Kyoto is renowned for its unique geisha culture, and no visit to this vibrant city is complete without a visit to a ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne. She looks at him and laughs. This isn't a date ...

Yet unlike incidents that garnered furious but only momentary media attention, this left an indelible mark on twentieth-century Japan ... started to wear stylish make-up. Abe was hardly alone in her ...

NARA--Apprentice geisha swinging golf clubs out on the green ... A video featured them showing how "maiko" apply their trademark white facial makeup. It racked up more than 16,000 views.

KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha) appeared on stage, wearing white makeup and sporting ...

(Mainichi/Hideyuki Yamada) MORIOKA -- The head of a local geisha supporters' group in this northeastern Japan city has sparked controversy by saying, "After all, it's men who call for geisha.