Inaugural members of 'Akita Maiko' program debut

AKITA, Japan - Three young women perform at a hotel in the city of Akita in northeastern Japan on Aug. 1, 2014, after completing a training program as "Akita Maiko" to revive the local tradition of "Kawabata geisha." Maiko is an apprentice geisha.

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