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Japan: Being a Geisha in the blog age

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Tagged: entertainment, english, japan, weblog, japanese, east asia, arts and 038 culture

One of the most ancient professions in Japan, geisha are masters of all kinds of skills, from music to poetry, and from traditional dance to conversation. But today's geishas do more than this. Just as geisha in ancient times noted down everyday life happenings and thoughts in their diaries, modern maiko (apprentice geisha) and geisha artists today write diaries as well. Nowadays, however, they … Continue Reading »

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