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Entertainment a "Oiran"

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Original Text by Hesti Setiarini, executive summary by darmansjah

DO NOTmisinterpretation of theOiran. The mentionof the professionfor a woman whois notentertainingcertain circlesin the contextsexsual. Iwant to describe, this professionis farfrom anything likethat.Becausetobe aOiran, a womanmust be capable ofdoingChado(tea ceremony), ikebana(the art of flower arranging), andcalligraphy.

In order tocompensate forcommunication, onemusthave the intellectualOiranaboveaverage.He must beable to speakJapanesehigh-only used fornoble. Of course, physical beautyis primary.
In Japan, not just anyonewhocanuse the servicesOiran. Only thestateofficialsandtherichand theformalinvitationwhich recipientcan enjoytheir services.Oiranpresenceon the roadis veryeasy to know. It usescomplexand fancypatternedkimonoandwearing morethaneightbarrettecombthe hairin a bun, dangeta(sandals) as high as 15centimeters. GroupOiran alwaysaccompanied bya convoy ofaides andbodyguards.

Oiranownnameappears inthe Edo period(1600-1868). That isupscalecomfort women. They onlyexist insome major cities, such asKyoto, shinmachidiin Osaka,andEdo(Tokyo). In 1761, the golden age ofOiranends. In place ofpublication of thegeisha, entertainersequivalentOiranand maintenance servicescan be enjoyed byall walks of life. Filmproductionwest,one of which, carryinga negativeeffecton the professionOiran andgeisha-branding as afemale"entertainers". Andit's wrong!.

Oiranwere courtesans in Japan. The Oiran were considered a type of yūjo "woman of pleasure" or prostitute. However, they are distinguished from the yūjo in that they were entertainers, and many became celebrities of their times outside the pleasure districts. Their art and fashions often set trends among the wealthy and, because of this, cultural aspects of Oirantraditions continue to be preserved to this day.



In his time, the samurailady calledonna-bugeisha, generally workforthe upper classsociety.
 



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