Strolling in Kyoto 京都にて por Akhenaton Lichterowicz Por Flickr: Maikos were in traditional Japan educated to master arts in order to entertain their hosts. Hence this culture is disappearing, this vanishing is slower than we first could have thought, and we still can benefit from this refreshing vision sometimes, as if these white figures from the past were struggling for their existence in a country stuffed with base-ball, Starbucks and western-styled suits. Here, two young Japanese tourists dressing up themselves during a trip to the former imperial capital of the Empire, Kyoto.

















