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 ...

KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" apprentices in this west Japan city on March 31. The "ozarae" show ...

Gion is a historic Kyoto neighborhood known for its willow-lined streets, wooden ryokan (traditional inns), antique shops, kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine) restaurants, and centuries-old tea houses.

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 ...