Geishanormallycontinueworkingaslongastheycan, someintotheir 80s and 90s.
Generally, a geishacannotmarryunlessshechoosestoleavetheprofession, astherolesofwifeandgeishaarenotseenascompatible, but a geishamayhaveloversandevenbearchildren.
Geishais a dyingwayoflifeinJapan.
Therearefarfewergeishatodaythanbefore.
Inthe 1920s, therewereover 80,000 geishainthecountry, butnowthefigureisestimatedtobebetween 1 and 5,000.
Sowhilstyoumightbeluckyenoughtospot a geishainthestreetorperformingat a publicevent, beingentertainedbygeishais a privilegeonlyforhigh-statusindividuals.