The profession of a Japanese geisha is shrouded in mystery for us, the memoirs of Kiharu Nakamura will help us reveal it.

She spent her youth as a geisha in the “fun quarter” of Tokyo, then married a quite prosperous diplomat and left with him to Calcutta, where she had to play the role of the Japanese Mata Hari. The Second World War separated her from her husband, and when she had to take care of feeding her growing family, Kiharu decided to move to America.

The country of enormous opportunities gave her everything she dreamed of: love, independence , respect, friendship with many famous people.

An emotional and sincere description of a bright, extraordinary female destiny made the book “Confessions of a Geisha” a bestseller in many countries.