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Geisha in Gion have been marking ‘Setsubun’ in a similarly playful manner, in skits and performances that are sometimes risqué and always contrary to their image, for about 300 years. Photos: Masanao Kondo
‘I love men’: how geisha celebrate Lunar New Year in Kyoto
Usually demure women let their painted masks slip for one night of the year – on February 3, or ‘Setsubun’ – when the entertainment is quite different
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Updated: 1:20pm, 6 Feb, 2019
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Geisha in Gion have been marking ‘Setsubun’ in a similarly playful manner, in skits and performances that are sometimes risqué and always contrary to their image, for about 300 years. Photos: Masanao Kondo
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