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Sumo Wrestlers eat an average of more than 7-thousand calories a day! That's almost four times the calories recommended for the average person...But experts say sumo wrestlers make up for it with several hours of stretching, squatting, and stomping each day - so they can stay fit even as they gain weight!
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Japan. Maiko is an apprentice geisha in western Japan, especially Kyoto. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen (three-stringed Japanese instrument) for visitors during feasts. Maiko are usually aged 15 to 20 years old and become geisha after learning how to dance (a kind of Japanese traditional dance), play the shamisen, and learning Kyō-kotoba (dialect of Kyoto), regardless of their origins.