I TRANSLATE: The white face, the dark eyes and hair, the blood red lips both the

e Japanese and foreigners are fascinated by these beautiful and mysterious women. Its very expensive to become a geisha. You have to have a different kimono for each month of the year, and today a kimono can cost about $25,000. In Japan today there are a thousands geishas, but they play an important role in preserving Japanese culture and history. We asked Makiko can she have a family? Of course. A geisha can have a relationships like anybody else and can get married when she chooses. First, we sold our cars we had two. That wasnt a problem because we live in a town and theres god public transport. Anyway, Ive always liked walking and weve all got bikes now. Weve stopped eating meat, and started eating more vegetables. We dont go to the supermarket, but we buy and eat food from local farmers, and I grow a lot of our vegetables in the garden. I TRANSLATE: Its a hard life for a trainee geisha. She has to leave her family and move into a special boarding house called a maiko house. Here, she has to learn traditional Japanese arts such as playing instruments, the tea ceremony, flower arranging, singing and dancing. So she has to take a lot of difficult tests and exams. Only the best will pass the test and become geishas many years later. We asked Makiko to describe exactly what a geisha does: A geisha has to serve customers and also entertain them. She has to sing and dance, and make conversations. Weve saved a lot of money because we dont buy things we dont need. I have walking everywhere and I dont like public transport. But I miss my holidays most. We always flew to warm places like Italy or Thailand, but this rain we took the train to the south coast of Wales. It rained all week. It was horrible. We eat very healthily now. I TRANSLATE: The white face, the dark eyes and hair, the blood red lips both the Japanese and foreigners are fascinated by these beautiful and mysterious women. Its very expensive to become a geisha. You have to have a different kimono for each month of the year, and today a kimono can cost about $25,000. In Japan today there are a thousands geishas, but they play an important role in preserving Japanese culture and history. We asked Makiko can she have a family? Of course. A geisha can have a relationships like anybody else and can get married when she chooses. First, we sold our cars we had two. That wasnt a problem because we live in a town and theres god public transport. Anyway, Ive always liked walking and weve all got bikes now. Weve stopped eating meat, and started eating more vegetables. We dont go to the supermarket, but we buy and eat food from local farmers, and I grow a lot of our vegetables in the garden. I TRANSLATE: Its a hard life for a trainee geisha. She has to leave her family and move into a special boarding house called a maiko house. Here, she has to learn traditional Japanese arts such as playing instruments, the tea ceremony, flower arranging, singing and dancing. So she has to take a lot of difficult tests and exams. Only the best will pass the test and become geishas many years later. We asked Makiko to describe exactly what a geisha does: A geisha has to serve customers and also entertain them. She has to sing and dance, and make conversations. Weve saved a lot of money because we dont buy things we dont need. I have walking everywhere and I dont like public transport. But I miss my holidays most. We always flew to warm places like Italy or Thailand, but this rain we took the train to the south coast of Wales. It rained all week. It was horrible. We eat very healthily now. I TRANSLATE: The white face, the dark eyes and hair, the blood red lips both the Japanese and foreigners are fascinated by these beautiful and mysterious women. Its very expensive to become a geisha. You have to have a different kimono for each month of the year, and today a kimono can cost about $25,000. In Japan today there are a thousands geishas, but they play an important role in preserving Japanese culture and history. We asked Makiko can she have a family? Of course. A geisha can have a relationships like anybody else and can get married when she chooses. First, we sold our cars we had two. That wasnt a problem because we live in a town and theres god public transport. Anyway, Ive always liked walking and weve all got bikes now. Weve stopped eating meat, and started eating more vegetables. We dont go to the supermarket, but we buy and eat food from local farmers, and I grow a lot of our vegetables in the garden. I TRANSLATE: Its a hard life for a trainee geisha. She has to leave her family and move into a special boarding house called a maiko house. Here, she has to learn traditional Japanese arts such as playing instruments, the tea ceremony, flower arranging, singing and dancing. So she has to take a lot of difficult tests and exams. Only the best will pass the test and become geishas many years later. We asked Makiko to describe exactly what a geisha does: A geisha has to serve customers and also entertain them. She has to sing and dance, and make conversations. Weve saved a lot of money because we dont buy things we dont need. I have walking everywhere and I dont like public transport. But I miss my holidays most. We always flew to warm places like Italy or Thailand, but this rain we took the train to the south coast of Wales. It rained all week. It was horrible. We eat very healthily now.