In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

Tourists crowd the narrow, quaint streets of the area called Gion, often following tour guides who show people around and lecture for long hours, local district official Isokazu Ota said Friday.

a stage-top dance celebrating famous Kyoto sites. Performances take place daily in the Gion district through April.

It was a little more than 25 years ago that I first walked the streets of Gion, the centuries-old geisha district of Kyoto. I was jet-lagged—just off the plane from California on my way to India ...

KYOTO--The Gion entertainment district here toned down its blunt and threatening demands for tourists to behave themselves after visitor numbers plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the ...