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Bean-throwing event

"Maiko" traditional Japanese entertainers scatter roasted beans during a bean-throwing event at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

"Maiko" traditional Japanese entertainers scatter roasted beans during a bean-throwing event at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

"Maiko" traditional Japanese entertainers scatter roasted beans during a bean-throwing event at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6878]

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[Breaking News]Geiko pray for health

Kyoto, Japan, July 5 Kyodo -Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, geiko and maiko, or apprentice geiko, pray for health and improvement in their performances at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, geiko and maiko, or apprentice geiko, visit Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2024, to pray for health and improvement in their performances, as the sweltering hot weather continues in Japan.

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, geiko and maiko, or apprentice geiko, visit Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2024, to pray for health and improvement in their performances, as the sweltering hot weather continues in Japan.

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, geiko and maiko, or apprentice geiko, pray for health and improvement in their performances at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2024.

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, geiko and maiko, or apprentice geiko, visit Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2024, to pray for health and improvement in their performances.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2024.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2024.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2024.

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, Geiko and Maiko (apprentice Geiko) visit Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2023, to pray for health and improvement in their performances.

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, Geiko and Maiko (apprentice Geiko) visit Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2023, to pray for health and improvement in their performances.

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Geiko pray for health

Wearing "yukata" summer kimonos, Geiko and Maiko (apprentice Geiko) pray at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on July 5, 2023, for health and improvement in their performances.

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Bean throwing festival

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, throw beans at a Japanese Lunar New Year Eve event at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Bean throwing festival

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, throw beans at a Japanese Lunar New Year Eve event at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2014.

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'Geisha' entertainers visit shrine for pilgrimage rite

KYOTO, Japan - "Geiko" and "maiko" female entertainers, collectively known as "geisha," clad in the same "yukata" costume for summer visit Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 7, 2014, for the Osendo pilgrimage ritual to pray for successful performances and health.

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for the safety and success of Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) is held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto City on July 1, 2014, as the month-long summer festival opened the same day.

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Masato Hirai (front) takes part in the "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for the safety and success of Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto City on July 1, 2014, as the month-long summer festival opened the same day. Hirai was selected as "Chigo," the poster boy who rides on the leading "Naginatahoko" float during the "Yamahoko Jungyo" parade in the festival.

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for a safe and successful Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) is held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto City on July 1, 2014, as the month-long summer festival opened the same day.

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Evacuation signboard for tourists installed in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A signboard showing an emergency evacuation site for tourists is installed on a power pole near the Yasaka Shrine in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, western Japan, on March 10, 2014.

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Maiko throw beans

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha participate in an annual bean-throwing event at Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine on Feb. 2, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Maiko throw beans

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha participate in an annual bean-throwing event at Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine on Feb. 2, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Geisha visit Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha called geiko in Kyoto and apprentice geisha called maiko visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese capital in an annual event on July 5, 2011. They are wearing casual summer kimono called yukata.

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Geisha visit Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha called geiko in Kyoto and apprentice geisha called maiko visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese capital in an annual event on July 5, 2011. They are wearing casual summer kimono called yukata.

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'Maiko' girls throw beans for luck at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Kimono-clad ''maiko'' (apprentice geisha) entertainers throw beans to the crowd at a ''setsubun'' festival at Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2010. At the ''setsubun'' festival which heralds the arrival of spring, the maiko called for the expulsion of evil and invited good fortune by scattering ''good luck'' beans to visitors.

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'Maiko' girls throw beans for luck at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Kimono-clad ''maiko'' (apprentice geisha) entertainers throw beans to the crowd at a ''setsubun'' festival at Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2010. At the ''setsubun'' festival which heralds the arrival of spring, the maiko called for the expulsion of evil and invited good fortune by scattering ''good luck'' beans to visitors.

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Geisha women pray at Kyoto summer event

KYOTO, Japan - A group of women including geisha performers and junior geisha girls called ''maiko,'' all clad in ''yukata'' summer kimonos, gather to pray for the improvement of their skills and health during the annual ''Osendo'' summer event at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 7.

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Junior geisha girls throw beans for luck in Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - Four kimono-clad junior ''geisha'' entertainers, known as ''maiko'' in Kyoto, throw beans to the crowd at a festival at Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city on Feb. 2. At the ''setsubun'' festival which heralds the arrival of spring, the maiko called for the expulsion of evil and invited good fortune by scattering ''good luck'' beans to visitors reaching out to catch them.

