Geiko

She calls the geiko to her side and thanks her tearfully for taking such good care of her husband. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

In Gion Kobu we don’t refer to ourselves as geisha meaning “artist” but use the more specific term geiko,“woman of art.” ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

The first kimono I wore as a geiko was a formal crested one made of black silk, embellished with a pattern of tie-dyed and embroidered seashells. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

But she also knew that the only collateral she had against her debts was her future earnings, and that being a geiko was the quickest way for her to earn money. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

Accordingly, I will use the terms geiko and maiko throughout the rest of this book. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

One of our geiko was the biggest star in Gion Kobu. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

I was never more aware of Sayuri's Kyoto dialect — in which geisha themselves are called geiko, and kimono are sometimes known as obebe — than when I began to wonder how I would render its nuances in translation. ❋ Golden, Arthur, 1957- (1997)

The fee buys you a beer, snacks and a chat with a maiko or a "geiko," as geisha are known in Kyoto. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Schroeder is adamant that he has represented geisha culture (or, as the Japanese prefer to call it, 'geiko' culture) in a way that no Japanese audience can find fault with. " ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Good news is ... i saved a bunch of money by switching my car insurance to geiko [sp] ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

It ' s a philosophy embraced by Uokeya U, a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in the Gion district of Kyoto, known as the neighborhood where geiko geishas still live and study today. ❋ Amy Ma (2010)

The dance is put on by a dance school that trains (some of) the geiko (the Kyoto dialect word for geisha) and maiko of the Gion district of Kyoto. ❋ Bardiac (2008)

[I live] in [Kyoto], so they tend to call me a Geiko instead of a [Geisha]. ❋ Iko (2006)