Geisha
Thelose areas were known as  and were the only places that women were allowed to be prostitutes. Courtesans were collectively called  and were very expensive.  also entertained men with singing, dancing, poetry, music and conversation. The highest-ranking  were the , who did not engage in prostitution, under the other . Instead, they would have one or two rich clients act as their patron; those men would pay a lot of money to be entertained by their  clients.