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Kyoto to ban tourists from Geisha district over ‘out of control’ behaviour
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2024
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Good. It's a historical aspect of Japanese culture of immense significance in a city that is roughly one millennium older than the British Empire, not a theme park attraction.
Yeah why on Earth would anyone want to take pictures of themselves visiting something like that
^s
The issue, as stated above, is female working professionals (some teenaged) being followed around. The geisha houses have been filing complaints with the city government for years.
Oh yeah I read the article, horrible behaviour.
My point is rather that it's not as much about the photos that banning it would help. It's more about unrespectful assholes. That sort of behaviour seems crazy. Chasing down people, pulling their hair, throwing cigarette butts at them.
The problem needs to be addressed, and the way they propose to limit tourists access, unless they're clients, seems fine. They even mention how it won't apply to the main street of the area, because it'd be a practical impossibility to enforce.
So realistically you can still get photos there and if you're respectful and ask politely, perhaps even with a geisha.
The problem is that it stopping them at all to even ask for a picture is legit cutting into the time that their clients have paid for. Geisha and maiko’s time is paid for in set blocks of time, and the clock starts ticking from the moment they leave the geisha house and start walking. The longer it takes them to actually get to where their appointment is, the less time they have with their clients.
Oh yeah, that would be rude.
My point is that this isn't some totalitarian ban, but needed regulation, and you can still admire and perhaps even photograph, if it's not inappropriate and you have permission.
Sounds like police should patrol and handle that, cause it's harassment
It's just a shame that normal tourists end up being cliche tourists and ruin the history for everyone else.
Yeah