Japanology Plus
2014
Published on, 2 months ago
Japanology Plus
Geisha 1 Season 30 Episode
28 min
2014
Published on, 2 months ago
A private banquet in the company of geisha is considered the ultimate in elegant hospitality. A common misconception is that geisha are courtesans; in reality, they are skilled practitioners of traditional performing arts. At one time, there were 80,000 of them working in Japan, but only about 1,000 remain today. Our expert guest Kenji Watanabe, a scholar of early modern Japanese literature, will guide us into the real world of geisha. And in Plus One, playing party games with geisha!
japan
way of life
arts and culture
japanese folklore
arts and crafts
japanese history
japanese tradition
japanese culture
change vs tradition
japanese society
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