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KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance in November for the first time in three years. The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto ...

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KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" apprentices in this west Japan city on March 31. The "ozarae ...

KYOTO--A fall tradition with the five “kagai” traditional entertainment districts here holding dance performances by “geiko” (geisha) and “maiko” apprentices has been canceled due to ...

David Weber from Japundit blogs about the Kamogawa Odori which is a geisha dance performance presented in the late spring in the Pontocho district of Kyoto (with many photos). Global Voices stands out ...

The first thing that comes to mind is their contribution to preserving and handing down shamisen music and supporting the development of Japanese dance. A primary role of female geisha during the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lismore. Followed categories will be added to My News. LISMORE will play host to a genuine geisha on Friday as Chizuho-san, a star of the Atami geisha dance ...