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A new exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria brings together over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship.
By now, if you’ve spent any time at all on social media platforms researching Japan trips, you’ve probably seen your feed ...
College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai ...
Where to stay in Kyoto, including the top neighbourhoods, hotel recommendations and how to stay in Kyoto like a local.
In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection ...
This year for the first time ever, geishas from 19 Japanese regions are participating in the annual Azuma Odori ...
The National Art Gallery's PBAKL 2025 booth features over 140 publications, plus public programmes and art activities ...
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 ...
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.
(Mainichi/Hideyuki Yamada) MORIOKA -- The head of a local geisha supporters' group in this northeastern Japan city has sparked ... who perform traditional dances and songs at functions in Morioka.