History of Japanese Geisha

Geisha (芸者"artist") in the Japanese language is a traditional artist or entertainer (entertainer). Geisha are very common in the 18th century and 19th century, and still is today, although there were not many.
Geisha history starting from the beginning of the Tokugawa government, in which Japan entered a period of peace and no longer so preoccupied with the problems of war. A novice must undergo a heavy art training while an early age. Stringed instrument practice that makes shamizen novice should soak his finger in ice water. Practicing other instruments as well as small to tetabuhan taiko. Practicing the art of dance that became the key to success of a geisha, as a top geisha generally is a dancer, dance Noh masks are often played by the geisha community is presented for different classes of segments with Kabuki performances preferred the commoners.

Geisha also must practice the art of tea ceremony, which in medieval times regarded as important as the art of war. And various other heavy exercise should be undertaken. And it still continued to exercise every geisha lived until the end of his career.
A novice beginning to set foot into his new house, already has an initial debt incurred costs okiya to buy it. It's ironic. Debt continues to grow, because the cost of a geisha education, beauty care costs, physician costs by ditalangi okiya, in fact charged as a debt under a geisha. Geisha with the standard level will continue to be bound until the end of his life, unlike the successful geisha can redeem their freedom back before reaching the age of 20 years.
Conditions become a successful geisha generally have adopted brother who is also a successful senior geisha, so it can mengatrol popularity of the geisha apprentice. While a successful senior geisha did not want to carelessly accept adoptive brother, because it involves the good name too. But having a successful adoptive brother will mean good fortune for which he did, his senior and okiya, as a percentage of their income young geisha.
Also young geisha's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder, the income from a successful auction was able to redeem some of the young geisha's debt.Then they must find Danna ( "husband") sekaya possible, in order to finance the high cost of living geisha, and also some debts membayari the geisha of their employers. Geisha is a success in the okiya will diadopsi by their mistress, and used the name "family" from the wife and inherit all the wealth of the household. Then continue the tradition of geisha.