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Tekomai geisha existed since the Edo Period. They served as side entertainment at festivals. They only sing traditional chant-like songs called kiyari originally sung by lumberers hauling wood. 手古舞
These tekomai did not sing, so they might not be real. When they sing, they hold a fan to their mouth.

手古舞
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Tekomai geisha existed since the Edo Period. They served as side entertainment at festivals. They only sing traditional chant-like songs called kiyari originally sung by lumberers hauling wood. 手古舞

These tekomai did not sing, so they might not be real. When they sing, they hold a fan to their mouth.

手古舞

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