http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Geisha_Coloring.html Below is a picture of a Japanese geisha coloring page. Geisha are elegant entertainers. They always wear traditional Japanese kimono. Geisha are experts in many forms of arts. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Geisha_Coloring.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Beautiful_Geisha_Coloring_Image.html Below is a picture of a beautiful geisha coloring page. Geisha are artists and they are beautiful. Japanese geisha wear traditional Japanese kimono. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Beautiful_Geisha_Coloring_Image.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Coloring_Images.html Below are some geisha coloring images. The beautiful geisha coloring images below are free and printable. To print each Japanese geisha coloring page, right click on the image. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Coloring_Images.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Kimono_Fabric.html Textiles used in kimono fabric are perhaps the greatest treasure in Japan's tradition of handicrafts. The Japanese techniques of weaving and dyeing Japanese kimono was originally borrowed from Korea and China. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Kimono_Fabric.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Mens_Kimono.html Japanese kimonos were not only worn by Japanese women and geisha but Japanese kimonos were also worn by men. Mens kimono are as used as womens kimono. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Mens_Kimono.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Kimonos.html Japanese Kimonos, meaning clothing in Japanese, are one the traditional costumes of Japan. Geisha wear Japanese Kimonos. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Kimonos.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Geisha.html Japanese geisha is an icon of Japan's past and the secret societies that still exist today in Modern Japan. In the past, it was harder to become a true Japanese geisha and all Japanese geisha took pride in learning the arts, music and even literature. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_Author.html Arthur Golden, the author of Memoirs of a Geisha, was fascinated by the life of geisha that he spent 10 years researching the life of geisha before he wrote Memoirs of a Geisha, the 1998 bestseller book about Geisha. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_Author.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Gong_Li.html Gong Li was born on December, 31, 1965, in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Gong Li was probably China's most prestige actress. Li Gong grew up in Jinan. She loved music from a very young age and dreamed of becoming a singer. However, in 1985, Li Gong failed to get into China's top music school. Gong Li then applied to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing where she graduated in 1989. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Gong_Li.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Pictures_of_Sayuri_from_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha.html Below are some pictures of Sayuri from Memoirs of a Geisha. Each picture of Sayuri from Memoirs of a Geisha is accompanied by the description of her story. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Pictures_of_Sayuri_from_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_Movie.html Memoirs of a Geisha movie is directed by Rob Marshall who is also known from his directing work in Chicago, another blockbuster movie. Memoirs of a Geisha movie is about a romantic love story epic. The Memoirs of a Geisha movie features a young penniless girl who was sold to the Ochaya and trained to become the best and most beautiful geisha of all the eastern world. Memoirs of a Geisha movie begins in the years before the second world war. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_Movie.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/George_Morgan.html George Morgan married a famous geisha called Yuki. Yuki was a popular geisha when she met a traveler, George Morgan. George Morgan was a nephew of J. Pierpont Morgan (or JP Morgan for short), a Wall Street guru. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/George_Morgan.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Tea_House_Ochaya.html Ochaya is often referred to as Japanese tea house. A Japanese tea house is usually not for drinking tea. Many Japanese tea houses are ultra exclusive, by invitation only. A Japanese tea house is a place of entertainment and banquets. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Japanese_Tea_House_Ochaya.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/How_to_Become_Geisha_2.html Within a geisha house, there is a geisha mother who owns the geisha girls. Geisha mother is also called okamisan and can be loosely called ochaya. Geisha mother teaches and trains geisha girls, geisha maiko. Since geisha deem the geisha house and other geisha as family, geisha mother is like their real mother. Geisha look up to the geisha mother for support and guidance. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/How_to_Become_Geisha_2.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/About_Geisha.html The word Geisha means "artist" in Japanese. Geisha first appeared in the early 1600. Although, some say geisha form of art stared as early as seventh century. Geisha are artists and entertainers. Geisha are women for hire to keep a man or group of men company in the evening. Geisha sacrifice love for art. They must excel in traditional Japanese dance, singing, music, and literature. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/About_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/index.html Japanese geisha have long represented Japanese 's tradition of grace and elegance. Geisha always wear traditional geisha costume, the kimono. Japanese geisha makeup are also exquisite. Arthur Golden was so fascinated by the way of life of geisha that he wrote a novel called Memoirs of a Geisha. The book was made into a movie also called Memoirs of a Geisha movie. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoir_of_a_Geisha_DVD.html Memoir of a Geisha DVD was a Sony Pictures movie released on March 28, 2006. Memoir of a Geisha DVD is 145 minutes long. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoir_of_a_Geisha_DVD.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Pumpkin_in_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha.html Pumpkin in Memoirs of a Geisha was a good friend of Nitta Sayuri, the lead character of the Memoirs of a Geisha. Pumpkin in Memoirs of a Geisha had a string of misfortune because she was tied to Hatsumomo who was a jealous and cruel geisha. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Pumpkin_in_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Mameha.html In Memoirs of a Geisha, Mameha was played by Michelle Yeoh. Mameha was the big geisha sister of the lead character of the Memoirs of a Geisha, Nitta Sayuri played by Zhang Ziyi. