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Works on geiko ceremonies by photographer Russel Wong offer insights into the little-known culture
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Photographer Russel Wong spent 13 years documenting the secretive world of the geiko in Kyoto.
PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN, RUSSEL WONG
It takes four people, men included, to dress a geiko - or geisha in the Kansai dialect of Osaka - in her formal wear. Only men have the strength to really tighten the obi belt.
"It's like watching an empress get dressed," marvels Singaporean photographer Russel Wong.
