This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/DELAIZ on 2024-03-10 18:56:38.
Kyoto bans tourists from parts of geisha district amid reports of bad behaviour | Japan
Submitted 2 years ago by bot@lemmit.online [bot] to worldnews@lemmit.online
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/kyoto-geisha-district-tourist-ban-gion
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Visitors to the geisha district of Gion – one of Kyoto’s most popular sightseeing spots – will be banned from entering its picturesque alleyways as authorities in Japan attempt to tackle a dramatic rise in tourism.
Residents of Japan’s ancient capital have struggled to reconcile the financial boost from a return to pre-pandemic visitor numbers with overcrowding and incidents of bad behaviour among tourists.
Gion, where geiko and maiko traditional entertainers can be spotted on their way to evening teahouse appointments, is regularly targeted by smartphone-wielding visitors, some of whom ignore signs requesting that they keep their distance and refrain from touching the women’s expensive kimonos.
In December, a council of Gion residents urged the city’s government to take action against unruly tourists, complaining that their neighbourhood was “not a theme park”.
Kyoto officials said the ban on entering Gion’s narrow private streets would go into force next month, although it is unclear how the restriction will be enforced.
This week authorities in Yamanashi prefecture said they would start charging ¥2,000 (£10.50) to climb Mount Fuji, where hikers have been blamed for littering and risking their health and safety by attempting “bullet ascents” of the 3,776-metre mountain.
The original article contains 417 words, the summary contains 197 words. Saved 53%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!