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 ...

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 ...

The word geisha is made up of two "kanji" characters; "gei" means art and "sha" means person. In Kyoto, the traditional term is "geiko," which translates as "woman of art." Japan's famous female ...

It can be like wearing a piece of art." Department stores ... They have also re-imagined other traditional Japanese garments. Just looking like a geisha is not enough for some young women.

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 ...

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