Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. AN AUSTRALIAN woman has become the first Westerner to be allowed to enter the mysterious world of Japan's geisha. Fiona Graham, ...

It's an unlikely job for a white girl from Melbourne, Australia. Fiona Graham is the first ever fully trained non-Japanese geisha. She entered the unusual line of work - a 400-year-old tradition - ...

KYOTO, Japan — On the quiet streets of Kyoto you will get a glimpse of them. Dressed in Kimono. The familiar white makeup. Walking quickly. That is the extent of what most people see of a geisha.

Geisha training is unglamorous, routine work day in and day out. Photo / Getty Images Mentor fully understands how difficult it is to raise today's young girls to full-fledged maiko. In the geisha ...

With her perfectly lacquered hair, painted face and a submissive demeanor meant to please the men she entertains, the Japanese geisha has the reputation of being a lady of uncertain morals. Delicate, ...

Arthur Golden’s 1997 novel “Memoirs of a Geisha” is an addictive read: an involving, almost Dickensian tale of a young woman’s rise from poverty in a fishing village to fame as a Kyoto geisha in the ...

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, ...

The beauty of one of Tokyo's most popular geisha has been preserved in a series of stunning postcards taken more than a century ago. The collection of images shows Hawaryu, who worked in the Japanese ...