KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a traditional event held at Yasakajinja shrine here. Geisha and “maiko” ...

Matsuchiyo Life of a Geisha is a documentary about one of the ... surviving members of the family Matsuchiyo joins an Okiya a traditional geisha agency to pay the family debts and support her ...

I vividly recall being captivated by the world of geishas after watching Memoirs of a Geisha, a 2005 American epic period film directed by Rob Marshall.

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment districts of this ancient capital, left her job in November when she married. With an overseas ...