be having a lot more fun if only Traditional Japan weren't sitting there making everybody nervous. Link to post Share on other sites
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