A Day In The Life Of Longest Practicing Geisha In Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Geisha Chino (R) attends singing and shamisen classes with Geisha Yuko Asakusa at her home studio in the Asakusa District on November 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. 91 year old Yuko Asakusa became a Geisha at the age of 16 and is Tokyo's oldest Geisha. The word Geisha means Japanese female performer. They host and entertain at parties and events, performing a wide variety of traditional Japanese song, dance and games. The Geisha profession has declined dramatically since peaking at over 80,000 in the 1920's, Yuko who is one of 216 Geisha remaining in Tokyo believes the tradition will continue well into the future. She continues to perform, teach singing and the art of playing the shamisen and vows to work until she dies. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)