Okiya - Wikipedia
An okiya (置屋) is the lodging house/drinking establishment to which a maiko or geisha is affiliated with during her career as a geisha. The okiya is typically run by the "mother" ( okā-san ) of the house, who handles a geisha's engagements, the development of her skills, and funds her training through a particular teahouse .
The Karyukai (what is Ochaya, Okiya, Gohanya) - Tea Ceremony ...
Found within the karyūkai are the following enterprises: Okiya (置屋) Ochaya (お茶屋) Gohanya (御飯屋) Kenban (検番) Kaburenjō (歌舞練場) Okiya (置屋) The lodging houses at which maiko and geisha live. They are run by a woman known as an Okaasan (お母さん), which means “Mother.” She will look after her charges as if ...
Geisha - Wikipedia
Though geisha may entertain at their okiya, restaurants or inns, they will usually entertain guests at a teahouse. Okiya (置屋) A geisha lodging house. All geisha must be registered to an okiya, though not all geisha live in their okiya day-to-day. Okiya are usually run by women, many of whom are ex-geisha themselves. [9]
What is an Okiya? - Japan Talk
2015年8月5日 · The Okiya pays for a maiko's training and kimono and provides a mentoring system under a strict matriarchal hierarchy. At the top of the hierarchy is the proprietress of an okiya simply known as okasan, literally "mother."
The Life of a Geisha - TOKI
2021年1月13日 · 1. Enter an okiya . For most, the journey starts around the age of 14 or 15, when young girls enter schools that specialize in training geisha. The new apprentices live in what is known as an okiya (置屋), a female-only lodging house owned by a proprietress referred to as okāsan (literally meaning mother) and inhabited by other apprentices.
Okiya - Geisha world Wiki | Fandom
An okiya is a Japanese lodging house where maiko or geisha live as she fulfills her 'nenki' (the Japanese word for a geisha's contract with her particular okiya). The very first step in becoming a geisha is to be legally accepted into an okiya, which may or may not be hard depending on the young woman's connections with the house. Most girls who come to live at an Okiya must be …
The Long Journey of Becoming a Maiko | The Kyoto Project
2016年8月28日 · Life in an okiya is unimaginable for us. Maiko is a traditional thing, so there are many strict and traditional rules. Okiya is a place where people gather, so maiko have to live in a community-style life. Okiya is not a for-profit business; they pay for all of the girls: their life, their food, clothes, makeup tools and more.