On the morning of July 3, 2025, the "Osendo" ceremony, in which geisha and maiko from the Gion Kobu entertainment district pray for health and prosperity in the summer, was held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. In the scorching heat from the morning, Yachiyo Inoue (68 years old, Living National Treasure), head of the Inoue school of Kyomai, and about 70 of her students visited the shrine dressed in matching yukata robes.
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