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Maiko greet teahouse owners, teachers

KYOTO, Japan - Two Maiko, apprentice geisha, pay a round of visits to their teachers of traditional Japanese arts and teahouse owners during the annual summer "hassaku" event in the Gion district in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Japan Expo visitors get commemorative picture taken

PARIS, France - Visitors to Japan Expo 2014 pose with two "geisha" girls from Tokyo, Chika (extreme R) and Momoko (extreme L), on the outskirts of Paris on the opening day of the event on July 2, 2014.

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Tokyo 'geisha' girls dance during Japan Expo 2014

PARIS, France - Two "geisha" girls, Chika (R) and Momoko, from Tokyo's Kagurazaka district harboring fancy Japanese-style restaurants dance during Japan Expo 2014, one of the world's largest Japanese pop culture events, on the outskirts of Paris on July 2, 2014.

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Leica Camera's shop in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A "Maiko" apprentice geisha examines a Leica camera at the German camera maker's store in Kyoto, its seventh directly managed shop in Japan, on March 14, 2014, ahead of the store's official opening the following day. The Leica Kyoto shop is a two-story "machiya" traditional house, originally built some 100 years ago.

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Kyoto travel-culture expert exam scheduled for Dec.

KYOTO, Japan - Two ''maiko'' apprentice geisha show off application forms and a book about a license examination to certify experts on Kyoto tourism and culture, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Oct. 1, 2010. The exam will be held on Dec. 12.

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows two geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989).

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Geisha girls at the seaside, Japan

Two Geisha girls in elegant Western-style striped bathing costumes recline on a studio beach set Date: circa 1910

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Geisha apprentice in Tokyo's Hachioji area

Photo taken May 11, 2016, in Hachioji, western Tokyo, shows Kurumi (L) performing a dance to make her debut as an apprentice of geisha following a two-year training. Kurumi, 18, is the first apprentice in the Hachioji area in about 50 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha apprentice in Tokyo's Hachioji area

Photo taken May 11, 2016, in Hachioji, western Tokyo, shows Kurumi (R) wears makeup before her debut as an apprentice of geisha following a two-year training. Kurumi, 18, is the first apprentice in the Hachioji area in about 50 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha apprentice in Tokyo's Hachioji area

Photo taken May 11, 2016, in Hachioji, western Tokyo, shows Kurumi wears makeup before her debut as an apprentice of geisha following a two-year training. Kurumi, 18, is the first apprentice in the Hachioji area in about 50 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto "maiko" girls pay courtesy call in traditional midsummer practice

Two "maiko" girls, or apprentices of "geisha" entertainers, clad in black formal kimono pay a courtesy call at a tea house in Kyoto's Gion district as part of a traditional midsummer practice on Aug. 1, 2015. It is customary for these entertainment girls in Japan's most renowned geisha district to make the rounds on the first day of the eighth month of the ancient Japanese calendar to express their gratitude to tea house owners and other supporters of the traditional dancers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto travel-culture expert exam scheduled for Dec.

KYOTO, Japan - Two ''maiko'' apprentice geisha show off application forms and a book about a license examination to certify experts on Kyoto tourism and culture, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Oct. 1, 2010. The exam will be held on Dec. 12. (Kyodo)

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Geisha

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows two geisha in an unknown location. The undated photo was taken in the early Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo)

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Geisha holding pipes

Two geisha wear their hair in marumage style with kanzashi hairpins. This is a room on the second floor of a house, with a chest of drawers on the right. The geisha on the left is holding a long tobacco pipe. A tobacco tray is placed at her knee, and a shamisen lute is leaning on the handrail. The background scene is a painting on a studio curtain. The carpet on the floor is also a prop.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐19‐0]

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Women sitting on chairs

Two women wear wooden clogs with high supports. Both appear to be older geisha with hair arranged in inase-fu marumage style. They are sitting on chairs and wear kimono with black collars and haori coats. On the left, two umbrellas are leaning against the candle stand. Mt. Fuji is painted on the curtain hanging behind, and a European carpet is spread on the floor. This is a studio photograph.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number55‐24‐6]

