Author to give talk on history of geisha

The International House of Japan will host a lecture Friday evening by Lesley Downer, author of the book "Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World," published in 2000, at its lecture hall in Roppongi, Tokyo.

The lecture, which starts at 7 p.m., will be in English.

The hall at 5-11-6 Roppongi, Minato-ku, can accommodate about 130 people and is within walking distance of the Hibiya Line's Roppongi and Nanboku Line's Azabu Juban stations.