While the upscale neighborhood may be known for its many boutiques, its restaurant, cultural and high-end hotel scenes are ...

Go to a baseball game to witness Tokyo’s take on America’s favorite pastime. The greater Tokyo metropolitan area spans over 5 ...

The museum preserves the gnome-like carvings — known as the Zizi Forest Fairies — created by sculptor Akimitsu Tomonaga for ...

My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 is one of this Summer’s most anticipated new anime, and CloverWorks is dialing up the hype with ...

Here are some easy-to-follow tips to keep in mind for your next visit to Tokyo, so you don't come off as an annoying tourist during your travels.

In a leafy park in Mexico City, beside colonial era fountains and food stands, Italia Segovia's designs are turning heads, as ...

Italia Segovia calls her work Chicanjuku: a fusion of Mexican-American Chicano culture and Japanese Harajuku style, named after the Tokyo district renowned for its bright-coloured fashion.

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 ...

With the future of the geisha profession uncertain, for Iwashita, “the fact that such a theatre still exists, and that it is the 100th anniversary (of Azuma Odori) is nothing short of a miracle”.

Tokyo geishas meanwhile are known for their singing and talents on the shamisen, which resembles a slim three-stringed guitar. This year for the first time ever, geishas from 19 Japanese regions are ...

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 and dressed in kimonos ...