Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in her ancient city, a former capital of Japan.

Kyoto, in particular, is still renowned for its geisha, or “geiko” culture. A smaller number of maikos continue to train, ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

On Aug. 19, Aiba handed his association’s fans to Masano, 20, a geisha apprentice from Kyoto’s Gion-Higashi district, as well as others at the Gion Corner tourism facility in the ancient ...

Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, is closing off some private-property alleys in its famous geisha district because of complaints about misbehaving visitors.