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2. Gion - Wikipedia

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   Gion houses two hanamachi, or geisha districts: Gion Kobu (祇園甲部) and Gion Higashi (祇園東).The two were originally the same district, but split many years ago. Gion Kobu is larger, occupying most of the district including the famous street Hanamikoji, while Gion Higashi is smaller and occupies the northeast corner, centered on its rehearsal h

3. Kyoto to ban tourists from Geisha district over ‘out of ...

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   The historic Gion district’s local council has said it will now ban sightseers and tourists into the alleys and streets housing geisha and maiko (teenager trainee geisha) after facing years of ...

4. Miyagawa-chō - Wikipedia

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   Miyagawa-chō (宮川町) is one of the hanamachi (花街, "flower towns") or geisha districts in Kyoto. [1] [2] 'Miya-gawa' means "Shrine River", referring to the nickname of the Kamo River just south of Shijō. During the Gion Festival the mikoshi (divine palanquin) of Yasaka Shrine used to be purified in the waters of this river.

5. Kyoto's picturesque geisha district fights back against over ...

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   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.

6. 'Stay out': Signs in Kyoto's popular geisha district aim to ...

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   Kyoto has long been a popular destination, but visitors will no longer be able to venture into some private-property alleys in the geisha district. 'Stay out': Signs in Kyoto's popular geisha ...

7. Ichiriki Chaya - Wikipedia

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   For a brief period of only a few nights in 2006, the Ichiriki, along with five other teahouses in Gion – one from each of the five Kyoto geisha districts – offered general access to a small number of tourists who were unaccompanied by patrons, as part of a tourism promotion program at the request of the Kyoto City Tourist Association. [7]

8. ‘Geisha paparazzi’ are back in Kyoto – and the Japanese city ...

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   Troublesome travelers are harassing geisha in Kyoto, and overtourism is making the problem worse. ... But Isokazu Ota, representative secretary of the Gion-town South Side District Council, tells ...

9. Geisha - Wikipedia

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   For example, the Gion district of Kyoto is the only district wherein the kyo-mai style of Japanese traditional dance is taught. This style of dance is taught solely to the geisha within the district by the Inoue school, with the school's former head, Inoue Yachiyo , having been classified as a " Living National Treasure " by the Government of ...