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Geisha Pix

Daniel talks with Jodi Cobb, a National Geographic Photographer, about her new book 'Geisha'. Cobb's book provides a rare glimpse behind the scenes in the Geisha houses where she shows us the women not only in their usual ritual costumes, but also with their hair down, after their clients have gone home. Cobb says that contrary to popular belief in the west, Geisha's do not provide sex for their clients. Rather the Geisha's role is more to preserve the high arts of traditional Japan.

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