In 19th-century Japan, “the political capital is tense with action,” explains James Ulak, Curator of Japanese Art at the Sackler ... is part of the Cherry Blossom Festival’s centennial ...

KYOTO—Geisha served tea beneath a cloud of pink petals at Kitano Tenmangu shrine’s plum blossom festival, which commemorates the virtues of the shrine’s deity, on Feb. 25. The shrine ...

The Japanese cherry ... Coinciding with the cherry blossom season in Kyoto is the stunning Miyako Odori, which has been running since 1872 – which was the first time that geisha had performed ...