Memoir of a Passing Geisha
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 12.09.05 | 1:14 PM ET
In honor of the release of Memoirs of a Geisha in theaters, I thought I’d post a photo I took of a geisha-in-training one chilly December afternoon in Kyoto several years ago. I was strolling down the street a couple of blocks from the teahouses of Gion when I spotted her walking toward me, taking practiced, demure steps.
Geisha sightings were rare during my monthlong stay in the city, so I reflexively reached for my camera and snapped a photo, pretending to capture the busy street beyond. Only later, when I developed the film, did I see that she flashed a subtle grin the moment I took the shot. Perhaps she was on to my trick, or simply amused by the excited gaijin with the camera.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
