An ultra-modern online crowdfunding campaign has come to the rescue of one of the most traditional and uniquely Japanese businesses in the north coast city of Niigata – its geisha community. Japan’s ...

Kamaishi, Japan: The requests to see her perform had dwindled over the years. But when the earthquake struck at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, this city's last geisha was, fittingly, at home getting ready to ...

No area of Kyoto is more closely linked with geisha than the historic former capital’s Gion. In this district indelibly infused with the graceful and vibrant culture of the geisha, where apprentice ...