Everything You Know About the Japanese Geisha is Wrong

Mention the word Geisha, and the same image instantly pops into mind. Most people picture porcelain-white makeup, heavy silk kimonos, and a fleeting silhouette vanishing down a lantern-lit alley in Kyoto. Even though they are among Japan’s most famous cultural icons, the world behind those closed paper doors remains deeply misunderstood. In fact, some of the […]