By HIDEO SATO/ Staff Writer
December 7, 2020 at 18:43 JST
Maiko from Miyagawa-cho entertainment district arrive at the Minamiza theater to attend the “Kagai Soken” event last year. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KYOTO--Surgical face masks to protect against COVID-19 replaced the traditional white makeup sported by geisha and their "maiko" apprentices who turned out for the annual “Kagai Soken” event that kicked off here Dec. 7. [Read More]
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