Geishas on Strike
TOKYO’S DANCING GIRLS TOKYO. Geisha, the gaily clad girls who entertain patrons of fashionable restaurants with singing, dancing and badinage, are not usuaLly thougnt of as part of the proletariat. But one of Toicyo’s infrequent strikes was recently fought to a successful linisli by the geisha of the Shibuya Ward. They enlisted the sympathy of the public, or at least of their customers, because their demand was not for Higher emoluments for themselves, but against a proposal of the restaurant owners to raise the basic charge for geisha entertainment from three yen to four yen for a period of two hours. (The yen is quoted at 1/2.) The girls contended that this increase >vouid dr;ve away customers, and initiated their strike by occupying a restaurant and displaying posters stating their case. About 340 girls were involved in the movement and cheers from the passers-by indicated that general sympathy was on their side. The strike was brought to a conclusion when the geisha houses and restaurants agreed to cancel the increase.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 289, 7 December 1936, Page 8
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173Geishas on Strike Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 289, 7 December 1936, Page 8
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