The TRUTH About Being a Geisha

The Fascinating Truth about The Shocking Life of a Geisha 🔔 Subscribe now with all notifications on for more discovery, knowledge, and nostalgia videos. Whatever you might have heard about them, the truth is that few professions are more shrouded in mystery and misunderstood than the Japanese Geisha. There is much to uncover about this profession and the women who practiced it. So, in today’s video, we shall reveal the truth about the complicated and strange lives the Geisha lived. Geisha means “artist” or “person of the arts.” It refers to a group of professionals whose job was to entertain clients through the arts – like the modern-day Beyoncé. The art existed as early as 7th century Japan, although it was not until the 17th century that the first modern Geisha started appearing in the big cities, and they were men. The men, called Taikomochi, performed roles similar to that of a court jester. But soon, perhaps because of all the wars men had to fight, women started taking over the profession – or maybe they were just better at it. 📺 Watch the entire video for more information! _________________________________________________________________ About Original History: 🎥 Videos with the focus on connecting you to a world of untold stories about the hygiene and lifestyle during the Victorian Era, Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire and much more! 🎨 Written and produced by Original History 🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more videos _____________________________________________________ 💼 Business Inquiries and Contact • For business inquiries, copyright matters or other inquiries please contact us at: [email protected] ❓ Copyright Questions • If you have any copyright questions or issues you can contact us at [email protected]. ⚠️ Copyright Disclaimers • We use images and content in accordance with the YouTube Fair Use copyright guidelines • Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” • This video could contain certain copyrighted video clips, pictures, or photographs that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above. #geisha #sexuality #originalhistory