Geisha are often hired to go to parties and gatheringsat tea houses or traditional Japanese restaurants (). Their time is measured by the time it takes an incense stick to burn, which called ("incense stick fee") or ("jewel fee"). In Kyoto, the terms and , meaning "flower fees," are used instead. Clients hire the services of geisha through the geisha district's union or registery office, known as the , which takes care of the geisha's schedule and makes appointments for her to entertain customers and train in the traditional arts.
d̠ʒ eɪ ʃ ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ f ə n WORD_BOUNDARY h aɪ ə ɹ d WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ oʊ WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY p ɑ ɹ t i z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ æ θ ə ɹ ɹ ɪ ŋ s æ t WORD_BOUNDARY t iː WORD_BOUNDARY h aʊ z ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY t ɹ ʌ d ɪ ʃ ə n ə l WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ æ p ə n iː z WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɛ s t ɹ ɑ n t s WORD_BOUNDARY ð ɛ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY t aɪ m WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY m ɛ ʒ ə ɹ d WORD_BOUNDARY b aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY t aɪ m WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY t eɪ k s WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n s ɛ n s WORD_BOUNDARY s t ɪ k WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY b ɜː n WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ t̠ʃ WORD_BOUNDARY k ɔ l d WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n s ɛ n s WORD_BOUNDARY s t ɪ k WORD_BOUNDARY f iː WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ uː ə l WORD_BOUNDARY f iː WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY k aɪ oʊ t oʊ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY t ɜː m z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY m iː n ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY f l aʊ ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY f iː z WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY j uː z d WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n s t ɛ d WORD_BOUNDARY k l aɪ ə n t s WORD_BOUNDARY h aɪ ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY s ɜː v ɪ s ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ eɪ ʃ ə WORD_BOUNDARY θ ɹ uː WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ eɪ ʃ ə WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ s t ɹ ɪ k t s WORD_BOUNDARY j uː n iə n WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɛ d̠ʒ ɪ s t ə ɹ ɹ i WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ f ɪ s WORD_BOUNDARY n oʊ n WORD_BOUNDARY æ z WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ t̠ʃ WORD_BOUNDARY t eɪ k s WORD_BOUNDARY k ɛ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ eɪ ʃ ə z WORD_BOUNDARY s k ɛ d̠ʒ uː l WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY m eɪ k s WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ p ɔɪ n t m ə n t s WORD_BOUNDARY f ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY h ɜː WORD_BOUNDARY t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ n t ə ɹ t eɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY k ʌ s t ə m ə ɹ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY t ɹ eɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY t ɹ ʌ d ɪ ʃ ə n ə l WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ ɹ t s WORD_BOUNDARY