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Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “At that moment, I couldn’t have agreed with her more. I would have given anything to exchange my life for his.”

51. “At that moment, I couldn’t have agreed with her more. I would have given anything to exchange my life for his.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I was afraid that if I didn’t maintain the professional demeanor of a maiko at all times I would simply fall apart.”

52. “I was afraid that if I didn’t maintain the professional demeanor of a maiko at all times I would simply fall apart.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “From the geiko’s point of view, she needs a partner who is as interesting as the men she meets every night of the week. Most have no desire to leave their aerie of glamour and openness for the constriction of a middle-class existence.”

53. “From the geiko’s point of view, she needs a partner who is as interesting as the men she meets every night of the week. Most have no desire to leave their aerie of glamour and openness for the constriction of a middle-class existence.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “This arcane system has been in place, unchanged, for over a hundred years. It contains no procedure for modification, no avenue for improvement or reform. Complaining or resisting is taboo. As noted, I had been trying to initiate changes in the system since I was fifteen. To no avail.”

54. “This arcane system has been in place, unchanged, for over a hundred years. It contains no procedure for modification, no avenue for improvement or reform. Complaining or resisting is taboo. As noted, I had been trying to initiate changes in the system since I was fifteen. To no avail.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “The fee for a banquet at an ochaya is not inexpensive. An ozashiki costs about $500 an hour. This includes the use of the room and the services of the ochaya staff. It does not include the food and drink that is ordered, nor the fees for the services of the geiko. A two-hour party with a full dinner for a few guests and three or four geiko in attendance can easily cost $2,000.”

55. “The fee for a banquet at an ochaya is not inexpensive. An ozashiki costs about $500 an hour. This includes the use of the room and the services of the ochaya staff. It does not include the food and drink that is ordered, nor the fees for the services of the geiko. A two-hour party with a full dinner for a few guests and three or four geiko in attendance can easily cost $2,000.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “The dance had become my life, and I couldn’t imagine giving it up for anything or anyone. The reason I decided to become an Iwasaki was so that I could continue learning to dance.”

56. “The dance had become my life, and I couldn’t imagine giving it up for anything or anyone. The reason I decided to become an Iwasaki was so that I could continue learning to dance.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I had a serious conversation with the flowers and they told me where they came from. I was right. They were from the man who was secreted away in my heart. I missed him so much. I couldn’t wait to see him again. But, at the same time, I was scared of him. Whenever I thought of him a little door in my heart banged shut and I felt like crying. I had no idea what was going on.”

57. “I had a serious conversation with the flowers and they told me where they came from. I was right. They were from the man who was secreted away in my heart. I missed him so much. I couldn’t wait to see him again. But, at the same time, I was scared of him. Whenever I thought of him a little door in my heart banged shut and I felt like crying. I had no idea what was going on.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “The only adult male I had ever known was my father. All my ideas about love and responsibility came from him.”

58. “The only adult male I had ever known was my father. All my ideas about love and responsibility came from him.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “Dance and the other art forms can be taught, but how to make an ozashiki sparkle can not.”

59. “Dance and the other art forms can be taught, but how to make an ozashiki sparkle can not.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “Even though I knew little about money, I knew that I was the main support of the household.”

60. “Even though I knew little about money, I knew that I was the main support of the household.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I would mediate engagements for the women who wanted to get married and help the others find new positions or start their own businesses.”

61. “I would mediate engagements for the women who wanted to get married and help the others find new positions or start their own businesses.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I remember thinking that this transformation, which I witnessed thousands of times, was an eloquent statement of the style’s ability to evoke and express beauty.”

62. “I remember thinking that this transformation, which I witnessed thousands of times, was an eloquent statement of the style’s ability to evoke and express beauty.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “The transmission was done. I was free. The dance was mine.”

63. “The transmission was done. I was free. The dance was mine.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I am afraid that the traditional culture of Gion Kobu and the other karyukai will cease to exist in the near future. The thought that little will remain of the glorious tradition beyond its external forms fills me with sorrow.”

64. “I am afraid that the traditional culture of Gion Kobu and the other karyukai will cease to exist in the near future. The thought that little will remain of the glorious tradition beyond its external forms fills me with sorrow.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “Well, these fifteen years may have seemed short to you but they have been an eternity for me.”

65. “Well, these fifteen years may have seemed short to you but they have been an eternity for me.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “One’s dresser often becomes one’s confidant, a person one turns to for brotherly advice and counsel.”

66. “One’s dresser often becomes one’s confidant, a person one turns to for brotherly advice and counsel.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “So, I’m sorry, but as long as things remain as they are I don’t feel comfortable taking on any younger sisters.”

67. “So, I’m sorry, but as long as things remain as they are I don’t feel comfortable taking on any younger sisters.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “She was thanking everybody because she believed, as do many Japanese, that it takes a village to raise a child. I was the product of a group effort rather than any given individual. And the group was Gion Kobu.”

68. “She was thanking everybody because she believed, as do many Japanese, that it takes a village to raise a child. I was the product of a group effort rather than any given individual. And the group was Gion Kobu.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I blurted out my whole laundry list of requirements. I clearly had in mind someone as sophisticated as my father or Dr. Tanigawa.”

69. “I blurted out my whole laundry list of requirements. I clearly had in mind someone as sophisticated as my father or Dr. Tanigawa.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “You have only to see what you see and feel what you feel.”

70. “You have only to see what you see and feel what you feel.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “Maybe there really was something wrong and I needed to have myself checked out. But I didn’t know when I would have the time to fit it in.”

71. “Maybe there really was something wrong and I needed to have myself checked out. But I didn’t know when I would have the time to fit it in.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “I was glad for the additional income and, whenever possible, used the exposure to express my thoughts about the geiko system.”

72. “I was glad for the additional income and, whenever possible, used the exposure to express my thoughts about the geiko system.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “There were three things I had to do on my way to class.”

73. “There were three things I had to do on my way to class.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “Aha, Mine-chan, I see. It all becomes clear. And I have to hand it to you, you are a little rascal.” As far as I’m concerned, there is never an excuse for bad behavior.”

74. “Aha, Mine-chan, I see. It all becomes clear. And I have to hand it to you, you are a little rascal.” As far as I’m concerned, there is never an excuse for bad behavior.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

Mineko Iwasaki Quote: “One might think that living in an all-female society would have prepared me for this eventuality. But the opposite was true. No one ever discussed intimate matters. I didn’t have the faintest idea of what was happening to me.”

75. “One might think that living in an all-female society would have prepared me for this eventuality. But the opposite was true. No one ever discussed intimate matters. I didn’t have the faintest idea of what was happening to me.”

— Mineko Iwasaki

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