KYOTO, Japan — The night began with Champagne and French wine in the Old World, wooden-framed home of a friend of Akiko Fukai, Japan’s leading dress historian and curator, whose Kyoto Costume ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A maiko in one of the narrow alleys of Gion, where the world of the geiko is traditionally an exclusive one - JORGE ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, is closing off some private-property alleys in its famous geisha district because of complaints about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The historic Gion district's local council has said it will now ban sightseers and tourists into the alleys and streets housing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once part of a booming industry displaying the elegant traditions of Japan, Kyoto's Geisha now find themselves at a crossroads ...

The local council in Kyoto’s historic Gion will ban sightseers from the district’s narrow backstreets where the Japanese city’s iconic geisha trot daintily between client engagements after a spike in ...

Kyoto residents have long expressed frustration with tourists behaving badly – Copyright AFP Philip FONG Visitors will be banned from entering private alleys in ...

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