See: http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/highlight/data/2011/02/24/maiko/
I can't decide if this looks grotesque or beautiful.As you see, they still have a few maiko (geisha-in-training) in Japan. The women shown here are training for a dance, I gather, Kyo-odori (Kyoto Dance), in Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, today (yesterday, actually).
- Jed
