It's a true story of Kiyoha KIRITAKA, former maiko. (@kiyoha_kk )She experienced this in 2015, when she was 16 years old.(She said she was virgin at that time, and she was terrified of the situation.) Even we, Japanese people, had no idea about this obnoxious lewd acts of millionaires who are not charged with crime in the name of tradition. Japanese politicians are also involved.
I even made 🇫🇷 version https://www.nekoyamanga.com/entry/french-maiko
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Kiritaka said that the girls in this story were; two 16 years old girls, one 17 years old girl, (I think maybe the one who hit her forehead and bleed to help 16 y.o. girls), and one 23 years old girl and an old lady who called "okaasan, okiya's mother". The old, rich, pervert customer was in his 70s. He tried to be a danna(master, husband, it means formally "marry" to geisha just to have sex) with the 23 year old geisha. I'm quite shocked about this nauseous story and decided to translate this manga. The specific English articles about Kiritaka are in below. ↓
https://www.nekoyamanga.com/entry/kyoyo-hanamachi
英語訳「京都花街はこの世の地獄」 桐貴清羽(きりたか きよは) 第八話 お風呂入り
Manga ”Kyoto’s Geisha district is HELL” by Kiritaka Kiyoha, Episode 8 “Taking a bath”
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=1
page.1
In the Ozashiki (party) room
-(old customer)Shall we all go to a hot spring next time?
-That's nice!
(Ozashiki=Teahouse's mother)→
-Takeno, Takekoma, are you guys looking forward to it?
-What?
-What do you mean “what”? ALL we go ! Everyone here!
-Are we, too?
-Yes, awwww, I'm veeery much looking forward to it. (slurp)
-Yeah……?
This time, it's one of the darknesses of maiko world, “taking a bath"
page.2
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=2
At Takeya (which is 置き屋, Okiya, maiko's home)
-(Okiya's manager) Hey, Takeno, Takekoma, You two will be taken to a hot spring for 1 night, soon? I heard it from the mother of the tea house.(Ochaya-san)
-What? Is it a stay overnight?
-Of course.
[Stacking piles of money, you can even take the maiko on an overnight trip.]
-Well, well, you guys are finally "taking a bath".(Ofuro hairi)
-Taking a bath...?
-What? Don’t you know? Ofuro hairi means taking a bath with a customer.
-What? Bathing together!?
page.3
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=3
-You can wrap a bath towel.
-Ah, then it’s still...(relieved)
-We’re just going in, right?
- Well, when it comes to my experience...
"Let’s play a nipple guessing game! The nipples are at somewhere ~ Where are the pretty little nippleeesss? Here!
(pushed)"Ah♡”
"Yey! I did it! Jackpot! Here’s the reward for me! (kneading breasts)
.........(oh god...)
page.4
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=4
- Hey, hey, you guys talking about taking a bath? Can you include me in the conversation?
-Hi, Takekiyo.
-When it comes to my experience, the person who won by rock-paper-scissors.…..
“Rock-paper-scissors! Takekiyo-chan's victory!”
“Excuse me then... I'll clean it up”
“Oh, you’re gooood. “(pant, pant)
I washed the customer's "front"
page.5
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=5
-…….(utterly shocked)
-Huh? What’s wrong with?
-Oh, are you two shocked?
・What are you going to do from now on with such a delicate temper?
・It wouldn't get less anyway just to take a bath.
・I heard that when the maiko of Okiya across the street took a bath, she cried "I was rubbed on my chest!" and fainted.You guys can't do such a shameful act.
・Taking a bath is a naked relationship (hadaka-no-tsukuai, close relationship) with customers! A respectful job of maiko!!
・That's what everyone is doing. Do it well and get used to it!
［Two maikos turned pale with shock］
page.6
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=6
-Um... won't something weird happen?(Secretly)
-What's weird?
-Um... that... naughty things...
-Oh! Are you saying that you going to have sex with a customer ? Well, basically there are a lot of people, and our "mother" will come, so that won't happen. But ... depending on the money, you might be asked to be alone with the customer...?(Grin) Well, it's a rumor! Just ruuumooor! Well, just do your best!
