The beauty of one of Tokyo's most popular geisha has been preserved in a series of stunning postcards taken more than a century ago. The collection of images shows Hawaryu, who worked in the ...

Most maiko and geisha (these words are both singular and plural in Japanese) use this road, making it the prime spot for “paparazzi” to gather. “The people taking pictures of the streets of ...

The journey is sometimes more important than the destination. When the travelers on that journey are 40 geisha, even a mundane train trip can become a visual feast. Japan Real Time reported ...

Icon, the company that transfers famous artwork onto shoes, put photo-print reproductions of abstract “Geisha” images onto shoes and leather goods -- but don’t strain yourself trying to ...

Most are here to take photos of Kofuku-ji temple’s octagonal ... Ganrin-in was once Nara’s busy geisha district, but today Tsuruya is the only geisha house left in the city.

Easy Japanese news in translation: Wakame harvest starts in sea near Akita Prefecture ...

The pretty painted face of Japanese patriarchy' The Japanese word "geisha" literally means "art ... "nuisance activities", including taking photos of geishas and maikos. But four years later ...

Gion, Japan's popular geisha district in Kyoto ... adding that tourists had previously acted "like paparazzi" when taking photos of geishas. The local newspaper The Asahi Shimbun reported in ...