Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in her ancient city, a former capital of Japan.

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

But new videos by two of this city's few geisha-in-training temporarily turned YouTubers may change that. Geisha culture was already on the verge of passing into history here before the COVID-19 ...

Geisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training to become geisha) are women who perform Japanese traditional arts such as singing, dancing and playing instruments to entertain customers while they ...