It wasn’t so long ago that coffee received very little scrutiny from imbibers in the United States. A metal can of pre-ground beans was standard in most homes until the transition of coffee from ...

KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a traditional event held at Yasakajinja shrine here. Geisha and “maiko” apprentices ...

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Fresh snow dusts the narrow streets of Gion in Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto, on a wintry December night, but inside the Harutomi ochaya (tearoom) all is warm feminine cheer. The small room in the ...

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 ...

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As she emerges from her quarters into the afternoon sunshine, Umechika is everything you would expect of a woman about to take her place alongside the best of Japan's geisha. Her face is as white as ...

Apart from using an iPod to accompany her dancing, a geisha banquet hasn't changed much in the past 400 years Different districts in Japanese cities have varying training regimen for geisha Four ...

The posters of geishas -- everywhere -- were driving Scott Tadashi Tsuchitani bonkers. "When I first saw those images throughout the city, it annoyed me," says the Bay Area native of the omnipresent ...