This item is from my home collection. The contents are in excellent condition, but being old, there is some aging on the cover and obi. I would appreciate it if you could consider this, understanding the condition. Akasaka Zukkoke Geisha: Ozashiki Kokodake no Hanashi (Exclusive Stories from the Geisha House) by Chiyo Kiku: The shocking behind-the-scenes stories of the political and financial world and the entertainment industry, as seen by a top geisha. The truth behind that incident, the battlefield. What sets those at the top apart. Kakuei Tanaka, Junichiro Koizumi, Yujiro Ishihara, Ken Matsudaira... The true faces, conversations, spending habits, and rules of men and women of various top figures. Contents Act 1: Residents of Nagatacho Who Move Japan - The Power Players of the Political World (The Story of Yamato Nadeshiko's Sleeves - Henry Kissinger (Former US Presidential Assistant, Secretary of State) The Man a Geisha Loved for a Lifetime - Nobusuke Kishi (56th Prime Minister) and others) Act 2: Seeing Behind the Scenes of the Glamorous Industry - The True Faces of Entertainers (Enjoying the Marshmallow Water Trick of a Great Actor - Hisaya Morishige; The Dramatic Reunion of a Geisha and an Actor - Shigeru Koyama and others) Act 3: The Colorful Lives of Successful People - People from the Financial, Literary, and Sports Worlds (Very Human When He Laughs, the Don of Movies - Shigeru Okada (Toei President) I Made the Handsome President Furious - Banjuro Uemura (President of Tohoku Shinsha) and others) Act 4: What Differentiates People Who Are Liked and Disliked in the Ozashiki - Chiyo's Teachings (Men Who Are Good at Seducing; Women Who Are Good at Tempting and others) Appearing Figures Nobusuke Kishi, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Shizuka Kamei, Hiromu Nonaka, Muneo Suzuki, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Koichi Hamada, Sosuke Uno, Seicho Matsumoto, Masaaki Sakai, Kaoru Sugita, Mrs. Devi, Seiji Tsutsumi, Bart Kiyosaki, Kakuei Tanaka Takeo Fukuda, Junichiro Koizumi Shozo Shiojawa, Shintaro Ishihara, Ichiro Nakagawa, Taro Aso Eitaro Itoyama, Hidetada Nakagawa, Chika Ogi, Takako Doi Toshio Yamaguchi, Masakuni Murakami, Hisaya Morishige, Hideaki Nitani Jiro Tamiya, Jiro Osawa, Keisuke Hama, Kankuro Nakamura Ken Matsudaira, Tetsuya Kato, Uri Geller, Shigeru Okada President of Itochu Foods, President of Tohoku Shinsha Chairman of Takefuji, President of Advantest President of Pola Cosmetics, President of Sanrio Yoyogi Seminar Chairman, Junichi Watanabe, Katsuya Nomura Isao Harimoto, Hisashi Owada and many others From Reviews It focuses on behind-the-scenes stories of famous politicians, presidents, and entertainers, and there's nothing more than that, but it's good that it sticks to that. There are no strange claims from the author either. I think it's good that they're not acting superior. (Among these kinds of books that say, "Let's introduce a little bit of the underworld," for some reason, there are some that seem to be acting superior to the readers. Just because you've lived in the underworld doesn't mean you're superior to us who live like ants.)