Geisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training ... chasing them around with cameras and smartphones, pulling out their hair ornaments (kanzashi) and even hitting them with cigarette butts.

TOKYO — Tsumami kanzashi are Japanese hair ornaments that were worn by geisha and young daughters of the nobility in a tradition dating back hundreds of years. They’re complex and gorgeous ...

The collection also includes 200 geisha hair ornaments and combs. A 75-minute video explains how to create some of the intricate styles. Chez Galip Hair Museum, Avanos, Turkey Housed inside a cave ...

The district of winding alleyways is known for picturesque teahouses, where geisha and their maiko apprentices, wearing fancy kimono and hair ornaments, perform in dance and music. In a city known ...

The pretty painted face of Japanese patriarchy' The Japanese word "geisha" literally means ... pulling out their hair ornaments and even hitting them with cigarette butts. Although Gion, the ...

Before the pandemic, people were also reported to pull out geisha’s hair ornaments and hit them with cigarette butts. Peter Macintosh, a Kyoto-based Canadian author and expert on geisha culture, ...

Few countries today are so bound in tradition as Japan. Occupied since at least the Stone Age, Japan's long isolation as an island nation spawned a unique and fascinating culture. The tea ...

The district of winding alleyways is known for picturesque teahouses, where geisha and their maiko apprentices, wearing fancy kimono and hair ornaments, perform in dance and music. In a city known ...

Stroll down Shijo Street, Gion's main thoroughfare, and you'll come across a number of shops selling geisha accessories: fans, hair clips, ornaments, and face paint. If you really want to go ...

(Linda Lombardi via AP) TOKYO (AP) -- Tsumami kanzashi are Japanese hair ornaments that were worn by geisha and young daughters of the nobility in a tradition dating back hundreds of years.