KYOTO--A delivery driver has been arrested on suspicion of secretly filming under the skirts of girls using cameras attached to the bottom of his vehicle, police announced on July 19. Satoshi ...

The "ozarae" last stage of practice for the "Miyako Odori" performance is seen in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on March 31, 2025. (Mainichi/Takashi Murata) KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment districts of this ancient capital, left her job in November when she married. With an overseas ...

I vividly recall being captivated by the world of geishas after watching Memoirs of a Geisha, a 2005 American epic period film directed by Rob Marshall.

In this episode, we visit Kyoto Prefecture, the old capital of Japan, and enter the world of geiko. Geiko, meaning "a girl of the arts," is how geisha are referred to in Kyoto. We meet a young ...

KYOTO -- A person in their 50s who identifies themselves as neither male nor female filed a petition to the Kyoto Family Court on Dec. 13 to change their gender in the family register to be less ...

Hina dolls, which represent the emperor, empress and the imperial court, are presented to girls on the first March 3, Girl's Day celebration after they are born. Beautifully crafted by masters ...