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We show you some great photos that show what it is like to live as a geisha. Both in the past and in the present.
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There were about 80,000 geisha in Japan, with origins dating back to the Edo period. They entertained the Japanese aristocracy by performing at festivals and celebrations.
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Currently there are only about a thousand of them left. They live and work mainly in Tokyo and Kyoto.
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Gion is an entire district in Kyoto where geishas have lived for more than 200 years.
