Japanese Geisha: makeup of the passions (Photos)

JapanThe geisha world has always been a mystery, a face of makeup mask their the passions

Developed by the eight ban shrine gion is Japan's highest specifications for the downtown area, is alsoKyotoRepresentative region. But the flower lane is a gion Street median north-south keep Kyoto history ancient style and features a famous street. The old red walls, fences, tea house restaurant row upon row of material Pavilion, store marked "geisha" hanging red lanterns to store and escort service, on both sides of the road is the vertical direction can use lattice window thin square built ventilation, style and maiko street style very well, the whole street full of rich taste of red-light district. Every evening at dusk is the most beautiful and most exciting moment, Shirakawa and see flowers on both sides of the path of the wooden houses have lit welcoming lights, drooping curtain came drinkers laughter, dress gorgeous geisha with young maiko shuttle in Park Street, busy rush to a another feast, like the beautiful butterflies in the shadows of the night.

Japanese Geisha

In expensive restaurants and tea house, those who are not rich and noble men like please a Geisha accompanying, as they serve, serve, brick tea, and a gentle arms stretched over ninety percent off back, let the men of mind. These geisha have the training of speaking, so many more talkative, performance will also accompany guests to talk of everything under the sun, adjust atmosphere, which at least $1000. The customers for geisha performance fee called "incense" or "jade", a special called "flowers in kyoto".

Usually, trading, mostly upper class rich and powerful men. Because of the special status of service object, they normally reclusive, rarely in a public occasion show one's face in public. A face of makeup mask their the passions in front of the guests, they have also maintained tactful and reserved, the geisha world more full of mystery.