Drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, awake and seizes the power of the world” comes from Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito. After the Meiji Restoration, the relationship between geisha and political figures became increasingly close. Hirobumi Ito’s first wife, Umeko Ito, was a geisha. Hirobumi Ito came to power. Later, he specially asked people to open the teahouse "Fukiro" in Yokohama as a place for trysts with geishas.
Ito Hirobumi: a modern Japanese politician, one of the Five Heroes of Choshu, and one of the nine elders of the Meiji era. , Japan's first Cabinet Prime Minister, the first Privy Council Speaker, the first President of the House of Peers, the first Governor of Korea, the father of the Meiji Constitution, and the founder of the Constitutional Friendship Society. He formed the cabinet four times and served for seven years. He launched the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899 and became the number one power in East Asia. His immortal achievement is to establish a viable constitutional system, which enables the Japanese to carry out orderly and peaceful political evolution. In this change, the people have increasingly expanded opportunities to participate in politics, which is very meaningful.
Geisha: Originated in Tokyo and Osaka in the 17th century. The original geisha were all men, and they lived outside the boundaries of Kyoto and were commonly known as machigei. They mainly made a living by performing dances and musical instruments in town brothels and entertainment venues. 18 In the middle of the century, the profession of geisha was gradually replaced by women, and this tradition continues to this day.