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saruwatarikumiko · (#61 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by forgotenmemory

I did, do geisha's still exist?

Geisha still exist, but not as in many number. Some high school girls leave school to become geishas.

pumpum · (#62 (**permalink**))

can there be male geishas to entertain women ?

kyo_9 · (#63 (**permalink**))

geisha can also be prostitutes if they want to..
but they shouldn't use the 'geisha' name
:d

EveV · (#64 (**permalink**))

Actually last weekend I spoke to a few friends of mine that lived in Japan for some time about geishas.
They assured me real geisha's are in no way prostitutes but dancers who presents it is an honor to be in.

So my original idea that whether or not they were prostitutes was split 50/50, I take it back now that I was clarified by someone I actually know.

Suki · (#65 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by pumpum

can there be male geishas to entertain women ?

Yeah, those are called otoko geisha, and there's a more common name but I don't recall. In fact, the first geishas were men... so the term geisha applied to men exclusively and female geishas were referred to as onna geishas, now it's the other way around xD!