It is also esteemed for its well-preserved samurai and geisha districts like Nagamachi and Higashi Chaya ... Visit the Hokusai Museum, dedicated to the renowned ukiyoe artist Hokusai, and admire his ...

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” ...

Toyohara Kunichika loved to draw. As a child, he was always scribbling, doodling, sketching. His enthusiasm was such that it probably cost him his first apprenticeship, in a yarn and thread shop ...