There's a lot of misconceptions on the topic of the Geisha...
And this video I found helps clarify some of the big misunderstandings.
It takes a glimpse of the behind the scenes with a real life Geisha, from how she starts her day, her trainings she must complete, to all the preparations and ceremonies required.
It was quite interesting... I definitely learned a lot from this.
You can watch this mini documentary that I found here: