"Gion's Lessons: Those Who Rise, and Those Who Fail to Reach the Top" Mineko Iwasaki Gentosha July 25, 2003, First Edition October 27, 2003, 14th Edition Price: ¥1500 #MinekoIwasaki #Book #Industry/Commerce #FirstMeeting #Feelings #Topics #EightCountriesWorldwide #Translation #GreatSuccess #OzaShiki (Banquet Room) #FirstClass #Commonalities #Gion #Lessons #ThoseWhoRise #Gion'sLessons #ThoseWhoRiseAndThoseWhoFailToReachTheTop #Gentosha #ThingsThatCannotBePriced Book Overview Easing the feelings of someone you meet for the first time in fifteen minutes, remembering names by listening to the interactions with customers, not forgetting topics from three years ago... Translated into eight countries and a great success. What are the commonalities of those who become first-class, learned in the oza-shiki? I've only read it once, so it's a relatively clean book.