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Tourists Officially BANNED In Japan District After Harassment Surges
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7:14Now PlayingJapan is forced to enact a tourist ban in certain areas of the Gion geisha district of Kyoto after there have been people aggressively pursued and uncomfortable paparrazzi situations. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
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Tourist ban now in effect in Kyoto’s Gion geisha district…but are visitors obeying the rules?
"Japan is being inundated with foreign tourists right now, receiving more international visitors than ever before in history. Surging numbers of inbound travellers means the country is being forced to readdress its overtourism problem that died down temporarily during the pandemic, and now that visitors have ratcheted up to never-before-seen levels, unprecedented measures are being taken.
One such area where new measures have been put in place is in Kyoto’s famous Gion district, where geisha and maiko (trainee geisha who are usually 16 to 17 years of age) live and work. The ornate costumes worn by these young women make them something of a tourist attraction for foreign tourists, who photograph them as they walk to work along the paved streets. Some tourists have been known to aggressively pursue these women in order to get a perfect photo, leading them to be known as “maiko paparazzi“, and geisha and maiko feel threatened by their incessant behaviour."
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