By YOSHIKO SATO/ Staff Writer
January 13, 2025 at 18:58 JST
Participants photograph a "maiko" from Gion during a photo session event held in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward on Nov. 29. (Yoshiko Sato)
KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha) appeared on stage, wearing white makeup and sporting traditional hairstyles with seasonal flower hair pins. [Read More]
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