Kyoto, a popular travel destination in Japan, will now restrict tourist access to parts of its renowned geisha district. Officials have reported an increase in complaints regarding tourist ...

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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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

KYOTO -- Kyoto's famed Gion district is struggling to balance its centuries-old way of life against the pressure to welcome ever-greater numbers of foreign tourists, some of whose misbehavior has ...

The ban covers just several blocks of Gion. The district's public streets will remain open to tourists, so the area and the rest of Kyoto will still be teeming with visitors, both from Japan and ...