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It’s not just nature, good food and hot springs that attract visitors to the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. The popular resort area is also known for a culture and traditions that have been ...

Public sex, voyeurism, adultery, foodplay, orgy, domination, death. Nagisa Oshima's groundbreaking 1976 erotic drama In the Realm of the Senses was hugely controversial upon its release and left ...

The powerful image of the geisha - scarlet lips across an alabaster-white painted face, a glossy black wig and ornate kimono - has been associated with Japanese culture since the 17th century. Yet, ...

The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan. Dancing with paper fans and dressed in kimonos ...

The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan. Dancing with paper fans and dressed in kimonos ...

Modders have a special place in the gaming community as they single-handedly add new life to games. Assassin’s Creed Shadows, however, got the same treatment in an unusual way. Goth makeup for Naoe!

Gradually, almost unfussily, Strike has established itself as a mainstay of the BBC drama schedule since it premiered in 2017. Adapted from the unnecessarily mammoth novels by JK Rowling (writing ...

Misconceptions about geisha that stem from highly sensationalized stories from Western perspectives flatten the complex cultural artistry of the profession. Detail of a Katsura, a geisha wig. Before ...