Immortal Geisha
If there was ever anything you wanted to know about Geisha culture but were afraid to ask,
this is the best place to start. They also have a gorgeous collection of photos.
Wiki Article: Mineko Iwasaki
Arthur Golden's Book Memiors of a Geisha is all that most people know about the life
of a RL Geisha, but his view was a bit skewed. This wiki article is about the woman that he talked to in order to gather
the information that he used for his book. To get her full story, please read her real memior: Geisha, A Life.
Japan-guide.com
Sure, Japan-guide.com may seem like your typical tourist page but I have found it to be very
useful. We may not be going to RL Japan but if we want to make our SL Japan more authentic, then we need to know the
customs. The section on etiquette was especially helpful for a report that I once did on Japanese Table Manners.
Japanesepod101.com
Learn to speak and write Japanese, for free. Ganbatte kudasai!
Your Name in Japanese
Have you ever wanted to see what your name would look like in Japanese? This is a fun page to use
to see what that would be. Follow the instructions on the page and you will see your name in a new way. This one
is more just for fun than for real reference, but we all need to have fun sometime, right?
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