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Cover Life Magazine, September 1964
Traditional Tea Ceremony Performed In Kyoto
KYOTO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 25: Japanese Maiko dancers, or young Geisha, stand in a Garden prior to performing at a tea ceremony on November 25, 2006 in Kyoto, Japan. Maiko is a symbol of beauty in Japan’s ancient town of Kyoto. The orgin of Geisha stems back 300 years, when they served tea and rice cakes at teahouses. They gradually began performing dances and songs to attract people to the teahouses.
Photo: Junko Kimura/Getty Images
Nov 26, 2006
Traditional Tea Ceremony Performed In Kyoto
KYOTO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 25: A Japanese Maiko dancer, or young Geisha, performs at a tea ceremony November 25, 2006 in Kyoto, Japan. Maiko is a symbol of beauty in Japan’s ancient town of Kyoto. The origin of Geisha stems back 300 years, when they served tea and rice cakes at teahouses. They gradually began performing dances and songs to attract people to the teahouses.
Photo: Junko Kimura/Getty Images
Nov 26, 2006
Gion Festival
KYOTO, JAPAN - JULY 17: Maiko poses for a picture during the Gion Festival July 17, 2006 in Kyoto, Japan. The traditional festival started in 869 AD after a plague spread through the town of Kyoto.
Photo: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images
Jul 17, 2006
