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Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“People misunderstand that. Geishas are not prostitutes. When you look at Gigi through that lens—as a professional in training, and a performance artist—the story has a different resonance.”

From The New Yorker • Apr. 7, 2015

The Geishas are invariably clean, frequently devout, and have in Japan nothing to be ashamed of.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were "Hetairai"�more like Japanese Geishas, trained in the arts and sciences, skilled in conversation.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am referring to those females known to the occidental races by the name of Geishas, and the men we call Taiko-Mochi, i.e. 'tam-bour,' though the latter were comparatively few in number.

From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho