O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as a shikomikka (apprentice) in an okiya: the house where the geisha live. By doing the commissions of his elders, Tsuru will discover the life of these women. Finally, one day, her turn arrives. She goes to her benefactor's room. Who, by paying the ceremony fees, will bring it into the world of geisha. Tsuru will then take the name of Tsurugiku and become a famous geisha in the world of pleasures.

When Kazuo Kamimura (the author) made his debut as a manga artist, he rented an office above a geisha house in Agarazuka, one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods where geishas live. That's probably where he discovered the world of elegance and sadness in which live the geishas that he makes us discover in this sublime work.

Some panels are erotic, but everything remains very worthy because the author handles suggestion and expressionism with fascinating dexterity.