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Okiya, the Glossary

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An is the lodging house/drinking establishment to which a or geisha is affiliated with during her career as a geisha.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 10 relations: Art name, East Asian tea ceremony, Geisha, Hanamachi, Kyoto, Maiko, Nihon-buyō, Ochaya, Ponto-chō, Tokyo.

  2. Geisha

Art name

An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names hào (in Mandarin Chinese), gō (in Japanese), (in Korean), and tên hiệu (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by East Asian artists, poets and writers.

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East Asian tea ceremony

Tea ceremony is a ritualized practice of making and serving tea (茶 cha) in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere.

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Geisha

(), also known as (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or, are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.

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Hanamachi

A is a district where geisha live and work in Japan. Okiya and Hanamachi are geisha.

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Kyoto

Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.

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Maiko

A is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto.

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Nihon-buyō

refers to the classical Japanese performing art of dance.

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Ochaya

In Japan, an is an establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha. Okiya and Ochaya are geisha.

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Ponto-chō

is a district in Kyoto, Japan, known for its geisha and, and is home to many of the city's and traditional tea houses.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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See also

Geisha

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okiya

Also known as Atotori.