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Geisha, geiko or geigi are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various arts such as classical music, dance, games and conversation, mainly to entertain male customers.
Geisha, geiko or geigi are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various arts such as classical music, dance, games and conversation, mainly to entertain male customers.
The shamisen or samisen (三味線, literally three strings), also called sangen (三絃), is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi.<br/><br/> The yokin in a kind of prototype koto (箏), a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to the Chinese zheng, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan.<br/><br/> The kokin (古琴) is a Chinese seven-stringed zither called a guqin in Chinese.<br/><br/> Sankyoku is a form of Japanese chamber music played on the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi, often with a vocal accompaniment.
For most of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the major entertainment district in Tokyo. The Rokku or 'Sixth District' was famous as a theatre district, featuring famous cinemas such as the Denkikan. The area was heavily damaged by US bombing raids during World War II, particularly the March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo. The area was rebuilt after the war, but has now been surpassed by Shinjuku and other colorful areas in the city, in its role as a pleasure district.
Geisha, Geiko or Geigi are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.<br/><br/> The shamisen or samisen, literally 'three flavor strings'), also called sangen (literally 'three strings') is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bach.