Services
The main function of an ochaya is to provide a private space for entertainment by geisha (including apprentice maiko). Geisha are not affiliated with a particular house, but are instead hired from a geisha house (okiya) to provide entertainment, consisting of conversation, flirtation, pouring drinks, traditional games, singing, musical instruments, and dancing. Ochaya typically do not prepare food, but customers can order catering a la carte, which is delivered to the house; geisha districts typical have a variety of restaurants serving this trade.
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