Tourist season begins in Kyoto

Tourist season begins in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A male tourist beams as he is served by a ''maiko'' (dancing girl) May 1 at the ''noryodoko'', a special stall set up on the embankment of the Kamogawa River annually during the summer tourist season in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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