90-day geisha by chelsea haywood

a memoir about a 21-year old canadian, chelsea haywood who spent 3 months in tokyo working as a hostess catering to wealthy mature-aged japanese men. in an interview with chelsea, she describes that a hostess as being "available but unattainable", the job a a hostess is to converse with the male clients, sing karaoke with them, listen attentively to them, light their cigarettes and even go out with them on outings and dinner... but there is no sexual exchange.

provides interesting insight into the world of japanese culture and the infatuation of some of the japanese into gaijins and how they handle the pressure of being successful career driven men and the role geisha's and hostess' play in the japanese culture to reduce their stress.......

recommended

i found a pic of chelsea haywood - thought if you read this book you would be curious to see what she looks like (because i was teehee) and maybe even read this interview she gave