A GEISHA GIRL IN HER ST AND ING F M OR . AUTHOR OF THE NIGHTS ID E OF JAPAN I llu st at n s i n l ur and tone s ci all x ecut r io co o , pe y e ed L' OND ON PREFAC E The E uropean gen tlemen who visit Japan nerall wi h - to s ee the ei s ha who are er ge y s g , v y famo us thro ugho ut the wo rld as a special class o f in in and d an cin irl s g g g g s . me o f the n ew i ito rs howe er se em to So v s , v , misunderstand thes e girls to be e quivalent to h in a l w er kin o f he fem le ro f t os e o d t a p essions . If an b d b elie e them to b e s o he is d e y o y v s , cidedl in a re at e rror o n the co ntrar the y g ; y, y are a kind o f ar ti s tes almost in dispen s able in the s ciet o f a an if not for e er at leas t in o y J p , v , r en the p es t age . Of cour e the re ma be so me exce tion al s , y p r u s amo n their circle who are o f lo w g o p g s , character and in ba e co nduct u t as there s , js i are ex ception s in all classe s o f human b e ngs . m We d o n o t call them the true g eis l girls . As the women in the g ei s ha calling are enerall ' o un irl the o ften talk o f lo e g y y g g s , y v , but there are no o un wo men thro u hout the y g , g V1! PREFACE do no t e mbrace CONTENTS PAGE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF GI ISHA GI RLS - A. Do w n to the Age of the Kamakura A . 0 Gove rnment ( . D r3 0) — B . Down to the Age of the Tokugawa ‘ o h ' l ‘ w k v — C . Down to the Pre s ent Time GE N “ 11. TRU E FEATU RES o r GI RLS - A. Danci ng Girls - B . Employment of Girls — C Classes of Gi rls - D . Income of Girls — E Expenses of Girls - F. Characteri s t ics of Girls — G. Curse s and Conj u rations — H. Spectral Traditions ACC OMPLI SHM ENTS OF GI RLS IV. A GI RL ROYALI ST ix CONTENTS PERIENC ED AS A GE I S HA GI RL - A. Men liked by Gei sha Girls — s B . Men di sliked by Gei s ha Girl — C . Kinds of the Gei s ha Spree . — ha D . Kinds of Gues ts clas s ifi ed by Gei s Girl s — E. Ar e Men o f What Age mos t like d by Geis ha Gi r ls ? — - F. The Waiti ng Hou s e (or the As s igna tion - Hou s e) — G. Lear ni ng of Gei s ha Gi r ls VII . GE I S HA GI RLS IN GEN ERAL . Vl l l . GLIM PS ES O F THE GE I S HA CI RCLE AT PRES ENT : — A. A Kitten and a Dancing Girl — B . S ympathy of the Hos tes s — C . A Faithfu l Girl - D . A Gi r l an d a Millionai r e - E . A School for Gei s ha Girls and Waitre s s es ’ - F. The Gei s ha Gi r l s Love obs erved by a Gei s ha Gi r l I! . S H I N/U OR THE D OU B LE S UICI DE — APPEN DI ! L S ON GS ! CONTENTS C R AP . — APPEN DI ! I I GI RL S x i LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A GE ISHA G IRL IN HER S TAND ING FORM Fr o n ti spi e 03 - A S a G I RL S I N P L EAS URE B O T T0 f ce p . 