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

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.

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 ...

Geisha are highly-skilled entertainers in the ancient Japanese arts of tea ceremony, music, singing, dance, games and conversation. SUPPLIED / Not-For-Syndication ...

We speak to a geisha in Japan about the years spent training as an apprentice (maiko), their typical day (it’s long), and whether they really do eat bite-sized food like in Netflix’s The Makanai.

Hanami, or flower-viewing celebrations, date back to the 9th century when Japanese emperors held viewing parties with their courts. According to folklore, the mountain deity traveled to rice ...

Sobering instantly, be ordered the geisha girls out into the street, and personally organized and directed the men-servants in carrying out furniture and extinguishing the fire.