Japan – Kyoto- December 9-11, 2002

Food is arrayed in outdoor shelves to show the passersby what sorts of items are served within..

T And yes, there are still geishas working throughout Kyoto. This is during one of our evening walks, where we saw three of four in the space of a half hour, all of them accompanying clients to dinner or entertainment.

Incense is big in Japan, and people take it very seriously. This is an upscale incense shop in Kyoto.

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Geishas still work the social circuit in the big cities, where people will pay large sums for them to entertain, dance and just generally hob-nob with them. It might cost 2000-3000USD per night to have a geisha entertain clients for an hour or two. And no, there is no sex involved.

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