Geisha

Geisha, the word applied to both singular and plural, are female entertainers who work in a capacity of pleasant, enlightened companionship similar to that of a taikomochi.

Etymology
Geisha, literally translated, means 'art person', and each geisha is expected to master no less than five distinct forms of artistic creation or performance. In practical application, the term geisha is the highest echelon in a series of training ranks, representing the pinnacle of achievement in her training and in her ability to command a salary.

History of the Oseudan Imperial Geisha
The origins of the geisha tradition can be traced, through the Oseudan Oral History, to the origins of the Empire itself. It is said that the first individual to take the title of geisha was given the title after an extended period of training outside of Lamasery at the personal invitation and behest of Arvana Sanys. While considered somewhat apocryphal, the infallibility of Oseudan Oral History has proven consistent in its stance on the existence and importance of Koizumi Moriko as the first Imperial geisha.

With such an auspicious origin, the appeal of the geisha rapidly grew and it became a highly prestigious profession in less than a generation, with Moriko herself becoming the first to found and then operate an okiya (house of training).