Tourists to be banned from Kyoto’s geisha district

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From April 2024, the Japanese city of Kyoto will bar sightseers from accessing certain backstreets in the historical neighbourhood of Gion, where numerous geisha work. The move aims to protect the traditional entertainers from harassment by “out of control tourists”, after local authorities reported a surge in cases. There have been numerous accounts of geisha being blocked by tourists and forced to take photos, as well as incidents of unwanted contact.

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