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Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

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Kyoto geisha start New Year preparations

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha entertainers and maiko apprentice geisha line up to greet the Kyomai dance master Inoue Yachiyo (L) at her home in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2010. The annual ''kotohajime'' event signaled the start of preparations for the New Year in the city's Hanamachi entertainment quarter.

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Kyoto geisha start New Year preparations

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha, or maiko, line up to receive a special fan from the Kyomai dance master Inoue Yachiyo (L) at her home in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2009. The ceremony was one of the annual ''kotohajime'' events that signal the start of preparations for the New Year in the city's Hanamachi entertainment quarter.

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Kyoto geisha start New Year preparations

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha, or maiko, line up to receive a special fan from the Kyomai dance master Inoue Yachiyo (2nd from L) at her home in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2009. The ceremony was one of the annual ''kotohajime'' events that signal the start of preparations for the New Year in the city's Hanamachi entertainment quarter.

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Preparations begin for New Year's in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Yachiyo Inoue (L), head of a Kyoto dance school, presents a fan to her dancing student in Kyoto on Dec. 13, the beginning of their preparations for New Year's.(Kyoto)

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Service held for dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV

KYOTO, Japan - A memorial service for Inoue Yachiyo IV, a living national treasure and master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dance who died March 19, is held at a dance stage in Kyoto May 1.

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(1)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV, a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. Photo shows Inoue dancing in Kyoto on November 14, 2001.

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(3)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV (L), a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. Photo shows Inoue handing a dancing fan to an apprentice dancer in December 1998.

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(2)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV (L), a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. The master was photographed with her granddaughter and successor Michiko (2nd from L) in December 1999.

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Maiko greet Kyoto dancing group head

KYOTO, Japan - Yachiyo Inoue (L, middle), who represents a Kyoto dancing school, provides a folding fan to an apprentice geisha, or maiko, visiting her house in Kyoto on Dec. 13, the beginning of the preparation for the new year for people working in the leisure business in the ancient capital of Japan. Young maiko women thanked Inoue for her help in the past year and asked for continued help in the new year.

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Maiko greet Kyoto dancing group head

KYOTO, Japan - Yachiyo Inoue (L, middle), who represents a Kyoto dancing school, provides a folding fan to an apprentice geisha, or maiko, visiting her house in Kyoto on Dec. 13, the beginning of the preparation for the new year for people working in the leisure business in the ancient capital of Japan. Young maiko women thanked Inoue for her help in the past year and asked for continued help in the new year.

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Preparations begin for New Year's in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Yachiyo Inoue (L), head of a Kyoto dance school, presents a fan to her dancing student in Kyoto on Dec. 13, the beginning of their preparations for New Year's.(Kyoto)

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Miyako-Odori Dancing

Maiko perform the Miyako Odori dance on stage. The maiko in the front row are dancing and holding flowers, while the others in the back row are beating drums. Lanterns are hanging from the ceiling. A large audience sits on a level lower than the stage. The Miyako Odori dance was first performed at the Kyoto Exposition in 1872 as a way to attract more visitors to Kyoto after Tokyo became Japan's capital city. Inoue Yachiyo of the Third Kyomai Inoue School choreographed the dance.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐25‐0]

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Miyako-Odori Dancing

Maiko perform the Miyako Odori dance on stage. The maiko in the front row are dancing and holding flowers, while the others in the back row are beating drums. Lanterns are hanging from the ceiling. A large audience sits on a level lower than the stage. The Miyako Odori dance was first performed at the Kyoto Exposition in 1872 as a way to attract more visitors to Kyoto after Tokyo became Japan's capital city. Inoue Yachiyo of the Third Kyomai Inoue School choreographed the dance.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐27‐0]

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Miyako-Odori Dancing

Maiko dance with flowers on stage. Lanterns are hanging from the ceiling. A large audience sits on a level lower than the stage. The Miyako Odori dance was first performed at the Kyoto Exposition in 1872 as a way to attract more visitors to Kyoto after Tokyo became Japan's capital city. Inoue Yachiyo of the Third Kyomai Inoue School choreographed the dance.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐26‐0]

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Kyoto geisha start New Year preparations

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha entertainers and maiko apprentice geisha line up to greet the Kyomai dance master Inoue Yachiyo (L) at her home in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2010. The annual ''kotohajime'' event signaled the start of preparations for the New Year in the city's Hanamachi entertainment quarter. (Kyodo)

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(2)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV (L), a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. The master was photographed with her granddaughter and successor Michiko (2nd from L) in December 1999. (Kyodo)

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(1)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV, a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. Photo shows Inoue dancing in Kyoto on November 14, 2001. (Kyodo)

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Traditional Japanese dance

Yachiyo Inoue, a living national treasure, performs a Japanese traditional dance at ROHM Theatre Kyoto on Jan. 10, 2016, to celebrate its opening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for New Year in Kyoto

Inoue Yachiyo (front L), the fifth head of the Inoue school of classical Japanese dance, is greeted by apprentice geiko entertainers called maiko in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2019, during the "kotohajime" event in preparation for New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha in Kyoto

Inoue Yachiyo (2nd from L), the fifth head of the Inoue school of Kyomai dance, hands out a fan to apprentice geisha, known as maiko, in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2017, during the "kotohajime" event in preparation for the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha, maiko start preparing for New Year

Yachiyo Inoue (L), the fifth head of the Inoue school of Kyomai dance, hands out fans to geisha and apprentice geisha, known as maiko, at her training room in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2016, during the "kotohajime" event, signaling the start of their preparations for the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha, maiko start preparing for New Year

Yachiyo Inoue (L), the fifth head of the Inoue school of Kyomai dance, hands out fans to geisha and apprentice geisha, known as maiko, at her training room in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2016, during the "kotohajime" event, signaling the start of their preparations for the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha, maiko start preparing for New Year

Geisha and apprentice geisha, known as maiko, line up to greet Yachiyo Inoue (far L), the fifth head of the Inoue school of Kyomai dance, at her training room in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2016, during the "kotohajime" event, signaling the start of their preparations for the New Year. ==Kyodo

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Kyoto geisha start New Year preparations

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha, or maiko, line up to receive a special fan from the Kyomai dance master Inoue Yachiyo (L) at her home in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2009. The ceremony was one of the annual ''kotohajime'' events that signal the start of preparations for the New Year in the city's Hanamachi entertainment quarter. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto geisha start New Year preparations

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha, or maiko, line up to receive a special fan from the Kyomai dance master Inoue Yachiyo (2nd from L) at her home in Kyoto on Dec. 13, 2009. The ceremony was one of the annual ''kotohajime'' events that signal the start of preparations for the New Year in the city's Hanamachi entertainment quarter. (Kyodo)

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Service held for dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV

KYOTO, Japan - A memorial service for Inoue Yachiyo IV, a living national treasure and master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dance who died March 19, is held at a dance stage in Kyoto May 1. (Kyodo)

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(3)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV (L), a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. Photo shows Inoue handing a dancing fan to an apprentice dancer in December 1998. (Kyodo)