By HIDEO SATO/ Staff Writer
December 13, 2019 at 18:00 JST
“Kagami mochi” rice cakes given by geisha, maiko and other students of Inoue Yachiyo V are lined up on a tiered doll stand in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Dec. 13. (Yoshiko Sato)
KYOTO--A colorful scene unfolded at the home of a master of traditional geisha dance, as her students took turns offering messages of gratitude and good wishes for the year to come. [Read More]
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