The+World+of+the+Geisha

=The world of the geisha= The Geisha along with mt. Fuji, samurai, and sushi have been have been symbols of Japan ever since the reopening of contacts with the West in the mid-nineteenth century. with the disappearance of the samurai and the influx of western influence in Japan, only the Geisha and their world remain a mystery to both foreigners and Japanese alike.

Since medieval times Japan has always had some form of pleasure quarter offering various forms of entertainment, including of course, the erotic. It was during the Edo's periods sakoku (1639 - 1854) (when Japan cut off all ties with the outside world) that Japanese culture, as it now Geishas known today, flourished. =The rise of the geisha= by the 1800's being a geisha was considered an occupation of a female (woman). eventually the gaudy oiran began to fall out of fashion, becoming less popular than the chic "iki" and modern geisha. by the 1830's the evolving geisha was amulated, fashionable throughout society.