By SATOKO ONUKI/ Staff Writer
December 13, 2021 at 19:00 JST
A geisha of the Gion Kobu district in Kyoto greets Inoue Yachiyo V, left, a master and teacher of the Inoue School of “kyomai” dance form, as part of a tradition called "kotohajime" on Dec. 13 in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward. (Kenta Sujino)
KYOTO--Geisha and "maiko" apprentices here on Dec. 13 visited their art teachers and host teahouses to thank them for their patronage this past year and wish for a happy new year. [Read More]
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