Geigi are roughly broken down into 2 categories including Tachikata and Jikata (the distinction between the terms such as maiko and geiko as commonly used in Kyoto is close to that for Tachikata and Jikata).
芸妓には大まかに立方と地方との2種がある（京都でいう舞妓・芸子の別は、職掌としては、ほぼこの立方・地方の別に等しい）。