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In this classic best-seller, Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese male elite. Her new preface considers the geisha today as a vestige of tradition as Japan heads into the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Motoko: Add a description of this character.
- Shimbashi
- Mr. Sato
- Korika
- Kikuko
- Midori
- Kazue
- Yuriko
- Chris
- Michiko
- Sakurako
- Oyumi
- Komachiyo
- Pontocho
- Ichiume
- Kikugoro
- Ichigiku
- Mameyuki
- Tamafune
- Tsunehiko
- Sumi
- Kabuki
- Chizuru
- Oyuki
- Atami
- Ginn
- Ichiwaka
- Saki
- Tsuzumi
- Mr. Nakano
Authors & Contributors edit
- Liza Crihfield Dalby (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 0520047427
Page Count: 347
Publisher: University of California Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 0520047427
Page Count: 347
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 792.70280952
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Culture
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Customs & Traditions
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies › History
- Books › History › Asia › Japan
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Comedy
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