Comments on: It Ain’t Easy Being Geisha

By: miguel

miguel — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:33:09 +0000

Anybody aware of a good Geisha School in Japan with trainings in Englsih ? Thanks

By: toby

toby — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:49:56 +0000

lola lololololola… thats enough i really like your name though… and i also like geisha’s… i think i have a geisha fetish… i mean who wouldnt like to put white all over their face and be slaves to men… no seriously… i would… (insert chopsticks here.)

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:02:46 +0000

For my art GCSE I have chose to study Japan. After studying many Japanese artists I decided to do some research on the “Geisha”- i have been truly inspired, they are very elegent and beautiful. They have made my art exam worthwhile!

By: Tash

Tash — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:14:02 +0000

another good book to read is “Memoirs of a Geshia” by Auther Golden, now THAT is a REALLY good book!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Rogue

Rogue — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:47:07 +0000

Nice random Gosu rori. I have been studying geiko and maiko for years, and it is true, being a part of this historical lifestyle is not simple, but it is rewarding. Many people make the mistake between maiko and geiko with coutesans, and this is the most disappointing factor.

Gaiko and maiko live to entertain socially, and everything about them literally screams ‘art’. Such beautiful (and heavy) clothing. I have a couple hikizuri (a type of kimono worn by geisha) that was given to me by a relative whos grandmother was once part of that anceint world.

I have been to okiya in hanamachi, and there really is a difference between Gion and Hanamachi. I like Hanamachi more, and I am more familiar with the okiya there.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:52:00 +0000

#5 Annette, LOL.

#7 Lola, Daniela (#8) is right. I’ve looked at the writing of middle school aged students enough to know that only a twelve to thirteen-year-old American girl could have written that sentence. But if you take a look at #3, you can clearly see by her word structure that English is not the first language.

In other news, the novel Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms by John Ball is an amazing book. It tells the story of an awkward, dorky, 1960s business man who goes to Japan and falls in love with a geisha, not knowing what a geisha is. Best book ever! But it’s OOP. Half.com it.

By: emily

emily — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:55:16 +0000

geisha’s are so beautiful
i am 1/4 japanese and look up to geisha’s.
my grandmother tells me about them all the time.
she has a kimono from a long time ago and its gorgeous.

By: Daniela

Daniela — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:01:10 +0000

Lola, you are quite right about not assuming certain things, like nationality. However, in my experience, it is mainly native speakers of English that make the “your”, “you’re” (and other homonym-) mistakes.

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:23:09 +0000

That’s harsh Annette. Perhaps English isn’t Envy’s first language either.

By: jen

jen — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:52:51 +0000

The art of Geisha is fascinating. It is an art practiced for centuries. In my opinion the artists are a treasure to be admired and revered for their dedication and discipline.