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College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai ...

When exploring these pictures, we all might hear from our own ... a stand-in photo board of an apprentice geisha in traditional costume waits for someone to fill its face cutout.

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"Japanese people themselves often don't understand or have the wrong idea about what geishas do," said Hisafumi Iwashita, a writer specialised in geisha culture. In Japanese, the word geisha means ...

“Japanese people themselves often don’t understand or have the wrong idea about what geishas do,” Hisafumi Iwashita, a writer specialized in geisha culture, told AFP. In Japanese, the word ...

Japanese geisha are taking to the stage in Tokyo for the weeklong Azuma Odori festival. This year marks the centenary of the annual event, which has carried on a tradition despite dwindling numbers.

“Japanese people themselves often don’t understand or have the wrong idea about what geishas do,” said Hisafumi Iwashita, a writer specialised in geisha culture. In Japanese, the word geisha means ...

In Japanese, the word geisha means "person of the arts" — a woman or man trained in traditional Japanese performing arts. But the core role of geishas goes far beyond "just dancing and singing ...

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