“This is a paid photo session,” they were told. “No photos allowed.” The event, called “Gion’s Maiko photo session,” underscored a movement aimed at halting the unauthorized ...

Gion, a prestigious entertainment quarter in Kyoto home to many geiko and maiko, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. All hopes rest on the revival of the Miyako Odori, a large-scale performance.

KYOTO—An annual autumn dance performance by “geiko” (geisha) and “maiko” (apprentices) will begin on Oct. 2 in Gion Kobu here, one of the five major “kagai” traditional ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip ... pulling at the kimonos of geisha entertainers and maiko apprentices. Mimiko Takayasu, the chief of the local ...

Cigarette butts - Tensions are highest in the Gion district, home to teahouses where "geiko" -- the local name for geisha -- and their "maiko" apprentices perform traditional dances and play ...

The maiko, Tomieri (we were surprised to learn that the Tomikiku ... The three then performed a dance set to “Ballad of Gion,” a relatively modern song first recorded in the 1930s. Later in the ...

In Sydney, maiko and geiko from Kyoto's Gion district demonstrated their traditional arts and spoke in their elegant language. Among them was Tomitsuyu, who had been closer to Australia than you'd ...

Opened in 2024 within the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theatre, this museum offers a rare glimpse into the world of geiko (geisha of Kyoto) and maiko (apprentice geiko).