Mineko Iwasaki

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in Kyoto, Japan

November 02, 1949

gender

female

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Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Mineko Iwasaki (born Masako Tanaka) was a Japanese businesswoman, Geiko and author. Iwasaki was the most famous Japanese Geiko in Japan until her sudden publicized retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances for various celebrity and royalty during her Geisha life, Iwasaki was also an established heir or atotori to her geisha house (Okiya) while she was just an apprentice.

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Mineko Iwasaki's Books

Average rating: 3.88 · 8,150 ratings · 584 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki, Rande Brown 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8,154 ratings — published 2002 — 43 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minha Vida Como Gueixa 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Mineko Iwasaki

“Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.”
― Mineko Iwasaki

tags: betrayal, heartbreak

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“Cleaning is considered a vital part of the training process in all traditional Japanese disciplines and is a required practice for any novice. It is accorded spiritual significance. Purifying an unclean place is believed to purify the mind.”
― Mineko Iwasaki, Geisha, A Life

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“And we are not mountaintop sages who can live by consuming mist.”
― Mineko Iwasaki, Geisha, A Life

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