花枝招展的艺妓

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Trainee Japanese geishas wearing colourfulkimonos and with full-face makeup were out on the streets of a grey Tokyo onFriday, drumming up tourist custom for the ancient capital of Kyoto.

这些刚入行不久的艺妓身着五彩斑斓的和服，面上涂着厚厚的妆容，在以灰色调为主的东京街道上竭力为古都京都招徕客人。

The five "maikos", all betweenthe ages of 16 and 20, met passers-by and handed out leaflets proclaiming historicKyoto, 500 kilmotres (300 miles) to the west of Tokyo, is alive and kicking,despite a recent lashing by a typhoon that swamped sightseeing spots.
The women, whose hair was elaborately heldup with delicate pins carved in the shape of flowers to reveal their necklineused broad Kyoto dialect to greet Tokyoites hurrying past under leaden autumnskies.

这五位“舞妓”年龄都在16到20岁之间，她们向过路的行人分发介绍东京以西500公里的古都——京都历史的传单。姑娘们都非常活泼，爱说还笑，虽然前不久还有一位大佬批评她们的行为影响景点市容……

这些姑娘们的头发要被高高盘起，用雕刻着花朵的簪子在头上别住，以显露出她们精巧的颈项。在入秋时节灰沉沉的东京天空之下，她们用京都方言呼唤着匆匆而过的行人。

Despite Western misconceptions, geishas arenot prostitutes, but rather entertainers highly skilled in traditional Japanesedance, musical instruments and games.
Throughout history, wealthy and powerfulmen have spent time with geisha - the name means "artist" - who arerigidly schooled in the art of conversation and bound by strict rules ofconfidentiality.
High-flying politicians and businessmencontinue to strike sensitive deals in the presence of geishas, paying hundredsor even thousands of dollars for an evening of entertainment and discretion.Inancient Kyoto - the capital of Japan until 1868 - girls would be raised ingeisha houses where they were coached from a young age in the many skillsrequired.
Nowadays girls begin their training whenthey leave school, with recent popular novels and television dramas boostingthe number of applicants for a small number of openings.

不同于西方人的一贯概念，艺妓其实不是妓女，她们实际上是才艺俱佳的艺人，往往精通日本传统舞蹈、乐器和游戏。

历史上，有钱有势的男人常常会花大量的时间与艺妓们厮混。而艺妓（geisha）这个词本意就是“艺术家”，她们会被严格地教导谈话的艺术，还有一套极其精细严格的规矩管着她们。

野心勃勃的政客和商人们往往会在艺妓这里敲定一些见不得光的交易，他们会花几百甚至几千美元，只为一夜春宵——还有与其配套的安全妥帖的环境。在古代京都——这座城市在1868年以前一直是日本的首都，在艺妓馆内长大的女孩子们从很小的年纪开始就要接受训练，学习各种技能。

而今天女孩们可以在离开学校之后才开展训练。由于近期一些小说和电视剧的走红，报名参加艺妓培训的女性越来越多，足以弥补现已数显的微小空缺。

Successful trainees must submit to anaustere regime of training in the arts, as well as playing their part incooking and cleaning for the rest of the house.
"I wanted to become a maiko when I sawthe life of a maiko in a TV documentary when I was in elementary school,"said one of the apprentice geishas, 18, known by her adopted name Ichimari."I enjoy every day of my life."
Tomitae, 18, said she had been fascinatedby the beauty of kimonos since childhood.
"I also wanted to become accomplishedin traditional arts," she said. "I feel happy this way."
The maiko in Tokyo on Friday will becomefull-fledged geisha when they have mastered the art forms they are beingschooled in.
Voice of Russia, AFP

严师出高徒，这条道理不仅在才艺学习上是如此，在培训期间的其他事务上——比如做饭和清洗上面也是如此。

“在我还在念小学的时候，我看到了电视纪录片《一位舞妓的一生》（the life of a maiko），随后我就决定要成为一名舞妓。”一位现年18岁，艺名为Ichimari的艺妓学徒说道。“我真的非常享受我生活中的每一天。”

另一位艺妓，Tomitae，同样是18岁，也表示她自童年起就对和服的美丽深深着迷。

“我很希望自己能精通这些传统技艺，”她说道，“学习这些，我感到很快乐。”

这些在东京街头招徕客人的舞妓们，一旦掌握了所有记忆，就可以正式出师，成为一名货真价实的艺妓了。

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日本酷爱混搭，脸上头上梳的是唐朝的妆容， 那个发鬓是唐朝的抱鬓髻，身上穿的是改装过的汉服直裾，脚上穿的是春秋时期西施最爱穿的木屐，然后加在一起变成了日本艺妓。所谓日本传统舞蹈传统乐器，还不也是从中国这儿改改的，那也叫传统乐器传统舞蹈，不要脸。

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现代和服是从三国时期的吴服演变过来的。原本是日本的下等人穿的。真正的贵族应该穿的是唐衣十二单。至于能乐，恕我没有欣赏能力，怎么听怎么像驴子叫。怎么看怎么像机器人。

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这个所谓的“妓”和“伎”虽然有所区别，一个偏重卖身，一个偏重卖艺，但在中国古代，两者的区别并不大，同属贱籍。至于日本人从“伎”里引申出“艺术家”的含义，纯属自己给自己脸上贴金。艺妓基本上和中国的清倌人，欧洲的交际花、高级伴游没什么区别。只是中国的清倌人要求是比她们严格多了，一旦不是处女还冒充清倌人，嗯嗯，死都不知道怎么死。而艺妓，就算按日本的说法，从茶女或者宫女演变而来，也不算什么清白出身。日本战国时期的宫女搞不好还要靠卖淫去赚取花资，供天皇过年吃年糕o(╯□╰)o这职业貌似也没高尚到哪儿去嘛。

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其實我不懂的欣賞

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脸涂那么白？？？