The Origins of the Geisha Tradition The roots of the geisha date back to the 17th century during Japan’s Edo period ...

With a history dating back to the 1700s, geishas are one of Japan's most enduring cultural images. But this has increasingly made them a tourist attraction, and the "throngs" of visitors who are ...

NARA--Much is riding on the training of three "maiko" apprentice geisha here. Kikuno, their teacher, is the last geisha in Nara's Ganrinin entertainment area. Without new blood, the ancient ...

KYOTO--A geisha with her face covered by a plain surgical face mask hardly fits the traditional dainty image of the practitioners of the centuries-old art form that is largely hidden from the ...