Kyoto geisha visit Fukushima

Kyoto geisha visit Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - A group of geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha from Kyoto dance at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. The geisha visited the facility to assist in efforts to bring back tourists to the area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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