Beyond The Kimono: Candid Moments With Japanese Geishas

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A geisha is called “geiko” when she has completed her training and can work independently.

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Because women employed in brothels during World War II posed as geishas to recruit foreign soldiers, there is a misconception that geishas were lower-class ladies.

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This was the earlier appearance of the lowest class in the Japanese brothel system. In these places, girls sat in cages for all to see.