Maiko at photo session for Nov. Gion Dance

Maiko at photo session for Nov. Gion Dance

KYOTO, Japan - Colorful kimono-clad maiko of Gion Higashi, one of the five geisha districts in Kyoto, attend a photo session for posters and pamphlets on Aug. 29, 2014, for the annual Gion Dance to be held Nov. 1-10, in Kyoto.

(1)Classes partially resume at schools in quake-hit Niigata

(1)Classes partially resume at schools in quake-hit Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - About 200 students of Ojiya Municipal Nishi Senior High School, or less than 40 percent of the school's student body, in the quake-hit town of Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, show up for classes Nov. 1, 10 days after a series of powerful quakes started pummeling the Chuetsu region. Furniture and equipment in the school remain damaged.

(1)Classes partially resume at schools in quake-hit Niigata

(1)Classes partially resume at schools in quake-hit Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - About 200 students of Ojiya Municipal Nishi Senior High School, or less than 40 percent of the school's student body, in the quake-hit town of Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, show up for classes Nov. 1, 10 days after a series of powerful quakes started pummeling the Chuetsu region. Furniture and equipment in the school remain damaged. (Kyodo)

Maiko at photo session for Nov. Gion Dance

Maiko at photo session for Nov. Gion Dance

KYOTO, Japan - Colorful kimono-clad maiko of Gion Higashi, one of the five geisha districts in Kyoto, attend a photo session for posters and pamphlets on Aug. 29, 2014, for the annual Gion Dance to be held Nov. 1-10, in Kyoto. (Kyodo)

Kyoto's geiko, maiko attend photo session for Gion Odori in Nov.

Kyoto's geiko, maiko attend photo session for Gion Odori in Nov.

Maiko, or apprentice geisha, pose during a photo session in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2017. The photos will be used on posters and in pamphlets for the annual Gion Odori dance performances to be held Nov. 1-10 in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kyoto's geiko, maiko attend photo session for Gion Odori in Nov.

Kyoto's geiko, maiko attend photo session for Gion Odori in Nov.

Maiko, or apprentice geisha, pose during a photo session in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2017. The photos will be used on posters and in pamphlets for the annual Gion Odori dance performances to be held Nov. 1-10 in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kyoto's geiko, maiko attend photo session for Gion Odori in Nov.

Kyoto's geiko, maiko attend photo session for Gion Odori in Nov.

Geisha and apprentice geisha, known as maiko, pose during a photo session in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2017. The photos will be used on posters and in pamphlets for the annual Gion Odori dance performances to be held Nov. 1-10 in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo