The life of a geisha / Rob Waring, series editor. - Boston : Heinle/Cengage Learning, c2009. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 cm. - Footprint reading library. Remarkable people . - Footprint reading library. Remarkabke people. .

In Japan, a young woman named Umechika dreams of becoming a geisha and has left home to follow her dream. This mysterious Japanese profession requires years of difficult training. What happens during thetraining of a geisha? Why does Umechika want to be one?

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Geishas--Japan -- Juvenile literature.
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Japan--Social life and customs --Juvenile literature.