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Apart from using an iPod to accompany her dancing, a geisha banquet hasn't changed much in the past 400 years Different districts in Japanese cities have varying training regimen for geisha Four ...

Wearing tall platform sandals and a long kimono, Ikuko glides across the room as if she were balancing a glass of water on her head. She gazes at a wall of old photos in Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha house.

“Memoirs of a Geisha” is an enchanting, yet somewhat disturbing, story of a 9-year-old girl, Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), who develops into a highly desirable geisha.The story begins with stormy emotion, as ...