false 1950310 4770030673 9784770030672 29 5 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1950310.A_Geisha_s_Journey_My_Life_as_a_Kyoto_Apprentice 886465 Naoyuki Ogino 29 5 5 0 false Sun Aug 31 22:30:38 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 17:57:39 -0700 2008
After reading a geiko blog on the internet she started corresponding with the writer, Koito (Takeda Ikuko), and ended up as a maiko with this "elder sister" in Miyagawacho in Kyoto.

After following her for many years with his camera, Ogino taped her story and the explanations she gave of his photos, so what we have here is a very lively and vernacular account.The photo's have a certain grainy quality, as opposed to being flashy, which adds to the realism of the book.]]>