"Geisha are aware they're special and subject to (tourist) interest so it is part of their lives," says local guide Hair accessories and kimono belts offer clues when distinguishing geisha from ...

1933. 20 years before, Katsuzo was in love with a geisha who gave him a daughter. They tried to run away together but they were caught and she was killed right before his eyes. Now he is a zegen, aka ...

The Palme d'Or winning auteur interviewed real-life working geisha in Kyoto as part of his preparation for the series: "I realized I didn't have any idea how Geiko and Maiko actually live their lives ...

In post-war Japan, sixteen-year-old Eiko seeks out the geisha Miyoharu in the district of Gion, in Kyoto asking her to be a maiko (geisha apprentice). Eiko explains that her mother - who was a geisha ...