How to Become a Geisha
Start your shikomi training phase at a young age.. Commit to being a live-in trainee at an okiya or geisha house.. Complete chores for your okasan.
Steps
Start your shikomi training phase at a young age.
Start your shikomi training phase at a young age.
Commit to being a live-in trainee at an okiya or geisha house.
Commit to being a live-in trainee at an okiya or geisha house.
Complete chores for your okasan.
Complete chores for your okasan.
Pay respect to your senior sisters through daily greetings and actions.
Pay respect to your senior sisters through daily greetings and actions.
Work with a mentor (oneesan) towards the end of your shikomi training.
Work with a mentor (oneesan) towards the end of your shikomi training.
Debut as an apprentice geisha (maiko) during your misedashi ceremony.
Debut as an apprentice geisha (maiko) during your misedashi ceremony.
Study traditional Japanese arts and hospitality skills.
Study traditional Japanese arts and hospitality skills.
Wear the hairstyle, makeup, and clothes of a maiko.
Wear the hairstyle, makeup, and clothes of a maiko.
Make your geiko debut during your erikae ceremony.
Make your geiko debut during your erikae ceremony.
Select a professional geisha name (geimei).
Select a professional geisha name (geimei).
Adopt the more discreet appearance of a geiko.
Adopt the more discreet appearance of a geiko.
Earn money to repay your training debts.
Earn money to repay your training debts.
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