“Japanese people themselves often don’t understand or have the wrong idea about what geishas do,” Hisafumi Iwashita, a writer specialized in geisha culture, told AFP. In Japanese, the word ...

Take a rare look at Japan's geisha culture inside a traditional teahouse. The first time I caught a glimpse of a geisha in Kyoto, I immediately knew I was in the presence of greatness. As she ...

That is the motto of Ephemeral, a cosmetic company that developed a made-to-fade, semi-permanent tattoo ink in 2014. But some customers who were told their tattoos would disappear within 9-15 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. InZoi's extensive character customization options include the ability to give your Zoi tattoos, although it isn't immediately obvious how to do this.

TOKYO, Japan -- A geisha who is suing the author of the best-seller "Memoirs of a Geisha" says she feels betrayed by the writer for breaking a promise not to reveal her identity. Mineko Iwasaki ...

Other unacceptable body art included a nun holding a firearm and a “decapitated geisha head gagged with a rope”. In 2015, Police Scotland relaxed its rules on tattoos in a bid to attract more ...

Traditional Japanese half-sleeve tattoos are mesmerising pieces of art that cover the shoulder to the elbow and feature intricate motifs firmly entrenched in Japanese culture and mythology.

Some prostitutes did adopt the traditional geisha look — a brightly painted ... Jingtong – whose personal style includes a bob and facial tattoo — is promoting the company’s facial ...

TikTok influencer and model Sara Beth Clark spent tens of thousands of dollars on tattoos in her 20s, despite being told that she would "regret them later." Now in her mid-30s, she’s in the ...

Geisha originally opened on Sandyford Road before relocating to Benton in April 2023, transporting its Asian restaurant to the former Casa Antonio Italian restaurant on Front Street. With a new ...

Keaton now has more than five tattoos from Wong — the dragon they originally came in for, a tableau of three Black women linking hands on their thigh, and a Black geisha. “I know she’s a ...

The historic Gion district’s local council has said it will now ban sightseers and tourists into the alleys and streets housing geisha and maiko (teenager trainee geisha) after facing years of ...