"Out of control" behavior: Kyoto bans tourists from Geisha district

After too many tourists have behaved like idiots, Kyoto's Gion district announced a ban on visitors entering the narrow backstreets where geisha work and train. This decision, effective in April, aims to shield geisha and maiko (trainee geisha) from disruptive tourist behaviors, such as unsolicited photography and physical harassment. — Read the rest
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