Geisha in Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. The word consists of two kanji characters, (gei) meaning "art" and (sha) meaning "person" or "doer". The

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Geisha in Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. The word consists of two kanji characters, (gei) meaning "art" and (sha) meaning "person" or "doer". The most literal translation of geisha into English would be "artist" or "performing artist". Another name for geisha used in Japan is geiko, which is usually used to refer to geisha from Western Japan.

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Location: Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
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