"Geisha" attend New Year ceremony to kick off work

"Geisha" attend New Year ceremony to kick off work

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese "geisha" entertainers and apprentice geisha drink sake in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2015, after a New Year ceremony for the start of work. (Kyodo)

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