What is the occupation of Japanese geisha?

Geisha is a Japanese performing arts profession, which originated in Tokyo and Osaka in the17th century. The original geisha were all men, wandering outside the boundaries of Kyoto-machi (commonly known as machi), mainly performing dances and musical instruments in brothels and casinos for a living.

/kloc-In the middle of the 0/8th century, the geisha profession was gradually completely replaced by women, and this tradition has been passed down to this day.

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In Japan, the conditions for being a geisha are very harsh, and the cost of studying art is also very high, which is beyond the average family's affordability. Moreover, the process of learning art is very hard, and not all geisha can persist.

In ancient times, geisha generally began to learn from the age of 10. In modern times, due to the restrictions of the Child Welfare Law and the Labor Standards Law, they have to graduate from middle school (that is, 14 years old and 15 years old) before they can start studying. There is a lot of learning content and the process is very difficult.

Including culture, etiquette, language, decoration, poetry, harp, bowing, pouring wine and so on. And every move, word and deed has strict requirements, which embodies nobility and stability everywhere. For example, one of the contents of the training is that eating hot tofu can't make a sound, let alone touch lip gloss, which shows that the requirements are strict.

At the age of 16, you can officially serve as a geisha, and the whole performance course lasts for 5 years. Those who become geisha for the first time are called "maidens (or dancers)", and then they can officially become "geisha". Geisha's career usually ends at the age of 30. If you continue to be a geisha after the age of 30, you will be demoted and become a foil for young and beautiful prostitutes. Among geisha, older geisha are called "sisters".