Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" ...

KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance in November for the first time in three years. The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto ...

The event, called “Gion’s Maiko photo ... use of images of “geiko” (geisha) and maiko, and to protect their economic benefits and value in Kyoto’s entertainment quarters known as ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital.

I vividly recall being captivated by the world of geishas after watching Memoirs of a Geisha, a 2005 American epic period film directed by Rob Marshall.

The "ozarae" show was held at the Gion Kobu ... A cornerstone of Kyoto's spring traditions since 1872, the Miyako Odori begins with energetic shouts of "Yo-i Yasa-" by geisha and maiko performers.