KYOTO (Reuters Life!) - Becoming a geisha is already hard enough for most modern Japanese young women, but Komomo faced more obstacles than most: she was born in Mexico and spent part of her life ...

I must admit I would not have gone to see this movie if I hadn't been reviewing it. I am so glad I had the opportunity. "Memoirs of a Geisha" is a true love story encompassing aspects of "Romeo and ...

Masuda's account of being a geisha in rural Japan at a hot springs resort is at once intriguing and heartbreaking. There is nothing idyllic in her description of geisha training or life between the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Her face creased with age and her hearing faltering, 98-year-old Kokin is proud to have dedicated her life to being a geisha, feted by men for her charm, wit and beauty. Sign up here ...

"Memoirs of a Geisha" is everything you'd expect it to be: beautiful, mesmerizing, tasteful, Japanese. It's just not very hot. It stars three of the world's most beautiful women -- Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li ...

Memoirs of a Geisha” is a Hollywood-ized version of the far-better novel. Still, it’s an enjoyable, lush interpretation of the best-selling tale of deceit, romance and ambition. The film is set in ...

Wearing tall platform sandals and a long kimono, Ikuko glides across the room as if she were balancing a glass of water on her head. She gazes at a wall of old photos in Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha house.

(KYOTO, Japan) — Moe, 30, is a former geisha turned mom and YouTuber. She’s well aware of how drastic her career change may look as no two professions appear to be more different. In Japan, geishas ...

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 ...

Wearing tall platform sandals and a long kimono, Ikuko glides across the room as if she were balancing a glass of water on her head. She gazes at a wall of old photos in Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha house.

Wearing tall platform sandals and a long kimono, Ikuko glides across the room as if she were balancing a glass of water on her head. She gazes at a wall of old photos in Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha house.