Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in her ancient city, a former capital of Japan.

Maikos wore distinctive, elaborate kimono and hairstyles ... As long as there are admirers of traditional Japanese culture, ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu ... For example, she had a kimono made on the motif of ume (Japanese plum) and snow, which is only good for wearing over a short spell of days before spring ...

The pretty painted face of Japanese patriarchy' The Japanese word "geisha" literally means "art person". They are traditional Japanese ... Sign up Geishas wear a kimono and the way their obi ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

Marvel Comics has announced that it will celebrate its female heroes this April with a series of variant covers from ...

visiting Kyoto and trying to amass the best photo portfolio of traditional kimonos, the national dress of Japan. As with ...