In the third of four programmes, TV presenter Dawn Porter (pictured) travels to Japan to immerse herself in the ancient and painstaking rituals of Japan's ultimate party girls: geisha. From the raunchy hot springs of Arima Onsen to the sophisticated geisha houses of historic Kyoto, Porter takes a crash course in how to gratify Japanese businessmen.
"Can dedicating your life to pleasing men make you happy?" she asks. In this rare glimpse into a mysterious world, Porter gains access to train as a geisha under the strict tutelage of a renowned madam in Japan's famous Kyoto district, after which she is allowed to entertain a client.
From tea ceremonies to traditional dances, parties and drinking games, Dawn hurls herself headlong into the world of the geisha. Speaking to the clients, the madams, the girls and their families she tackles some of the enduring myths about geisha and discovers some equally strange truths along the way.
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