Tokyo geishas learn how to use fire extinguisher

Tokyo geishas learn how to use fire extinguisher

TOKYO, Japan - A geisha tries out a fire extinguisher after receiving a lesson on how to use it in Tokyo's Kagurazaka district on Nov. 7, 2014. A group of five geishas in the district received anti-disaster training the same day from the Tokyo Fire Department.

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