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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...