[instrumumental musisic] ♪ ♪ ♪ the gegeisha profefession-- or geieiko, as it's knknown in kananazawa-ury. wearing g elaboratee kimomono costumemes anand makeup, , geikos arere d to enterertain by sisinging, dancing, d drinking--b-basicy makingng older menen, genera, fefeel good anand welcomee for r an hour, m maybe two.. ♪ yayaeko is thehe owner of the f fujinoya tetea hou, one of o only 15 or r so leleft in kananazawa. [playiying shamisesen] - [singing] - thesese tea housuses, which at o one time numbered i in the hundndreds, prprovide a ststage for the gegeiko, ofof which thehere are onlnly at 50 lefeft working g in the ci. ♪ yaekeko is a retetired geio and d an old fririend of ma, whomom he creditits with teaching h him many ththins ababout culturure, life, and presesumably abobout wome. [clappining] - ninice, beautitiful. - - beautiful.l. thisis is a hardrd thing to o. - - oh, yeah, , yeah. - a a lot of-- - they n need to leaearn a lolot of stuffff. [spepeaking natitive languag] - - play musicic, tell stotor. - - dance. [bototh speakingng native lalan] - a lolot of work.k. - lot t