With Memoirs of a Geisha coming to the cinema soon, Japan's geisha talk to David McNeill about heavy drinking, male egos and … With Memoirs of a Geisha coming to the cinema soon, Japan's geisha talk ...

The posters of geishas -- everywhere -- were driving Scott Tadashi Tsuchitani bonkers. "When I first saw those images throughout the city, it annoyed me," says the Bay Area native of the omnipresent ...

KYOTO, Japan » Like ghosts from another time, the real geishas seem to float silently along the streets at twilight, making their way to teahouses and restaurants where they will entertain elite, ...

There were a lot of Japanese tourists in San Francisco on Wednesday, but it's probably a safe bet that Umeha and Umechika were the only two authentic geisha, in traditional kimono and white makeup, ...

From 1603 to 1867, Japanese culture flourished and featured a unique and highly controlled system of gender dynamics. Japanese Traditional Theater, or Kabuki (歌舞伎), often exaggerated these dynamics ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.

Tokyo: The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan. Dancing with paper fans and dressed in ...

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 ...

Lessons introduced in Kyoto after string of misunderstandings with foreigners about what a geisha girl does and doesn't do Geisha in Kyoto are to be trained in how to defend themselves from ...