KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha) appeared on stage, wearing white makeup and sporting ...

KYOTO--Geisha and their "maiko" trainees are being forced out of work here as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, shutting down parties where the traditional artists make their living entertaining ...

the judges gave the prize to Geisha House Koume, which incorporates the grandiose luxury of Japan’s classical pleasure quarter architecture into its interior design. Though the aesthetics harken back ...