KYOTO--Two teenage “maiko,” or ... The Ochaya teahouse, a geisha party operator, and other places the girls visited have temporarily closed in response to the infections.

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 visitors.

“I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face.” He achieved world renown with his 1984 photograph Afghan Girl, a striking depiction of a young ...

Local officials in Japan’s popular Geisha district in Kyoto will shut off access to “paparazzi” tourists who harass and ...

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.

KYOTO -- A museum featuring items related to geisha and their "maiko" apprentices ... For more details, please visit the official website. (Japanese original by Reiko Nakajima, Kyoto Bureau) ...

Gion, Japan's popular geisha district in Kyoto, will be barring tourists from entering certain alleys, the news agency AFP reported on Friday. Isokazu Ota, an executive member of the Gion district ...

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.