The Geisha's----Beautiful Japanese Entertainers Or High Class Prostitues?

Today,we'll discuss about the Geisha....Who exactly are they?

Were they really the answer for high class top-notch entertainers in Japan or were they actually high-class prostitues with an expansive price tag?

Geisha are professional female entertainers who perform traditional Japanese arts at banquets.
Girls who wish to become a geisha,have to go through a rigid apprenticeship during which they learn various traditional arts such as playing instruments,singing, dancing,but also conversation and other social skills.

Geisha are dressed in a kimono,and their faces are made up very pale.As a common tourist,you may be able to spot a maiko in some districts of Kyoto,Japan.

Prostitutes wear the bow of their sash,or obi,in front of their kimono,but geisha wear their obi at the back.True geisha usually had the luxury of a professional aide to help them in the difficult process of dressing; their clothing is made up of several layers of kimono and undergarments, and an obi is more than a simple band of cloth.

Dressing could take over an hour, even with professional help.Prostitutes,however, had to take off their obi several times a day, so theirs were far less complex, and tied at the front for ease of removal and replacement.

There remains some confusion,even within Japan,about the nature of the geisha profession.Geisha are portrayed as prostitutes in much Western popular culture. However, geisha do not engage in paid sex with clients.Their purpose being to entertain their customer,be it by reciting verse,playing musical instruments,or engaging in light conversation.

Geisha engagements may include flirting with men and playful innuendos; however, clients know that nothing more can be expected. In a social style that is uniquely Japanese,men are amused by the illusion of that which is never to be.

Geisha girls,(pronounced "gee-sha"),also known as "panpan girls,"were Japanese women who worked as prostitutes during the period of the Allied Occupation of Japan.They almost exclusively serviced American GIs stationed in the country.

The term is a mispronunciation of the word geisha.The mispronunciation persists among some westerners.
Adding to the confusion is the fact that these women dressed in kimono and imitated the look of geisha.Americans unfamiliar with the culture of Japan did not know the difference between these costumed prostitutes and actual geisha.

Eventually, the term "geisha girl" became a general word for any female Japanese prostitute or worker in the mizu shobai,and included bar hostesses and streetwalkers.

Geisha girls are speculated by researchers to be largely responsible for the continuing misconception in the West that geisha are prostitutes.

As usual,i've attached a couple of vidoes below which should explain alittle about the geisha's & their life.Hope you guys enjoy the entertainment. ~Cheers~