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 ...

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Gion, a historic district in Kyoto, Japan, is set to bar tourists from entering its private streets from April. Residents have complained about tourists misbehaving. Gion is famed for its traditional ...

AT first blush Azuha and Seiko, two geishas in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighbourhood, are paragons of Japanese decorum. With white-painted faces and silky black hair, they dance elegantly in silk kimonos for ...

No area of Kyoto is more closely linked with geisha than the historic former capital’s Gion. In this district indelibly infused with the graceful and vibrant culture of the geisha, where apprentice ...

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 ...

Feb. 15, 1965, was the first day of Mineko Iwasaki’s life as a geisha. Wrapped in a turquoise-and-orange satin kimono, hair piled atop her head and secured with red silk bands, face covered in a wash ...

N E W  Y O R K, April 24 -- One of Japan's most famousgeisha has sued the author of the best-selling book Memoirs ofa Geisha, accusing the writer and his publisher of defamation,breach of ...

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Akita-based geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha are seen on their way to a shrine to offer New Year prayers in the city of Akita on Jan. 6, 2020. (Mainichi/Kaho Shimokobe) AKITA -- Geisha and "maiko" ...