I have to dip into my savings to pay my daily expenses," said a geisha based in the Kamishichiken district. The number of geisha parties declined sharply due to the first state of emergency issued ...

The five kagai--Gion Kobu, Miyagawa-cho, Ponto-cho, Kamishichiken and Gion-Higashi--announced the cancellations through the Kyoto Traditional Art Foundation on June 10. Organizers said that it is ...