Can a male become a Geisha?

The first Geisha were male, so can I become one? I have always loved the ways of geisha very much, and I can already play the Koto and do tea ceremony, plus I can do several traditional dances of Japan. Is there a way for me to become one? Without anything as drastic as a sex change 0.o

It's called Hokan or Taikomochi - the male Geisha.

Many of famous Kabuki-za, Takarazuka play performing actresses have been/are males, too.

amazinga, actresses at Kabuki-za? I was under the impression that only men performed in kabuki, no women, whether new half or otherwise. There are female characters, sure but the actors are male, and they are just playing a role, not actually transsexuals.

I think the OP says he has no intention to become a woman (no sex change) so that means exactly like kabuki, men dressing and behaving like a female and not transsexuals.
unless the OP means the concept of geisha but a male version (does that even exist?)
I guess a bit like an old fashioned equivalent of those shitsuji (butler) cafe staff in akihabara.

Takarazuka actors playing male and female characters are ALL women. It is the female version of Kabuki (but Takarazuka shows are totally unlike Kabuki).

What does the OP means by a male Geisha? a man that will dress-up and look ike a woman OR a man dressed in formal Japanese male clothes that will play traditional music, sing, makes jokes, serve tea to male customers? or to female customers only?

What I want to know now is, are there any sort of hanamachi in japan for male geisha? I do not mind dressing as a female, acting like a female, and being called a female. Nor do I mind dressing as male, acting male, and being called male. So with that in mind, where and how do I apply to become a male traditional entertainer (depsite the fact Im in new zealand) i can do traditional dance, I play traditional instruments, and speak japanese. not to mention, my sining is (not to sound egotistical, very very good.Tell me more about Taikomochi and hokan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikomochi

not to mention, my sining is (not to sound egotistical, very very good.

Was that intentional or a typo? ;)

Yes it was a typo. unintentional. Im rubbish with these computer thingies.