The global beauty and personal care market is booming these days, with worldwide revenues topping $700 billion. And nowhere is that market booming bigger ...

Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

A certain amount of elementary but traditionally evasive information on the Japanese geisha girl weaves helpfully through Norman Krasna’s brittle screenplay about an American film actress ...

The geisha culture emphasized grace, elegance, and artistry, setting high standards for training and performance. Young girls ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu ... She appeared on various TV shows and once even served as a poster girl for the Tourism Authority of Thailand. “I was so lucky with human connections ...

The pretty painted face of Japanese patriarchy' The Japanese word "geisha" literally means "art person". They are traditional Japanese female entertainers who are skilled in arts such as classical ...

Kikue knew hanamachi were connected with Kyoto, so she thought first of going to the city to learn the ways of the geisha. But most girls in Kyoto's hanamachi areas start training right after ...