TOKYO — 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 misbehaving ...

Tourists will be banned from entering certain streets in Kyoto's famous geisha district after a surge in street performers being harassed and assaulted. Residents of the Japanese city have long ...

Tourists are to be banned from parts of Japan's famous geisha district in Kyoto following complaints of "overtourism". "Kyoto is not a theme park," said the local council amid discontent about ...

At the peak of her career in the 1970s, Mineko Iwasaki was probably the most famous and highest-earning geisha in Japan. At the peak of her career in the 1970s, Mineko Iwasaki was probably the most ...

Tourists will be banned from parts of Japan’s famous geisha district in Kyoto due to complaints of “overtourism”. The area’s council has warned “Kyoto is not a theme park” amid a dramatic rise in ...