Becoming a geisha is now entirely voluntary, and women who are not the children of geisha can now become geisha.

如今，想成为艺妓完全是凭自愿原则，而那些非科班从小入行的女性也能成为一名艺妓。

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Modern geisha are not bought from poor families and brought into the geisha house as children.

现代的艺妓并非是从穷人家庭购买并且从小就送入艺妓馆进行培训的。

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In contrast to these "one-night geisha," the true onsen geisha are in fact competent dancers and musicians.

与这些“一夜艺妓”不同，真正的温泉艺妓实际上能够胜任舞者和音乐家的角色。

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In its heyday half a century ago, Kagurazaka was home to some 700 geisha-san.

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