Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A maiko in one of the narrow alleys of Gion, where the world of the geiko is traditionally an exclusive one - JORGE ...

KYOTO—A group of geisha and their “maiko” apprentices gathered at Yasakajinja shrine here on July 3 for a traditional ritual to pray for good health and improvement in their performing arts. About 70 ...

On a late Sunday morning, I found myself in the Gion Higashi kagai (one of five geiko districts in Kyoto) on a street that I’ve walked several times before, unknowingly passing the unassuming learning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The historic Gion district’s local council has said it will now ban sightseers and tourists into the alleys and streets housing ...

Kyoto – Before the maiko starts to dance, the woman tuning up her three-stringed shamisen instructs me to focus on the teenage girl’s hands. The older woman, once an apprentice geisha herself, says it ...

KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a traditional event held at Yasakajinja shrine here. Geisha and “maiko” apprentices ...