By SATOKO ONUKI/ Staff Writer
June 22, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Ichiwaka, a geiko working in Pontocho. Photo taken at the Pontocho Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on May 17 (Satoko Onuki)
KYOTO--Geisha and their "maiko" trainees are being forced out of work here as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, shutting down parties where the traditional artists make their living entertaining guests by playing music and dancing. [Read More]
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