Lives of geisha and their apprentices, I definitely recommend watching The Makanai on Netflix. It's very faithful to their daily lives ^^ it was adapted from a manga and has an anime adaptation too ^^ you can also follow certain geisha on Instagram from all over Japan~

Yeah absolutely! They're very active. Kyoto is probably the most well known and is much more in the public eye compared to other areas. They have the gokagai (5 districts) that are super historical where the geisha and their apprentices live and work. If you want to see a more modern look at the

These are both maiko ^^

I'm sorry, what?

Don't worry, those conspiracy theories are already being flung around on the bird app. Seeing a bunch of self proclaimed military experts try to explain that Mexico was training a ship modeled after the 1800's to attack America is a whole new level of mental gymnastics.

Man that's so scary. Our baby is eating purees now, I picked up some baby food right next to this stuff. This is one of our fears from food safety standards being lowered.

They're such an iconic pair~

I don't think he has a clear position on vaccinations or an understanding of the rigorous testing they go through, he's saying there need to be more studies on vaccines as if they're not one of the most thoroughly researched and tested healthcare products out there. His entire family is vaccinated

Soooo pretty~

Poor thing starved to death

Ooh! Did you have a chance to visit Bath? Totally different city vibe~

Yeah, I have a friend who is adopted, he doesn't have access to his birth certificate

You have to come at it like no one else on the road is paying attention, because that's the case with an alarming number of people

To find themselves accomplished in any of those ways, even after completing their apprenticeship. There's different examples I can give for various geiko that have reached different accomplishments within their profession ^^

Yeah, they're not prostitutes. They entertain and host traditional banquets at ochaya called ozashiki. Geisha can claim accomplishment in a few different ways, whether that's financial accomplishment, artistic accomplishment or accomplishment through respect from her community ^^ it does take years

Being accomplished as a Geisha is a little open to interpretation and can vary from person to person.