Lori's List: More than travel

Lori's List: More than travel


A Maiko Evening in Kyoto: Meet Geisha-in-Training

January 26, 2016

In the 1920s, there were 80,000 geisha in Japan. Today, there are approximately 1,000, and under 200 live in the city of Kyoto (where they are called geiko).* Although they are still quite inaccessible, the best way for a foreigner to step into the...