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In April last year, Kyoto banned tourists from some areas of its Gion district, famous for its geishas and maikos, after residents complained about overcrowding and harassment of the geishas.

The district of Kurram, in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, has been under siege for the past three months due to the closure of the main Thal-Parachinar Road, a key route connecting the ...

This decision follows a move last year when officials in Kyoto’s historic Gion district banned tourists from entering alleyways after reports of visitors harassing geishas. Other municipalities ...

Tensions are highest in the Gion district, home to teahouses where geiko-- the local name for geisha -- and their maiko apprentices perform traditional dances and play instruments. Last year ...

As you enter the heart of Kyoto’s geisha culture, you hear laughter spilling from hidden tea houses. Welcome to Gion, a district that draws you in with its traditional wooden machiya merchant houses, ...