［Two maikos turned pale in fear］
page.7
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=7
(On the day of the hot spring trip)
[The customer, the mother of the teahouse, and the “big sister” (geisha), and the five of us, Takekoma and Takeno, decided to go. ](rolling suits cases..)
-Are we really going to take a bath today?(silently)
-(Teahouse's mother)Yeah, I believe so. What? Are you worried? It’s like a family. There's nothing to be ashamed of. Wrap a towel and just go in! haha
-oh no, Takekoma... I... I don’t want to “Taking a bath”...... (shedding tears)
page.8
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=8
-Oh no, Takeno-chan...
-Hey, You guys …don’t want to taking a bath?
-(gasp) s, sister...
-Okay, if you really don't want it so much, I’ll avoid it.
-what…?
page.9
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=9
-Wow, it's so spacious! It's the first time I've entered a suite room!
(old man)-There are several beds, so everyone can stay! It also has an open-air bath! Ok, then let's take a bath now...
(geisha)-Aaaah, I'm so hungry! I'm starving after a long trip, aren't we?
-Oh yes, yes, me too!
-I'm hungry, too!
-Okay, first of all, let's have a delicious dinner and drink!
(old man)-Yeah, right...
(They tried to make cheerful atmosphere)
-Takekoma-chan, you two also pour and pour! (wink)
page.10
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=10
-It's a strategy to get him drunk and avoid taking a bath... Got it!! (two girls nodding)
few hours later...
-Oh no, even mother is drunk. (old lady is snoring)
-Okay, It's too late, let's finish today.
-Baaath ....(old guy is drunk and mumbling)
-Hey,Takekoma, (whispering) I don't think we need to take a bath now! (smiling)
-Yeah, yeah!
-(old man) No! We’re going to take a bath!!
-what.
-I'm going to take a bath with you guuuysss! (old man is crying)
(geisha)-oh my, my...
page.11
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=11
(old man)- I came here to look forward to it... I won't go home until I enjoy to my heart's content by sucking, rubbing and kneading of young skin!
(two maikos got horrified)
(geisha) -But it's dangerous taking a bath with drinking too much, so why don't we stop? Right?
-Shut up! (hit geisha’s hand)WE ALL take a bath TOGETHER ... What do you think I spent my money for?
(clutching geisha’s arm)
(geisha)-Ouch!
page.12
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=12
(old man) Now! Let’s go!(staggering)
(geisha)Now that it has come to this...pretending to be drunk...(stumbled) ah! (Hit hard on the stainless bath door)Whaaaa! ouch… oh, I was so clumsy…
(two Maikos)-Sister!
(geisha is bleeding from her forehead) I’m so sorry….
page.13
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=13
(old man) -Ah.....( Let go off geisha's arm) It's over for today... I'm going to sleep.
(geisha)- Please forgive me.
(maikos)-Sister! Blood...!!
-Oh, it's okay, it's not as bad as it looks. Rather than that, I'm glad we were able to avoid taking a bath! (wink)
-Sister... ! (two maikos are moved and burst into tears)
page.14
https://bunshun.jp/articles/comic/76696?pn=14
The next morning, the customer seemed to not remember what happened last night.
“Did we take a bath...? “(blurred)
(old lady) I am sorry, I slept in last night ...
(old man) I was looking forward to it... (booing)
(geisha) Well, it's fine if we come again, right?
(old man) Well, that's right.
Looking at sister's wounds, the maiko felt guilt about it)
Thanks to the big sister putting her body in and protecting us, I was able to avoid taking a bath. However, once again I realized that as long as I continue to be a maiko, I might not be able to avoid it.
#KYOTO #Kanazawa #geisha
Kiyoha Kiritaka in 2015, 16 years old. photo from https://friday.kodansha.co.jp/article/254059/photo/8b0070c3
My english is not perfect , please feel free to correct me for the better world for your mother, sister, cousins, aunties, wife, daughter,etc. and your girlfriends.
Thank you.
Masayo
kaseno.m @ gmail.com
2025 February released↓
