Oiran: The Glamorous and Wretched Life of a High Courtesan (Ep. 61)

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An oiran is not a geisha. Although at first glance they may look alike, one is a more reserved entertainer who is still in existence today. The other is a high courtesan, long disappeared, who wore flamboyant brightly-colored kimono and walked on 20 centimeter high geta.

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