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

Seeing a real geisha is not that easy, however. Ann Kang, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Higashiyama hotel, explains how much they can cost a venue that hires them.

geisha-in-training, along their journey. These maiko, generally between fifteen to twenty years old, learn tea ceremony, dance, and even music as part of their training. Becoming a geisha is a ...

“So I’m trying new approaches.” Traditionally, teenage girls would move into an okiya (geisha house), which would cover living expenses, training costs and materials. Then, when they started ...

Travelers can only photograph a geisha or maiko, a teenage geisha-in-training, with consent and while on public roads, according to local regulations. This obviously hasn't been the case. The new ban ...

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 ...