KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance in November for the first time in three years. The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto’s five ...

KYOTO--Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha from four major "kagai" traditional entertainment districts here will showcase their annual spring dance performances for the first time in four years after ...

Gion is a historic Kyoto neighborhood known for its willow-lined streets, wooden ryokan (traditional inns), antique shops, kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine) restaurants, and centuries-old tea houses.

Local officials in Japan’s popular Geisha district in Kyoto will shut off access to “paparazzi” tourists who harass and trouble the globally recognised Japanese women artists, starting April this year ...

KYOTO -- The annual "Kyo Odori" spring dances put on by geisha here in Japan's ancient capital has been postponed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was announced on March 3. The ...

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 ...

It’s not just nature, good food and hot springs that attract visitors to the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. The popular resort area is also known for a culture and traditions that have been ...

A "maiko" apprentice geisha in the Miyagawacho entertainment district has her kimono fitted during a stage photo session in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Feb. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)=Click/tap ...