A geiko (Kyoto geisha) named Mamechika dances in Gion, Kyoto, on on August 30, 2007. (Joi Ito photo/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/1284204434/in/photostream ...

Norie has just completed her morning dance practice and is in a hurry as she gets ready for her next class. The whole of Tokyo's Asakusa geisha district is similarly in preparation for the Asakusa ...

Geisha and "maiko" apprentices brought back Kyoto's spring dance tradition at Kamishichiken Kaburenjo theater in the city's Kamigyo Ward on March 19, 2023, ahead of the Kitano Odori performances ...

KYOTO, Japan — On the quiet streets of Kyoto you will get a glimpse of them. Dressed in Kimono. The familiar white makeup. Walking quickly. That is the extent of what most people see of a geisha.

“There was sake, of course,” reported the disgruntled American tourist in Tokyo last week, “but the girls seemed most interested in plying us with highballs. ‘Let’s dance!’ one of them said, stubbing ...

Japanese geisha "Chacha" sits on her knees with her fingertips neatly placed on the wooden floor, gracefully bowing to an audience sitting not in front of her but miles away, watching online. Beneath ...

Find out more about subscription packages here. [HAKONE, Japan] Japanese geisha "Chacha" sits on her knees with her fingertips neatly placed on the wooden floor, gracefully bowing to an audience ...