With the modernization of Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the role of the geisha started to decline. After ...

Documentary about the world of the Japanese geisha Unattainable by all but the wealthy and powerful geisha are the ultimate massagers of the male ego Behind the delicate fan and enigmatic smile ...

After rigorous years of training and with World War II imminent, Chiyo becomes Sayuri Nitta, a geisha of incredible beauty and influence.

With their distinctive white face, red lips and elaborately decorated hairstyle, the geisha has become a recognisable image around the world. Apprentice geishas are known as maikos. Geishas are ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu ... “And I developed this desire to see the broader world outside this trade, which I have been in ever since I was 15.” She said when Inoue Yachiyo ...