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Enjoying a cool evening on yuka platforms along the Kamo River

Geisha and maiko relax on a terrace at Shijo Ohashi, on the western side of Kamogawa River. The two on the left are drinking sake, while the two on the right are playing paper, scissors, rock. Lamps and cigarette trays have been placed on the floor. The houses lining the eastern side of the river and Gojo-Ohashi Bridge are visible in the background. This photograph may have been used in picture postcards for tourists. ==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐40‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Geisha in loud kimono are performing an Edo-style dance. The two star geisha at the centre and the geisha on each side strike a balanced arrangement. The hair style of the woman on the left suggests that she is an apprentice entertainer.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐79‐0]

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Guests and geikos at a small Japanese restaurant

A customer in a small restaurant is entertained by geisha. The woman second from right is about to dance to a shamisen lute. The woman on the left is serving sake. Two sake bottles and food in bowls are visible on the table. A pot dish is also visible.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐19‐0]

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Practicing the koto and shamisen

Two young women practice the koto and the shamisen. From their hairstyles, they are probably Hangyoku (an apprentice geisha).==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐30‐0]

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Geisha

Included in the album of Ueno Hikoma along with the photos numbered 21-23 and 24, this is a rare photo by Hikoma because it is colored and framed in red. Two of the young geisha hold shamisen, and all are photographed with gentle expressions.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number21‐22‐0]

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Horikiri Iris Garden

A stand for the tea ceremony is seen in the background. Two women hold their kimono hidari tsuma style (to tuck skirts with the left hand style; that of a geisha).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐11‐0]

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Maiko dance practice

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus pandemic rehearse in the western Japan city on June 25, 2021, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day.

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Maiko dance practice

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus pandemic rehearse in the western Japan city on June 25, 2021, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day.

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Maiko dance practice

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 25, 2021, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day

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Maiko greet teahouse owners, teachers

KYOTO, Japan - Two Maiko, apprentice geisha, pay a round of visits to their teachers of traditional Japanese arts and teahouse owners during the annual summer "hassaku" event in the Gion district in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan Expo visitors get commemorative picture taken

PARIS, France - Visitors to Japan Expo 2014 pose with two "geisha" girls from Tokyo, Chika (extreme R) and Momoko (extreme L), on the outskirts of Paris on the opening day of the event on July 2, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto geisha joint dance show

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 15, 2018, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto geisha joint dance show

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 15, 2018, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto geisha joint dance show

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 15, 2018, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto geisha joint dance show

Apprentice "maiko" from Kyoto's five geisha districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 15, 2018, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai joint dance performance starting the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha, apprentices in rehearsal for joint performance

Around 80 geisha and their apprentice maiko take part in the final rehearsal in Kyoto on June 23, 2017, for their two-day traditional joint performance the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha, apprentices in rehearsal for joint performance

Around 80 geisha and their apprentice maiko take part in the final rehearsal in Kyoto on June 23, 2017, for their two-day traditional joint performance the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maiko apprentice geisha scatter beans for good health

Maiko apprentice geisha scatter roasted beans packed in small bags to drive away demons at Yasaka Shrine in the former capital of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2017, as the annual two-day "Setsubun" event starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maiko apprentice geisha scatter beans for good health

Maiko apprentice geisha scatter roasted beans packed in small bags to drive away demons at Yasaka Shrine in the former capital of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2017, as the annual two-day "Setsubun" event starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maiko apprentice geisha scatter beans for good health

Maiko apprentice geisha scatter roasted beans packed in small bags to drive away demons at Yasaka Shrine in the former capital of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2017, as the annual two-day "Setsubun" event starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maiko apprentice geisha scatter beans for good health

Maiko apprentice geisha scatter roasted beans packed in small bags to drive away demons at Yasaka Shrine in the former capital of Kyoto on Feb. 2, 2017, as the annual two-day "Setsubun" event starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo