They continue to train rigorously, practicing traditional dances, playing instruments like the shamisen, and refining the art ...

the term “geisha” conjures a striking image: a face painted bright white, a head of glossy sculpted black hair, and traditional kimono in an array of vibrant colors. Since 2021, Japan has been ...

The streets were lined with traditional wooden Japanese merchant houses ... music at university to pursue this ancient art form. The sacrifices a geisha makes cannot be understated.

In Japanese, the word geisha means “person of the arts” — a woman or man trained in traditional Japanese performing arts. But ...

This year for the first time ever, around 180 geishas will take part in the annual 100-year-old Azuma Odori festival. Shinbashi geishas rehearsing at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre before the 100th ...

In Japanese, the word geisha means “person of the arts” – a woman or man trained in traditional Japanese performing arts. But the core role of geishas goes far beyond “just dancing and singing”, ...