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Japanology Plus - Season 1 Episode 30 Episodio 30
A private banquet in the company of geisha is considered the ultimate in elegant hospitality. A common misconception is that geisha are courtesans; in reality, they are skilled practitioners of traditional performing arts. At one time, there were 80,000 of them working in Japan, but only about 1,000 remain today. Our expert guest Kenji Watanabe, a scholar of early modern Japanese literature, will guide us into the real world of geisha. And in Plus One, playing party games with geisha!
- Año: 2024
- País: Japan
- Género: Documentary, Talk
- Estudio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Palabra clave: japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
- Director:
- Emitir: Peter Barakan