But the main thoroughfare of Gion, Hanamikoji, cannot be subject to the photography ban since it is a public street. Most maiko and geisha (these words are both singular and plural in Japanese ...

Takeuchi Mariko, the photography critic ... since that stereotype only exists abroad; in Japan, geisha are entertainers, not sex workers. The present brings us, for example, the painterly Rinko ...

Residents of the Japanese ... saying 'no photography on private roads' warning of fines of up to £52. In one incident, a US tourist reportedly threw almost £8,000 at a geisha and a key to ...

Notices prohibiting photography and imposing a ... the city government is hoping they can protect geisha and maiko, and also preserve the Japanese art and their custodian artists.

With the government beginning to look into the once-secret and tax-exempt expense accounts that businessmen used for geisha parties, 20 of Japan’s leading firms issued an ultimatum to their ...

Many of them hope to catch a glimpse of the iconic entertainers in Japan's two most popular destinations, Tokyo and Kyoto, as well as Kanazawa and Hakone. A geisha poses with her shamisen ...

Excerpt from report: “The hostess of the night club and speakeasy is the American counterpart of the Geisha Girl. . . .” Speakeasy hostesses, as Americanized Japanese know, are uncouth ...