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Geisha mark start of new year

KYOTO, Japan - Junior geisha take part in a ceremony to mark the start of a new year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2011.

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Geisha mark start of new year

KYOTO, Japan - Junior geisha sip sake during a ceremony to mark the start of a new year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2011.

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Junior 'geisha' show final practice for Kyoto spring dance

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geisha'' performers and junior geisha take part in a final practice for a spring dance at the Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on March 31, 2010. The geisha will perform during the ''Miyako Odori'' (Cherry Blossom Dance) starting April 1.

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Junior 'geisha' show final practice for Kyoto spring dance

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geisha'' performers and junior geisha take part in a final practice for a spring dance at the Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on March 31, 2010. The geisha will perform during the ''Miyako Odori'' (Cherry Blossom Dance) starting April 1.

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Geisha entertainers, apprentices celebrate new year

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional geisha entertainers called ''geiko'' and geisha apprentices, known as ''maiko,'' celebrate the new year with sake, Japanese rice wine, at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2010. Some 100 geiko and maiko entertainers attended a commencement ceremony for their work for this year wearing black crested kimono and rice ears in their hair as lucky charms.

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Geisha entertainers, apprentices celebrate new year

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional geisha entertainers called ''geiko'' and apprentice geiko, known as ''maiko,'' gather for a commencement ceremony for their work for this year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2010. Some 100 geiko and maiko entertainers celebrated the new year wearing black crested kimono and rice ears in their hair as lucky charms.

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Junior 'geisha' show final practice of Kyoto spring dance

KYOTO, Japan - A total of 120 ''geisha'' performers and junior geisha perform their final practice of a spring dance at the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on March 31. The dance will be performed during the ''Miyako Odori'' (Cherry Blossom Dance) starting April 1.

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Kyoto's 'Miyako Odori' festival to feature 'Tales of Genji'

KYOTO, Japan - A hair stylist puts the final touches on the hairpiece of a geisha dancer dressed in Heian era costumes as geisha dancers prepare for a dress match-up session at the Gion Koubu Kaburenjo Theatre in preparation for the monthlong ''Miyako Odori'' festival in April. The program of this year's festival features a performance of Murasaki Shikibu's ''The Tales of Genji,'' as 2008 marks the 1,000th anniversary of the discovery of the Shikibu masterpiece. The show will open April 1 and run through April 30. Admission, with tea coupon, is 4,300 yen. Contact: 075-541-3391.

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Maiko dancers prepare for annual Gion dance party

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko dancers meet each other in Kyodo on Sept. 15 to pick kimono to be worn at their annual dance show to be held at the ancient capital's Gion Kaburenjo hall for 10 days from Nov. 1.

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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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Cold beer with "geisha" girls marks start of hot Kyoto summer

"Geisha" female entertainers and their "maiko" apprentices serve guests at a beer garden on its opening day on July 1, 2015, at the Kamishichiken Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto, western Japan. The annual beer garden opens in the evenings through Sept. 5, except for the midsummer Buddhist "bon" holiday period of Aug. 14-16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maiko dancers prepare for annual Gion dance party

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko dancers meet each other in Kyodo on Sept. 15 to pick kimono to be worn at their annual dance show to be held at the ancient capital's Gion Kaburenjo hall for 10 days from Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Junior 'geisha' show final practice of Kyoto spring dance

KYOTO, Japan - A total of 120 ''geisha'' performers and junior geisha perform their final practice of a spring dance at the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on March 31. The dance will be performed during the ''Miyako Odori'' (Cherry Blossom Dance) starting April 1. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto's 'Miyako Odori' festival to feature 'Tales of Genji'

KYOTO, Japan - A hair stylist puts the final touches on the hairpiece of a geisha dancer dressed in Heian era costumes as geisha dancers prepare for a dress match-up session at the Gion Koubu Kaburenjo Theatre in preparation for the monthlong ''Miyako Odori'' festival in April. The program of this year's festival features a performance of Murasaki Shikibu's ''The Tales of Genji,'' as 2008 marks the 1,000th anniversary of the discovery of the Shikibu masterpiece. The show will open April 1 and run through April 30. Admission, with tea coupon, is 4,300 yen. Contact: 075-541-3391. (Kyodo)

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Junior 'geisha' show final practice for Kyoto spring dance

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geisha'' performers and junior geisha take part in a final practice for a spring dance at the Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on March 31, 2010. The geisha will perform during the ''Miyako Odori'' (Cherry Blossom Dance) starting April 1. (Kyodo)

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Junior 'geisha' show final practice for Kyoto spring dance

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geisha'' performers and junior geisha take part in a final practice for a spring dance at the Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on March 31, 2010. The geisha will perform during the ''Miyako Odori'' (Cherry Blossom Dance) starting April 1. (Kyodo)

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Geisha mark start of new year

KYOTO, Japan - Junior geisha take part in a ceremony to mark the start of a new year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Geisha mark start of new year

KYOTO, Japan - Junior geisha sip sake during a ceremony to mark the start of a new year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Geisha entertainers, apprentices celebrate new year

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional geisha entertainers called ''geiko'' and geisha apprentices, known as ''maiko,'' celebrate the new year with sake, Japanese rice wine, at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2010. Some 100 geiko and maiko entertainers attended a commencement ceremony for their work for this year wearing black crested kimono and rice ears in their hair as lucky charms. (Kyodo)

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Geisha entertainers, apprentices celebrate new year

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional geisha entertainers called ''geiko'' and apprentice geiko, known as ''maiko,'' gather for a commencement ceremony for their work for this year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2010. Some 100 geiko and maiko entertainers celebrated the new year wearing black crested kimono and rice ears in their hair as lucky charms. (Kyodo)

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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.