Since oiran were expected to be cultured women, kamuro (young girls that were candidates to become oiran) were given a comprehensive education in culture and arts such as classical literature, calligraphy, the tea ceremony, Japanese poetry, the Japanese harp, the shamisen (a stringed instrument), and igo (a Japanese board game like chess).
花魁には教養も必要とされ、花魁候補の女性は幼少の頃から禿として徹底的に古典や書道、茶道、和歌、箏、三味線、囲碁などの教養、芸事を仕込まれていた。