A behind-the-scenes story of how I made this portrait of the maiko Mamehana with the sakkō hairstyle
Read MoreThe two weeks just before a maiko becomes a geiko are filled with curiosity and nervousness, and they are also a time of tension and change.
Read MoreAlthough Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s “Big Three” Festivals, many of the floats have themes connected to other cultures, from China to Europe.
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