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DescriptionGeisha Kyoto Gion.jpg	This photograph of a geisha at work in Gion was taken by the original author with the geisha's permission.
Date	Taken on 7 February 2003, Kyoto Gion, Japan.
Source	from en wiki [1]. No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims).
Author	Photograph taken by Todd Laracuenta
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Other versions	Derivative works of this file:  Collage cultura Giappone.jpg This image has an extracted file: Geisha Kyoto Gion2.jpg.

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04:50, 11 December 2005 . . ToddLara (Talk | contribs) . . 1000×979 (632,865 bytes) ({{GFDL}} Photograph taken by Todd Laracuenta, 7 February 2003, Kyoto Gion, Japan. This photograph of a geisha at work in Gion was taken by the original author with the geisha's permission. The author (named above) is the original holder of the copyrigh)