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English: Full height photograph of tourists dressed as fake maiko (geisha apprentices), Kyoto, Japan. Those fake maiko are called "Maiko hensin" or "Henshin maiko." Henshin means transforming. The travelers are wearing specific kimono and geta that are close to maiko's but not the same.
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Photograph taken by Michael Reeve, 26 March 2004, first uploaded in en.wikipedia 17:52, 16 May 2004.
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current17:23, 30 December 2004Thumbnail for version as of 17:23, 30 December 2004500 × 889 (110 KB)RanveigFull height photograph of women dressed as maiko (geisha apprentices), Kyoto, Japan. They are wearing traditional kimono and geta. Photograph taken by Michael Reeve, 26 March 2004. {{GFDL}} [[en:

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