They continue to train rigorously, practicing traditional dances, playing instruments like the shamisen, and refining the art ...

Traditional geisha - heavily made-up ... during the second half of the 20th century shows how the ancient Japanese art found its place in a more modern world full of businessmen, beer and steam ...

Within luxurious traditional restaurants called ... and perfecting the position of the wig – is an art in its own right. In the Akasaka geisha house, a tailor helps each performer tie their ...

In many ways, geisha are living embodiments of Japanese traditional culture ... The article 'Kyoto’s living art of the geisha' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.

Japanese Traditional Theater, or Kabuki (歌舞伎), often ... opposition to their feminine or childlike opposites. Drawn from the UW Art Museum’s collection From Samurai to Geisha: Depictions of Gender in ...

Traditional arts and crafts ... that their job was simply to sing and dance. The art of conversation, whereby geisha facilitate exchanges between host and guests, and thoughtfulness as a method ...

The pretty painted face of Japanese patriarchy' The Japanese word "geisha" literally means "art person". They are traditional Japanese female entertainers who are skilled in arts such as classical ...