Tokyo Kimono Shoes and Kimono Reborn Tokyo is transforming unwanted kimonos into everyday apparel, in a bid to reduce textile ...

the geisha sat and spoke with us, and entertained us with traditional Japanese music and dances. We played drinking games, and the mother explained the functionality of the kimono (the long ...

It was designed to allow visitors to casually drop by, with a red sign hanging outside and the kimono-clad geisha visible from the street. Io, a Hakone Geisha and staffer at the bar, commented ...

Tensions are highest in the Gion district, home to teahouses where geiko-- the local name for geisha -- and their maiko apprentices ... One council member told local media about an instance of a maiko ...

Tensions are highest in the Gion district, home to teahouses where “geiko” – the local name for geisha – and their ... an instance of a maiko’s kimono being torn, and another who ...

The city is famed for its kimono-clad geisha performers and Buddhist ... home to teahouses where "geiko" - the local name for geisha - and their "maiko" apprentices perform traditional dances ...

Another lantern bears the name ‘Tsuruya ... to reveal the smiling face of Kikuno-san, the geisha who runs Tsuruya. Wearing a pale-blue silk kimono and pristine white tabi socks, she bows ...

Compare, for example, the attire and hairstyle of a geisha and an oiran in the image above: the former wears a plain kimono and simple hairstyle ... based on the novel of the same name, many believe ...

a permanent display of objects that have been used by both geisha and maiko tangibly conveys the beauty and allure of their aesthetic. Among these exhibits are hand-painted kimono, obi woven in ...

Shichiha, a 26-year-old geisha in Kanazawa, gives her katsura final adornment before putting it on. Shichiha dons a three-layered kimono ... tea house displaying the names of the geishas who ...