But it’s particularly noticeable in China where “whiteness” has a long history of association with wealth and royalty and where the cultural tradition of the “Geisha” rivals that of Japan.

Geisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training to become geisha) are women who perform Japanese traditional arts such as singing, dancing and playing instruments to entertain customers while they ...

Geisha and “maiko” apprentices from the city’s Pontocho and Miyagawacho districts also dedicated dances inside the hall of dance, and the Yasaka Gagaku-kai court music and dance group ...