Geisha

My Kyoto Geiko Dinner: A 2025 Review & Insider Tips

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My Kyoto Geiko Dinner: A 2025 Review & Insider Tips Honestly, you just feel something different when you walk through Kyoto’s Gion district after sundown. The streetlights, you know, they cast these long, soft shadows from the wooden machiya houses, and it is almost like stepping back in time. So, I had read countless books and watched documentaries about the Flower and Willow World, that very secretive society of geiko and their apprentices, the maiko. This world always seemed, like, completely inaccessible, sort of guarded by centuries of tradition. As a matter of fact, the idea of having a private …

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A Genuine Look at the 2025 Kanazawa Full-Day Tour: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens, and Geisha

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A Genuine Look at the 2025 Kanazawa Full-Day Tour: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens, and Geisha You know, people often call Kanazawa “Little Kyoto,” but frankly, that doesn’t quite do it justice. The city, honestly, has its own unique kind of feeling, a special character that feels a little more intimate, a bit less crowded, and maybe just a little more authentic. So, when thinking about how to see all its best spots in one go, a full-day tour, like this one covering samurais, gardens, and geishas, seems like a pretty good idea, right? We went on it to see if it …

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