"Every girl in the world should have geisha training," Diana Vreeland once said. "The idea is that you learn from exaggeration. The way they move, their voices, their faces—the makeup!" ...

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 ...

Perhaps she could one day bring their house money. Perhaps, with the right training, she could become a geisha. Suzuka Ohgo as the young Chiyo, who becomes a geisha in training Soon Chiyo (Suzuka ...

She has been a working geisha for the past six years. Traditionally, geisha began training as children or in their early teens and it was virtually impossible to break into the profession as an ...

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

We looked on with fascination as we enjoyed the rare opportunity of learning about the life, skills, and challenges of the modern-day geisha. This iconic symbol that represents Japanese culture ...

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.

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 ...

A teahouse legend, Hatsumomo does not appear to have let the years of geisha training get to her. At home, she skulks around in various states of dishabille, bed-hair hanging fetchingly over a ...

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 ...