The Japanese Emperor made the geisha a permenent fixture of the royal court. They were like his court jesters and belly dancers - when he required theater and entertainments.
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Taikomochi (太鼓持
, also known as hōkan (幇間 , were the original male geisha of Japan.
The Japanese version of the jester, taikomochi were once attendants to daimyō (feudal lords) from the 13th century, originating from the Ji sect of Pure Land Buddhism, which focused on dancing. These men both advised and entertained their lord and came to be known as doboshu ('comrades'), who were also tea ceremony connoisseurs and artists. By the 16th century, they became known as otogishu or hanashishu ('storytellers'), where they focused on storytelling, humour, and conversation. They were sounding boards for military strategies and they battled at the side of their lord.
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