Japanese geishas shopping in a busy street market, Tokyo, 1961

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Informal color/colour photograph of four Japanese Geishas shopping in a street market on a sunny day in Tokyo in 1961. The girls are still dressed in their traditional clothes, hair styles and make-up, but are off-duty and enjoying mingling with the crowds in the busy market.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Toyko, Japan, 1961
Photo credit: © Duncan Slater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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