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Miyako Odori

(Dance of the Capital or Cherry Blossom Dance) Performed each April by Maiko (apprentice Geisha) at Gion corner in Kyoto. It started in 1876 to promote prosperity in Kyoto after the capital was moved to Tokyo.
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