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Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

KYOTO, Japan - The Gion Festival, sponsored by Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, reaches a high point on July 17 with a parade of Yamaboko (mountain spear) floats. The festival dates back to 869, when 66 tall spears were erected in the Imperial Park to fight a nationwide epidemic. The photo shows the Naginataboko (halberd spear) float leading the parade, which starts from the Shijyokarasuma section of the old Japanese capital.

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Geisha pray for improved performances, health

Around 80 geisha wearing Japanese summer kimono, known as yukata, visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on July 7, 2016, to pray for improvement of their performance and good health in the summertime. The service is held every year in early July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha pray for improved performances, health

Around 80 geisha wearing Japanese summer kimono, known as yukata, visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on July 7, 2016, to pray for improvement of their performance and good health in the summertime. The service is held every year in early July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

Ryushin Kumeda (C), 11, attends the "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for success at the start of the one-month Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 1, 2016. Kumeda will lead the parade of decorated floats, or Yamahoko procession, on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

Ryushin Kumeda (C), 11, attends the "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for success at the start of the one-month Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 1, 2016. Kumeda will lead the parade of decorated floats, or Yamahoko procession, on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

Ryushin Kumeda (C), 11, attends the "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for success at the start of the one-month Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 1, 2016. Kumeda will lead the parade of decorated floats, or Yamahoko procession, on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha scatter beans for good health

Apprentice geisha scatter roasted beans to drive demons away at Yasaka Shrine in the ancient capital of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2016, as part of an annual seasonal watershed festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha scatter beans for good health

Apprentice geisha scatter roasted beans to drive demons away at Yasaka Shrine in the ancient capital of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2016, as part of an annual seasonal watershed festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests held across Japan against "Abe's politics"

People hold papers bearing the message "We will not tolerate Abe's politics" outside Yasaka Shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on July 18, 2015. Similar protests were held across Japan that day to express opposition to a government plan to give Japan's Self-Defense Forces a greater role in overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha entertainers gather for traditional ritual in Kyoto

"Geisha" female entertainers and their "maiko" apprentices, wearing matching traditional summer costumes and raincoats, gather to pray for the improvement of their skills and health during the annual "osendo" ritual at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha entertainers gather for traditional ritual in Kyoto

"Geisha" female entertainers and their "maiko" apprentices, wearing matching traditional summer costumes and raincoats, gather to pray for the improvement of their skills and health during the annual "osendo" ritual at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha entertainers gather for traditional ritual in Kyoto

"Geisha" female entertainers and their "maiko" apprentices, wearing matching traditional summer costumes and raincoats, gather to pray for the improvement of their skills and health during the annual "osendo" ritual at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival starts in Kyoto

A boy in white makeup visits Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 1, 2015, to pray for safety of the Gion Festival, which started in Japan's ancient city on the day. The rituals of the festival will run through July 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Maiko' entertainment girls scatter beans at Kyoto shrine festival

"Maiko" or traditional female apprentice entertainers clad in kimono scatter beans during an annual "Setsubun" (seasonal division) festival at the Yasaka-jinja Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2015. On the eve of the day that ushers in the advent of spring under the Japanese lunar calendar, beans are scattered in various parts of Japan to drive away evil spirits for the year to come in a traditional ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha women pray at Kyoto summer event

KYOTO, Japan - A group of women including geisha performers and junior geisha girls called ''maiko,'' all clad in ''yukata'' summer kimonos, gather to pray for the improvement of their skills and health during the annual ''Osendo'' summer event at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 7. (Kyodo)

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Junior geisha girls throw beans for luck in Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - Four kimono-clad junior ''geisha'' entertainers, known as ''maiko'' in Kyoto, throw beans to the crowd at a festival at Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city on Feb. 2. At the ''setsubun'' festival which heralds the arrival of spring, the maiko called for the expulsion of evil and invited good fortune by scattering ''good luck'' beans to visitors reaching out to catch them. (Kyodo)

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Maruyama Yaami Hotel

View of the Higashiyama Mountains from the northeast side of Yasaka Shinto Shrine. On the left is the annex of the Yaami Hotel and the wall of the hotel's Western-style main building. The three-story building in the centre is the Yoshimizu Hot Spring where Akashi Hiroakira, promoter of the modernization of Kyoto, built a replica of the Golden Pavilion in 1873. Maruyama Park had not yet been completed, and vegetable fields stretched throughout the area.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐92‐0]