Pico Iyer’s most recent book is The Open Road ... Hans Sautter / Aurora Select The streets of Gion has been the geisha district of Kyoto for centuries. Hans Sautter / Aurora Select "So much ...

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 ...

is closing off some private-property alleys in its famous geisha district because of complaints about misbehaving visitors. Tourists crowd the narrow, quaint streets of the area called Gion ...