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2024-04-09 04:52:23 UTC - HELPFUL
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This is in Kyoto's Gion district. The vast majority of tourists in the area are from other East Asian countries, as well as Western countries. The Kyoto city government has responded by banning tourists from private alleys in the famous geisha district. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332289614_Coping_with_the_Inbound_Tourism_in_Gion_Resisting_the_Touristic_Gaze https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/kyoto-geisha-district-tourist-ban-gion https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/07/japan/society/kyoto-tourists-geisha/
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