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Geisha mountain top strike

Geisha from Osaka took strike action in 1937 over working conditions. They wanted their union to be recognised and spent a week on top of Mount Shigi until their demands were met.

In February 1937, geisha from Osaka in Japan walked out of the tea houses they worked in. They climbed a mountain to a temple and sat there for a week - in protest against working conditions. They wanted their rights to be respected through a union they had formed.

Historian Dr Yuhei Yambe has been speaking to Laura Jones about a walkout that made international news.

(Photo: Geisha sitting outside Gyokuzo Temple on the top of Mount Shigi. Credit: Getty Images)

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