For example, online Japanese classes for all levels often touch on these variations to improve language skills. Knowing ...

“You call them ‘geisha’, but here they’re called ‘geiko’,” she says, pointing to a sign by the nondescript door with the Kyoto dialect. “Yes, maiko is like the geiko’s trainee,” she responds to a ...

The best way to get around Kyoto is by bus and on foot. The abundance of English-language signs and announcements make Kyoto's bus systems easy for visitors to navigate. But all those bus fares ...

Katō Misa, born July 2) is a Japanese voice actress (seiyuu) from Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, who is affiliated with Atomic Monkey. She has blood type B and speaks the Kyoto dialect.