Photos Go to article Photos Photo Special: Geisha, maiko make New Year's resolutions in Kyoto Image 1 of 6 January 10, 2017 Geisha and apprentice geisha recite New Year's resolutions in unison in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017. (Mainichi) Geisha and apprentice geisha recite New Year's resolutions in unison in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017. (Mainichi) Geisha and apprentice geisha clad in formal black kimono attire bearing family crests attend a ceremony marking the New Year in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017. (Mainichi) Apprentice geisha greet a senior geisha, left, ahead of a ceremony marking the New Year in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017. (Mainichi) Apprentice geisha recite New Year's resolutions in unison in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017. (Mainichi) Geisha and apprentice geisha are treated to sake after a ceremony marking the New Year, in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017. (Mainichi) Geisha and apprentice geisha were seen taking pictures of each other with smartphones at a ceremony marking the New Year, in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Jan. 7, 2017, as seen in this photo. (Mainichi)