Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about the story: https://sc.mp/2negu From April 2024, the Japanese city of Kyoto will bar sightseers from accessing certain backstreets in the historical neighbourhood of Gion, where numerous geisha work. The move aims to protect the traditional entertainers from harassment by “out of control tourists”, after local authorities reported a surge in cases. There have been numerous accounts of geisha being blocked by tourists and forced to take photos, as well as incidents of unwanted contact. Related story: Kyoto to ban visitors from geisha district area over ‘out of control’ incidents https://sc.mp/opk8f Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/ #scmp #Asia #Japan