11 Facts About Geisha

Geisha, known as or, are a class of female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.

Geisha were forbidden from wearing particularly flashy hairpins or kimono, both of which were hallmarks of higher-ranking courtesans, who were considered to be a part of the upper classes.

Geisha's remarked on the big dip in figures when women reached the age of twenty-five.

Geisha are often hired to attend parties and gatherings, traditionally at tea houses or traditional Japanese restaurants .

Geisha wear kimono more subdued in pattern and colour than both regular women's kimono, and the kimono worn by apprentice geisha.

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Geisha always wear short-sleeved kimono, even if they are technically still young enough to wear, as the wearing of -style sleeves is considered a marker of apprenticeship.

Geisha wear their in the style – a tied with a ; geisha from Tokyo and Kanazawa wear their in the style and the style.

Geisha exclusively wear solid white, and wear either or when wearing kimono.

Geisha are regarded in wider Japanese society as some of the most successful businesswomen in Japan, with almost the entirety of the being owned and run by women.

Geisha system was founded, actually, to promote the independence and economic self-sufficiency of women.

Geisha have been the subject of many films, books and television shows.