Earlier this year, Japanese-Americana lifestyle store Tadaima opened at the Asch Building in Houston Heights. In addition to ...

Long a symbol of grace, art, and mystery, geisha embody one of the most iconic faces of Japanese culture. But today, this ...

Newly released footage showed a tourist destroying a piece of art in an Italian museum by sitting on it before fleeing the scene.

An art exhibit at Palazzo Maffei in Italy – a chair woven together using Swarovski crystals and foil – was damaged when museum visitors pretended to sit on it for photos.

Koiku, a Shinbashi geisha, said her job first and foremost involves "welcoming and entertaining visitors at traditional restaurants called ryotei".

This year for the first time ever, around 180 geishas will take part in the annual 100-year-old Azuma Odori festival.

Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying art The event offers a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan ...

Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying art The entertainers in different parts of Japan are also known for different skills ...

TOKYO -- The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan. Dancing with paper fans ...

Life as a geisha is tough, with a strict practice schedule even for established performers. "In general, it takes 10 years to be seen as competent," said Koiku, who was enticed by her love of ...

Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying art Tokyo (AFP) – The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is ...