The Daily Beast: The Secret World of Male Geishas

Did you know that the first geisha in Japan were actually men? And today, in the country's roaring night trade industry there are more male "hosts" in Tokyo's main red light district than there are traditional female geisha in the entirety of Japan? This and more puzzling facts about the hidden world of the male entertainment herein.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/04/the-secret-world-of-male-geishas.html