

Groups of more than 12 people can book a tea ceremony in the afternoon, based on geisha availability.


At Japan Awaits, we work exclusively with local hanamachi, or geisha quarters, to book group dinners, tours or events for visitors to learn more about geisha and experience the true culture of Japan. Join a Group Tour or Eventīooking geisha is quite expensive and difficult unless you know someone or a place that hosts geisha. Here are a few opportunities to see or book geisha. However, there are still a few ways visitors and tourists can meet geisha. Traditionally, geisha are reserved for the most wealthy and powerful clients, as geisha often accompany political members or prominent businessmen.

That’s because of the complex referral system that the geisha operates in unless the person interested in booking geisha is referred by an existing customer or establishment, it is virtually impossible to book geisha. Although they have been around since the Edo period, some 400 years ago, geisha are still as mysterious and alluring to locals and foreigners alike to this day. Geisha, also known as geiko, are iconic to Japan.
