How does a jimae geiko get scheduled for engagements? Is it only when a customer requests for her? Or does the kenban and/or her affiliated okiya make recommendations for her presence with the assumption that she is willing and available to work? Also, do a lot of okiya also have an ochaya too? And if so, do their maiko and geiko spend a lot of time in it? Lastly, I know that they can drive their own schedule, but is turning down work other than being sick or in emergency cases frowned upon?

Jimae geiko are requested by her customers, with whom she has built a repertoire with since she was a maiko. Unlike maiko, they have enough customers to sustain them and don't rely on other places to get work from. Many okiya also own ochaya as ochaya are fantastic revenue streams. Their maiko will often be booked there due to proximity, but the geiko are free to be booked anywhere. Not really. If…