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Okiya vs Hanamachi - What's the difference?

okiya | hanamachi | Related terms |

Hanamachi is a related term of okiya.



As nouns the difference between okiya and hanamachi

is that okiya is the lodging-house of a geisha while hanamachi is a Japanese courtesan and geisha district.

okiya

English

(wikipedia okiya)

Noun

(okiya)
  • The lodging-house of a geisha.
  • * 1997': My advice to you is: work very hard, and never leave the '''okiya without permission. — Arthur Golden, ''Memoirs of a Geisha (Vintage 1998, p. 43)
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    hanamachi

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hanamachi) (en-noun)
  • A Japanese courtesan and geisha district.

    • Related terms

    *geisha *maiko *okiya