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Kyoto-style dance artist and Kyogen actor

Yasuko Inoue (R) and Chuzaburo Shigeyama pose for photos in Kyoto on June 14, 2021, ahead of their joint stage performance in July featuring "Kyomai" traditional Kyoto-style dance and Kyogen comic theater.

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Kyoto-style dance artist and Kyogen actor

Yasuko Inoue (R) and Chuzaburo Shigeyama pose for photos in Kyoto on April 4, 2019, ahead of their joint stage performance in May featuring "Kyomai" traditional Kyoto-style dance and Kyogen comic theater.

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Classic Japanese dancers practice for performance

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha girls conduct a final practice in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, ahead of performances by the Inoue school of "Kyomai" or Kyoto-style classic Japanese dance to be held on Oct. 1-6.

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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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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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Classic Japanese dancers practice for performance

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha girls conduct a final practice in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, ahead of performances by the Inoue school of "Kyomai" or Kyoto-style classic Japanese dance to be held on Oct. 1-6. (Kyodo)

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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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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)