Cold beer with "geisha" girls marks start of hot Kyoto summer

Cold beer with "geisha" girls marks start of hot Kyoto summer

"Geisha" female entertainers and their "maiko" apprentices serve guests at a beer garden on its opening day on July 1, 2015, at the Kamishichiken Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto, western Japan. The annual beer garden opens in the evenings through Sept. 5, except for the midsummer Buddhist "bon" holiday period of Aug. 14-16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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