Japanese Geisha Entertainer Statue

Geisha are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Apprentice geisha are called maiko, literally "dance child") or hangyoku, "half-jewel" (meaning that they are paid half the wage of a full geisha), or by the more generic term o-shaku, literally "one who pours (alcohol)". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha.