The life of a geisha in Japan is often perceived as being shrouded in mystery, the exact opposite of what you¡¯d imagine life is like for a YouTuber. It¡¯s a contradiction that ¡°Kimono Mom¡± knows well.
For years, Moe, the 30-year-old creator of the Kimono Mom YouTube channel, trained as a maiko (apprentice geisha) in her hometown of Kyoto, eventually debuting as a geisha.
¡°I was in Gion and the beauty of what I was doing came from not exposing everything,¡± she says. ¡°Hiding was the beauty of it, and I never put my personal life out there.¡±
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