Cultural Geisha Culture

The samurai warriors were great warriors that is why they were revered or were greatly respected. To become a samurai they had to go through rigorous training that began in their childhood. During samurai school they learned about many things like physical training, chinese studies, poetry, and spiritual discipline. Young warriors studied Kendo, moral code of samurais. The samurai also studied Zen Buddhism.

When you are attempting to get an understanding of Japans’ culture the first thing you need to know is what is culture. Culture is defined any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017). The country of Japan is extremely rich in history. When looking back in history you will notice they include plenty of empires. During the Jomon Period they were mostly a large group of fisherman and hunters (The History of Japan). It was during the Yamato Period that the country was finally united with a central political power in Yamato, Japan (The History of Japan). During this period, the ruler of Yamato was the Emperor of Japan (The

Being a women at that time had its hardships, but being a Geisha was much harder. Men did not look at Geisha as talented women, but by how beautiful and memorizing they were. They used them for distraction and did not really pay attention to anything else about them. Arthur Golden shows his readers through a young girl's eyes of sexism around the

Geisha are customary Japanese entertainers, sometimes acting as hosts or performers for their customers. When people think of geishas, the image of a young Japanese woman with a face caked in a white paste, with lips lined in bright red, clad in an extravagant kimono comes to mind. However, the earliest geishas were actually men in the 18th century, who worked as entertainers, singing and dancing. By the late 1700s, the career was mostly dominated by women. Geishas are regarded as cultural icons of Japan.

This paper provided an opportunity to take a deeper look into the country of Japan by conducting a Global Cultural Analysis. Throughout this paper the following four research areas were explored: 1.What is the major elements and dimensions of culture in Japan? 2. How are these elements and dimensions integrated by locals conducting business in Japan? 3. How does U.S. culture and business compare with the elements and dimensions of culture integrated by the locals conducting business in Japan? 4. What are the implications for U.S. businesses that wish to conduct business with Japan?

At the age of nine a young girl named Chiyo from a fishing village was sold to a geisha house by her father because they were in great need of money. While Chiyo was in the house, she had to clean and earn her keep at the geisha house. While being at the geisha house, she also was training to become a geisha, but she was not quite sure what a geisha was. As Chiyo was working and training to become a geisha she tried to run away with her sister, but was caught. She got into trouble with the owner of the geisha house, which set her back from becoming a geisha and demoted her to a slave. Her dreams of becoming a geisha were crushed until she met the Chairman. Once Chiyo met the Chairman, she was determined to cross paths with him again, and become

Becoming a true geisha is a prestigious honor to Japanese girls (The History and Culture

The first stage of training is called the Maiko stage. The Maiko is under the level of Geisha, it is often regarded as the beginner level. They are also known as apprentice Geisha. Their jobs mainly consist of taking care of the needs of the Geisha, performing songs, dances and playing a Koto which is one of the traditional Japanese instrument mainly for visitors during their feasts. They

The geisha has been the subject of innumerable books and films focusing on the myth of the profession and the culture in which she represented. Various portrayals of the geisha have focused on different aspects of their lifestyle and the different versions also have varying degrees of accuracy in their depictions. In three different films and one book, four different groups try to explain exactly what it was like for people who lived as geishas or alongside these women. Some versions of the story portray the geisha life as a very pleasant one where the role of geisha was an honored title. Others, like Memoirs of a Geisha paint this existence in a more unpleasant life, equating geisha with high class prostitution. Some tell the fantasy version of geisha-hood through a modern and decidedly western sensibility and use the profession as a form of othering the Japanese people, while the others tell a far more realistic and eastern perspective of the same topic. The films to be discussed are: Madame Butterfly, the Barbarian and the Geisha, and Memoirs of a Geisha. The book is an autobiography of a real life geisha, written by Sayo Matsuda.

Similar to all nouns in the Japanese language, geisha, does not possess singular or plural forms. The word is composed of two kanji. The primary kanji, "gei", means art. The latter kanji, "sha", means person or doer. If you were to translate the word "geisha" to the English language, the most literal rendition would be "artist". There is another term that geishas go by and that is "geijo". This word is most commonly used to refer to geisha indigenous to western Japan, including Kyoto.

Relatively calm and collect at all times, Masashi still know's how to have a good time. Being a geisha means that he must be able to adapt his personality to the person/ guest that he is attending. He can personify the most flirtatious girl or the most reserved, When he is in his everyday clothes and not around the watchful eye of his mother and the other geisha's he can be quite the sassy lad. He's quick to pass judgement on others and can be a bit of a smartass, saying rude statements about others to their faces. But when he's in a sticky situation that he will inevitably get into due to his foul mouth, he uses his practices as a geisha to work his way out of it. One of his favorite pastimes is manipulating people, as a geisha and out of

So it could be said one significant factor in Japanese culture is idealization, and Geisha is a component of this fantasy. They are pulled out from themselves as women and then become an illusory form. When Sayuri wears the twelve layers of elegant kimonos with exquisite makeup, stepped on those expensive black wooden clogs,

Abstract: The symbiotic relationship between powers of mythical stories to assist transformational change in human lives. The purpose of this research paper is to explore the power of myth in transforming human lives, it establishes patterns in the human psyche affects the way of thinking as myths unveil various subjects, ideas, and challenges.

This report will highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture important to understanding how the average Japanese man or woman goes about his or her day. This report will also analyze various aspects of Japanese culture which would be useful for a Canadian business person to have a successful and safe business stay in Canada, and very briefly highlight some differences between the Canadian and Japanese culture.

Nations in Asia have broadly been considered to have many features in common so it is quite difficult to distinguish them. In fact, a considerable number of differences among those countries can be learned if we take a deep look into their various aspects. This is typically true of Japan and South Korea, even though they may show tremendous similarities, their differences are evident. Despite the fact that Korea and Japan both hold outstanding positions in terms of economic growth, the cultural features they possess are remarkably different.