Kyoto to Ban Tourists From Geisha District Due to Bad Behavior

A geisha or maiko must give their consent to be photographed in public.

Woman wearing traditional kimono walking in the historic Higashiyama district in Kyoto, Japan. Tawatchai Prakobkit/Dreamstime/TNS

By Lacey Pfalz From TravelPulse

A lack of cultural awareness and subsequently bad behavior by tourists is leading local officials in Kyoto’s popular geisha district, Gion, to ban them from the alleys and streets of the area.