Maikos wore distinctive, elaborate kimono and hairstyles ... While the number of practicing geishas has declined sharply, traditional geisha houses—called “okiya”—still exist, and the ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment ... For example, she had a kimono made on the motif of ume (Japanese plum) and snow, which is ...

visiting Kyoto and trying to amass the best photo portfolio of traditional kimonos, the national dress of Japan. As with Hanamikoji and Geisha’s Road there are a series of battlegrounds you’ll ...

Misconceptions about geisha that stem from highly sensationalized stories from Western perspectives flatten the complex cultural artistry of the profession. Detail of a Katsura, a geisha wig.

Kojima also wears formal “haori” kimono at traditional restaurants used as party sites to celebrate a maiko’s promotion to geisha and the retirement of a performer. Although otokoshi are ...