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Mameha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Hatsumomo.html Hatsumomo in Memoirs of a Geisha was Nitta Sayuri 's nemesis. When Sayuri first came to the geisha house, Hatsumomo was the geisha of the house. Hatsumomo was played by Gong Li. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Hatsumomo.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_Sayuri.html In Memoirs of a Geisha, Sayuri or Nitta Sayuri was the lead role played by Zhang Ziyi. The Memoirs of a Geisha Sayuri had an unfortunate childhood since she was sold by her father and made into a lowly maid because she tried to escape to be with her sister. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_Sayuri.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Sayuri_Geisha.html Sayuri geisha is the lead character in the Memoirs of a Geisha book by Arthur Golden and the Memoirs of a Geisha movie. Below are some pictures of Sayuri geisha from Memoirs of a Geisha movie. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Sayuri_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Pictures_of_Chiyo_Chan_from_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha.html Below are some pictures of Chiyo Chan from Memoirs of a Geisha movie. Chiyo Chan in Memoirs of a Geisha was the lead character played by Suzuka Ohgo. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Pictures_of_Chiyo_Chan_from_Memoirs_of_a_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Young_Chiyo.html Young Chiyo or Chiyo Chan was the fictional character in the Memoirs of a Geisha book by Arthur Golden and the Memoirs of a Geisha movie released in 2005. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Young_Chiyo.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/J._Pierpont_Morgan.html John Pierpont Morgan, born in 1837 and died in 1913, began his career in 1857 as an accountant. He worked for several New York banking firms until he became a partner in Drexel, Morgan and Company in 1871. Drexel, Morgan and Company was later reorganized as J.P. Morgan and Company in 1895. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/J._Pierpont_Morgan.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/How_to_Become_Geisha.html How to become a geisha traditional? Traditionally, to become a geisha, you had to be either a daughter of a geisha or accepted by an Ochaya. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/How_to_Become_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html True geisha live by the code of silence. This means whatever is said to a geisha or in the banquet room remain within the wall of the room. Geisha will never repeat anything said. It is geisha 's honor to live by the code of silence. All geisha know about the code of silence and all Japanese know that they adhere to the code of silence. This makes the geisha business special because customers know that everything they say to a geisha or in the presence of a geisha is in total confidential. Their lips are sealed. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Why_are_the_number_of_geisha_declining_.html Firstly, Japan is in recession. People cannot afford the luxury of booking modern geisha as much as they used to. Geisha used to be part of many Japanese men's lives. Men would go to work, leaving their wives at home to do housekeeping. When it was time for them to return home, the may feel tired and stressed from work. They would visit geisha who would make them happy and stress free. Then they would come home to their wives. Their wives, amazingly enough, would not be unhappy with their husbands visiting geisha. Geisha were deemed professionals and many Japanese wives were proud of their husband visiting geisha. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Why_are_the_number_of_geisha_declining_.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/History_of_the_Geisha.html There are a few versions of the history of the geisha and how geisha came to exist. Some people believe that geisha were originally men who performed at banquets. These banquets contained prostitutes and entertainers. There was a woman prostitute found it hard to compete with other more attractive prostitutes began to call herself geisha and took on the role that was originally performed by men. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/History_of_the_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Makeup.html Every aspect of a geisha makeup and geisha 's appearance has meaning and purpose. Geisha are trained to master the geisha makeup techniques for the finest geisha makeup. Geisha Face Makeup In the past, the white paste for geisha 's face contained lead which could turn a geisha 's skin yellow and give her lead poisoning. Geisha maiko wear more white power on her face. Experienced geisha wear more simple geisha makeup, almost none. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Makeup.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Zhang_Ziyi.html Zhang Ziyi was born in Beijing. Her family is a working class family. Since early age, Zhang Ziyi enjoyed dancing and gymnastics. When Zhang Ziyi was 11 years old, she was accepted to a secondary school affiliated with the Beijing Dancing College. Zhang Ziyi earned many dancing awards but school was never her favorite and she wanted a more creative live. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Zhang_Ziyi.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Traditional_Geisha_in_Japan.html Traditional geisha in Japan existed over 400 years ago. They were entertainers. Geisha is the only profession that is strictly for women. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Traditional_Geisha_in_Japan.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Chiyo.html Chiyo is the leading character in Memoirs of a Geisha movie directed by Rob Marshall. Young Chiyo or Chiyo Chan was played by Suzuka Ohgo. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Chiyo.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Costume.html Traditionally geisha costume is the Japanese kimono. Japanese kimonos are geisha 's most precious possession. A top geisha should have several dozens of geisha costume or the kimonos. All geisha are dressed in Japanese traditional costumes, the kimonos. Japanese kimonos, although simple in design, are very expensive to own. Kimonos come in all types of materials. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Costume.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Modern_Geisha.html Less devoted geisha were forced to take different professions. Modern geisha often have other jobs as well as being geisha. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Modern_Geisha.html http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Nitta_Sayuri.html Nitta Sayuri was the geisha featured in the Memoirs of a Geisha movie. Nitta Sayuri was Chiyo when she was young and before she became geisha. Nitta Sayuri rose to fame in Gion, the Geisha district of Kyoto in the late 1930s. http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Nitta_Sayuri.html