Maiko girls dance in dress rehearsal

Maiko girls dance in dress rehearsal

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional maiko girls clad in long-sleeved ''furisode'' dance in a dress rehearsal at Kyoto's Gion Kaburenjo on June 14 in preparation for their annual stage performance ''Miyako-no-Nigiwai (din and bustle of Kyoto)'' due to begin in the ancient capital June 16.

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