At last night's American Music Awards, Katy Perry opened the show by performing her song, "Unconditionally"—while dressed as a geisha, complete with an elaborate Japanese-style set with cherry ...

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’s five ...

A maiko in one of the narrow alleys of Gion, where the world of the geiko is traditionally an exclusive one - JORGE FERNANDEZ/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES For centuries, tourists have visited Kyoto to ...

TOKYO, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rojicoya Co., Ltd., an organization dedicated to preserving and sharing Japan's traditional culture ("Wa-bunka") in modern society, presents an authentic Edo ...

The 10-course tatami premium tasting menu includes such dishes as sashimi salad, appetizers, seared toro and a deluxe sashimi platter. Donna Mah / For China Daily Taku's two geishas welcome guests and ...

It’s not just nature, good food and hot springs that attract visitors to the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. The popular resort area is also known for a culture and traditions that have been ...

A geisha ceremony was held in a North Yorkshire village yesterday as part of this weekend’s Festival of Japan in Durham. Julia Breen meets the geisha and finds out more about their traditions. TWO ...

A geiko (Kyoto geisha) named Mamechika dances in Gion, Kyoto, on on August 30, 2007. (Joi Ito photo/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/1284204434/in/photostream ...

MITO--Yasuko Yasuhara, once a top party hostess in this Ibaraki prefectural capital, made an inevitable career shift as she grew older. In the process, she revived and protected not only her ...