KYOTO, Japan – The icons of Japanese elegance pitter-patter past the ancient temples of Kyoto, turning heads with their porcelain-doll makeup, brilliant-hued silks and steep sandals. And that’s where ...

Keiko Ando is a woman with a passion. She bows and bows, supplies stream-of-consciousness information about her beloved dolls and wrinkles up her nose, happy as a cat in a fish shop. Perspiration ...

Catching a glimpse of a geisha, with her white face and brilliant kimono, scurrying to an appointment in the narrow streets of Kyoto’s Gion district is a moment of pure magic. Catching a glimpse of a ...

Misconceptions about geisha that stem from highly sensationalized stories from Western perspectives flatten the complex cultural artistry of the profession. Detail of a Katsura, a geisha wig. Before ...

Take a rare look at Japan's geisha culture inside a traditional teahouse. The first time I caught a glimpse of a geisha in Kyoto, I immediately knew I was in the presence of greatness. As she emerged ...

Kyoto, April 23 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Just eight years ago, Komomo was a Japanese teenager living in Beijing, riding her bicycle around the city and playing pool ...

KYOTO -- Geisha and "maiko" geisha apprentices in Kyoto's "hanamachi" entertainment districts on Dec. 13 visited their teachers' homes and teahouses for the "Koto Hajime" year-end greetings. Koto ...

Shelves of books on geisha are already overflowing, but "Now A Geisha" still deserves a space. Now a Geisha, by John Paul Foster, Translated by Chiaki Iwamura.192 pagesIBC PUBLISHING, Nonfiction. This ...

KYOTO (Reuters) - Just eight years ago, Komomo was a Japanese teenager living in Beijing, riding her bicycle around the city and playing pool with her friends on weekends. Sign up here. Now she is a ...