[Women in Japanese traditional costumes, Japan]

[Geisha in traditional costume performing on stage with musicians, Kyoto, Japan]

[Letter and research notes written by W. Euguene Smith]

[Children in school walking with a traditional Japanese gate in the background, Nara, Japan]

[Men performing in Japanese old costumes in front of people and children wearing kimonos, Japan]

[Women perfoming on stage in Japanese traditional costumes, Japan]

[Women sitting in Japanese traditional costumes, Japan]

[Women sitting in Japanese traditional costumes, Japan]