KYOTO—A group of geisha and their “maiko” apprentices gathered at Yasakajinja shrine here on July 3 for a traditional ritual ...

KYOTO—On hot summer nights in the ancient capital, it’s possible to beat the heat with a mug of cold beer and a chat with ...

A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

One high-ranking official from a Kyoto geisha guild, who agreed to talk on the condition of not being identified, curtly reminded a journalist that Ishihara is not the only keppatsu-shi in town.

Geisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training to become geisha) are women who perform Japanese traditional arts such as singing, dancing and playing instruments to entertain customers while they ...

KYOTO, Japan — The night began with Champagne and French wine in the Old World, wooden-framed home of a friend of Akiko Fukai, Japan’s leading dress historian and curator, whose Kyoto Costume ...

Kyoto’s picturesque geisha district counters tourist onslaught with keep-out signs Kimono-clad geisha and maiko arrive for a ceremony to start the business year in Kyoto, Japan, in January 2020.

Local officials in Japan’s popular Geisha district in Kyoto will shut off access to “paparazzi” tourists who harass and trouble the globally recognised Japanese women artists, starting April ...

Kyoto has long been a popular destination, but visitors will no longer be able to venture into some private-property alleys in the geisha district. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's ...

KYOTO, Japan — A rice-paper door slides open on a dark street. Two men in suits and briefcases enter. A door slides shut. All that’s left is a porch light and silence. That is all nosy ...