Japan's Geisha Erasure

Описание: Geisha Pressure (2009): How one of Japan's most recognisable cultural traditions is feeling the effects of the global economic downturn.

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Japan's recession has prompted fears that as businessmen cut back on their spending, one of the country's most recognisable and traditional communities, the geisha, may be left feeling the crunch.

A waning interest in traditional Japanese arts is putting pressure on the community. The economic downturn is challenging a tradition already fighting demons of apathy and modernity. Geisha have long-entertained wealthy clientele, but with fewer than 1,000 performing artists left, it seems it has become a dying art. People using geisha entertainment are decreasing.

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