Toyokazu Kosugi, secretary-general of the Kansai Headquarters of the All-Japan Association ... “geiko” (geisha) and maiko, and to protect their economic benefits and value in Kyoto’s ...

In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

The geisha history in Kanazawa is as fascinating ... The fact that it's a calm and budget-friendly Japanese destination in comparison to Kyoto only adds to its appeal. When in doubt, make Kanazawa ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along ... The warnings are written in three languages: Japanese, English and Chinese.

Many ill-mannered individuals mainly from overseas blocked roads and chased geisha and “maiko ... no guests” from outside Japan are staying overnight, Kyoto officials said.

From geisha being harassed to arguments in ... done by foreigners …” There are locations such as Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, that are buckling under the pressure of the sheer number ...

In this episode, we visit Kyoto Prefecture, the old capital of Japan, and enter the world of geiko. Geiko, meaning "a girl of the arts," is how geisha are referred to in Kyoto. We meet a young ...

Kyoto Japan is one of the best places to visit on ... Gion is also known as the geisha district, because you can often catch a glimpse of a real geisha going to and from a performance or teahouse.

As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple ... but like in nearby Kyoto, where photo-hungry crowds have been accused of pestering the famous geisha, there have been unwelcome ...