Tayū

Furisode tayū, oiran from Kyoto

Tayū (太夫) may refer to:

a title used in traditional Japanese arts such as noh, jōruri, kabuki, and sekkyō-bushi
female entertainers or courtesans during the Edo era. Later replaced by oiran.

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