KYOTO, Japan — A rice-paper door slides open on a dark street. Two men in suits and briefcases enter. A door slides shut. All that’s left is a porch light and silence. That is all nosy tourists might ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A maiko in one of the narrow alleys of Gion, where the world of the geiko is traditionally an exclusive one - JORGE ...

Once part of a booming industry displaying the elegant traditions of Japan, Kyoto’s Geisha now find themselves at a crossroads with the spread of the Coronavirus and lack of visitors to the famous ...

TOKYOTOKYO — 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 ...

Local officials in Japan’s popular Geisha district in Kyoto will shut off access to “paparazzi” tourists who harass and trouble the globally recognised Japanese women artists, starting April this year ...

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 misbehaving ...