Geisha

Geisha is a Japanese woman who is trained men with conversation, dancing and singing. Geisha puts on white thick make up, red cherry lips and three layers kimono but doesn’t wear accessories like a usual woman. The hair of geisha is knotted like a peach which is divided into two parts (Japanese: Momoware). Geisha usually works in Ochaya (tea shop).One of the requirement to be geisha, she must be broad-minded because she must be able to communicate with her guests. She is hoped that the guests feel comfortable in her place. It is the reasons that geisha should be an artistic person.
However, most of people think that geisha is a prostitute (Japanese: Yujo). It happened during World War II. American soldiers called geisha a prostitute because they couldn’t differentiate between yujo and geisha. Yujo is same with a prostitute. She trains men with her sex appeal and usually has a sex with her guests. It’s characterized from the using of obi (belt) and accessories. A yujo usually fastens the obi to the front because it makes her easier to wear and to lose her kimono without any help from the other. And also uses many accessories in her hair. While a geisha fastens the obi to the back and only uses simple accessories. So, geisha is not similar with yujo.