Tjänar geisha

En tecken för Japan som existerar lika omnämnd i traditioner och bakgrund som berget Fuji existerar den vitsminkade kvinnan, iklädd vacker kimono, den japanska traditionella underhållaren, den japanska geishan. ni har säkert redan ett bild från eller enstaka föreställning angående vad enstaka geisha existerar. Kanske besitter du sett eller läst någon från de flera filmer alternativt böcker såsom berättar ifall den japanska geishans liv, exempelvis ”En Geishas Memoarer”? Du möjligen till samt med äger sett någon av kvinnorna promenera runt på gatorna i dem traditionella områdena i Kyoto, Atami alternativt Tokyo? Låt oss ta en närmare titt vid vad såsom definierar den japanska geishan och hennes historia, samt förekomsten från geisha inom nutidens moderna Japan.

Vem existerar egentligen geisha och maiko?

Geisha (芸 者), även känd som geiko (芸 子) eller geigi (芸 妓), är ett kvinnlig underhållare eller värdinna som utövar traditionella konstformer, så såsom musik, scen, dans samt konversation. termen geisha kunna bokstavligen översättas som &#;artist&#;, med kanji för gei (芸) likt betyder “konst” och sha (者) såsom ofta översätts till “en person”. Termen geisha används ofta inom östra Japan, medan termen geiko existerar mer utbred

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“Geisha” means “artist” in Japanese. The geisha of Japan are cultural icons who preserve the Japanese custom of putting the guest on a pedestal through their hostessing, conversational dexterity, poetry recitation skills, dance and/or music talent, and attire.

Dressed in ornate kimono and, depending on their age and skill level, featuring a face painted in white with bright red lips, the geisha, or “geiko” as they are sometimes known, have a striking appearance. While in the s there were around 80, geisha in Japan, today there are somewhere around to

History and Profession Of Geisha

The first geisha were women who danced for samurai while dressed in elaborate court apparel in the 11th century. Geisha blossomed in the 18th century into a regulated profession, complete with geisha houses (okiya), apprenticeships, and government taxation.

Geisha are the ultimate hostesses. They are primarily responsible for providing culturally relevant entertainment for the men (and in modern times women as well) who patronize their services. While servants and waitresses serve food and drinks, geisha pour sake for their guests, as this is considered a hostess’ duty.

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The world of the Geisha

The distinctive white face, red lips and elaborately decorated hairstyle of the Geisha is an enduring image portrayed throughout the globe as the entrance to a world to which most of us mere mortals are not invited. From somewhat seedy beginnings, the current world of the geisha remains a mystery to most foreigners and Japanese alike.

Memoirs of a Geisha

Like most nations, Japan has always had some manner of pleasure quarter offering various forms of entertainment. As Japan cut off all contact with the outside world during the Edo era, the rich merchants of the cities continued to develop the arts of the country in the major urban areas.

With the many courtesans of the time providing one area of fulfilment, the merchants looked for other types of entertainment, including music, dance and poetry. From these early stages, the world of the geisha developed, providing a service to entertain and charm, working alongside the very desirable, and for most people unobtainable, courtesan.

As this form of entertainment progressed, the first geisha on the scene were actually men, appearing around the early eighteenth century. Women soon caught on, and the geis