Originally published as Conversation with a Geisha in Japan on GoWorldTravel.com. Author, Carol Bowman, husband Ernie, son and daughter-in-law having special meeting with geisha in Hakone.

At Hayama the black chariot of Death waited last week to speed heavenward the Son of Heaven, Yoshihito, the 123d Emperor of Japan. The long illness of His Majesty recently aggravated (TIME, Sept.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to pray for the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary marking ...

Misconceptions about geisha that stem from highly sensationalized stories from Western perspectives flatten the complex cultural artistry of the profession. Detail of a Katsura, a geisha wig ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito greeted well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years on Monday, reviving an annual New Year tradition that was paused during the Covid ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago.