Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto ... its famous geisha district because of complaints about misbehaving visitors. Tourists crowd the narrow, quaint streets of the area called Gion, often ...

KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance ... head of the Fujima school of traditional Japanese dance who serves as director and choreographer.

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

The pretty painted face of Japanese patriarchy' The Japanese word "geisha" literally means ... them with cigarette butts. Although Gion, the area of Kyoto where most geishas live and work ...

Gion, Japan's popular geisha district in Kyoto, will be barring tourists from entering certain alleys, the news agency AFP reported on Friday. Isokazu Ota, an executive member of the Gion district ...

A lack of cultural awareness and subsequently bad behavior by tourists is leading local officials in Kyoto’s popular geisha district, Gion, to ban them from the alleys and streets of the area.

By targeting students visiting Kyoto on school trips and allowing ... by providing opportunities to meet geisha and maiko, ...