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Okiya

An okiya (置屋) is the lodging house/drinking establishment with which a maiko or geisha is affiliated during her career as a geisha. The okiya is typically run by the "mother" (okā-san) of the house, who handles a geisha's engagements and the development of her skills, and funds her training through a particular teahouse. Though a geisha is legally…

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Living arrangements

Geisha communitiesKyotoTokyoKimono
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MaikoGeishaTeahouseTraditional danceTea ceremony
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Okiya

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples16
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Okiya

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related to Living arrangements · 6
Okiya → However, Japan, Kyoto, Many, There, Tokyo
related to Financial arrangements · 5
Okiya → Another, Geisha, Some, The, Under
related to Owners · 2
Okiya → These, Under

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geisha house mother geisha's maiko may career typically engagements teahouse arrangement affiliated live also kimono keep establishment run though order

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
those found in Kyotoinstance ofparticularly those working in more traditional geisha communities0.80text
live within the okiya they are affiliated withinstance ofparticularly those working in more traditional geisha communities0.80text
though some working in other areas of Japaninstance ofparticularly those working in more traditional geisha communities0.80text
Okiyarelated to Financial arrangementsThe0.60section
Okiyarelated to Financial arrangementsUnder0.60section
Okiyarelated to Financial arrangementsSome0.60section
Okiyarelated to Financial arrangementsAnother0.60section
Okiyarelated to Financial arrangementsGeisha0.60section
Okiyarelated to Living arrangementsMany0.60section
Okiyarelated to Living arrangementsKyoto0.60section
Okiyarelated to Living arrangementsJapan0.60section
Okiyarelated to Living arrangementsTokyo0.60section

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