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325 Episode
Japanology Plus - Season 1 Episode 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!
- Tau: 2024
- Whenua: Japan
- Momo: Documentary, Talk
- Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Kupu matua: japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
- Kaiwhakahaere:
- Maka: Peter Barakan
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