"Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile," opening today at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, fails to take us beyond the myth and disguise cloaking a cultural icon of Japan. But it fails only because ...

KYOTO--Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha from four major "kagai" traditional entertainment districts here will showcase their annual spring dance performances for the first time in four years after ...

The ban, implemented in the wake of complaints by the district’s home and business owners, includes a fine of up to 10,000 yen (~$91.90), and prohibits photo-taking on private roads. “Hanamikoji ...

Geishas in Japan have an enigmatic charm about them. They are so revered that a teacher of the art was once declared a “living national treasure” in the country. Seeing a real geisha is not that easy, ...

Westerners think they know all about geishas, those delicate Japanese women with their virgin milky white faces accented by a jarring pop of red lipstick, their feet sitting in clacking wooden sandals ...

With her perfectly lacquered hair, painted face and a submissive demeanor meant to please the men she entertains, the Japanese geisha has the reputation of being a lady of uncertain morals. Delicate, ...

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