murphy_37 's review for:

Geisha of Gion by Mineko Iwasaki

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I’ve been living in Japan for about 4 months now and learning about geisha. This book was a required read for my class on geisha. This book really helped to set things into perspective about the way a geisha lives. It also helped me to understand the Kyoto dialect that the maiko I met at the Gion Odori.