4 A G I RL PL AYI NG PUPP ETS 8 S HI RAB YGS HI I N A B OAT 1 2 A GARMENT CALL ED S UIKAN AND A HEAD G EAR NAM ED TA TE W ORN B Y S HIRAB YDS H I A GI RL I N KA TS UGI O ERHEAD GARM E T ( V N ), E- AS A HAT AND S A D A ! CHIM G ( ) , N L S AGARMENT NAM ED K0 UCHI GI AND A TS UZUM I (HAND -D RUM ) US ED B Y S H JR AB YGS HI A SHIRA MUS ICAL I NS T RUM ENTS PL AYED B Y G I RL S A B W L TE A WAG N HA P I A ( U ) , O ( R ) , A 50 HARP A $11 FL TE AND A F E ( ), 0 ( U ) , U R A (FLUTE), A D UM , KOKYU (THREE I D E A S T RI NGED F D L ) , ND A S AMI S E N T E - S T RI ED G ITAR A ( HR E NG U ) , KAN E (BEL L) THE S HIMAD A CHIG O A OIFF RE GE E R N N, C U N AL L Y W ORN BY GEI S HA G I RL S T HE BACK VI EW THE S HIMAD A C HIG NON A OIFFURE GENER , C — AL L Y W ORN B Y GE ISHA G I RL s T HE S IDE VI EW A D ANC I NG G I R L D ANC I NG G I R L PL AYI NG A TS (HAN D -D RUM ) A D ANC I NG G I R L L OOKI NG ON A HAND -GL AS S D ANC I NG G I R L S I N KYOT O A D ANC I NG G I RL AND P LUM FL OW E RS A D ANC I N G G I RL W EAR I NG A VE I L S I NG I NG AND D ANCI NG G I R L S BE LO NG I NG T O Y Q ARTE R OF O AS H I K O T H E G A U NI H NB , T O Y GE I S HA G I RL S D I S G U I S ED AS F I REME N T H E G H OS T OF A P R IE S T AN UM P I R E OF T H E KE N GAM E A R I NG FOR T HE KE N G AM E ' T H REE FORM S OF T H E TéHACHI M ORA S I x FO RM S OF T HE H ON -KE N T HE H ON -KE N I N P LAY I NG A L OYAL G I R L L OS T I N T HOUG HT FOR A S E RI OUS MAT T E R T EA- P I CKI NG AT U JI A KAGO OR PALANQ U I N FOR A D AI M YO (FEUD AL L ORD ) A TS Ujl -KAGO O R P I PA A Q I FOR UBL C L N U N “ IT I ZE S C N q A D ANC I NG G I R L W I T H A BAT T LE o ! A S HUT T LE C OCK A S I NG I N G G I R L READ I N G A B OOK A D ANC I N G G I RL I R IS FL OW E RS AR RANG ED I N A VAS E A FUKAGAW A G I RL W EARI NG ON A HAD (C OAT ) A D ANCI N G G I RL D RES S ED I N A F UR IS OD E (L ONG - S L EEVED G AR M E NT ) A G I RL W EAR I NG ON A GARM E T MAD E OF KAS UR I CLOT H A PAI R O F AZ UM A-GE TA T H , E CL OG S PUT ON B Y T HE?G I RL S OF YED O (OL D T OKYO) ! IV S I NGING AND D ANC I NG G I RL S ON A T HEAT RI CAL D ANCI NG B Y GE I S HA G I RL S A D ANCI NG G I RL T AKI NG A KITT EN I N H E R AR M S L OVERS IN EL OPE M E NT A ROOM I N A GE I S HA H OUS E GE IS HA G I RL S UND E R CH E R RY FLOW E RS ON BANK OF T HE R IVE R S UM I D A OF A S H R I NE S I NGI NG G I RL A S I NG I NG G I RL AGAI N S T A LO OKI N G -G LAS S S TAND A S ING I NG G I RL TAKI NG OFF H E R H AOR A S I NGI NG G I RL W I T H A BAT T LE D OR E A D ANC I NG G I RL W I T H A BAT T LED ORE A D ANCI NG G I RL AND R OS ES A HUMBL E C OTTAG E I N M OONL I G HT ON T HE B R I NK OF T HE D OUBLE S UI C ID E B Y CHERRY D ANCE AT KYOT O A C OPY O F A PI CTURE D RAW N B Y M ORO N OB U AC OPY OF A P I CTURE D RAW N B Y S U KE N OB U G I RL S I N T EA CEREM ONY A COPY OF A P I CTURE D RAW N B Y T OYOKU NI A COPY OF A P I CTURE D RAW N :B Y UTAM ARO ! V T HE ST O RY O F T HE C HAPTE R I ORI GIN AND D EVELOP M ENT O F GE I S H A G I RL S ‘ — Ow n o the A e o th e Kam a hu m Go v ern A.