Robin Yong, Secrets of the Flower and Willow World (Travel (2019))

The enigmatic Geisha and their Flower and Willow World. These ladies are trained in the traditional arts of music, dance and tea ceremony. For many locals, even those living in Kyoto, the closest they have come is perhaps glimpsing a geisha alighting from taxis and quickly disappearing behind a nameless sliding door.

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