Their standards allow for you to take pictures. However there is a right way and a wrong way to do it if you're inter

Jun 3, 2024
8:47:20pm

DJROSS All-American

Interested in being respectful. Read this to get what I'm saying.

Advice on taking Photos Of Geishas In Gion

There is no point harassing the geisha, obstructing their daily routine, jamming cameras in their faces. A few words of advice on taking photos in Kyoto

https://www.eyexplore.com/blog/photos-geisha-gion-advice/

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One of the reasons Japan has been banning tourism in certain places

hamaca All-American

Jun 3, 4:58pm

What an awful woman.

Abe Froman

Jun 3, 4:59pm

She should lose her passport

Ted Lasso

Jun 3, 4:59pm

To quote Rodney Dangerfield “No Respect”.

JamDownSouth

Jun 3, 5:00pm

These type of tourists ruin it for all of us respectful tourists. Shame.

allaboutthegainz

Jun 3, 5:03pm

That happened to my son in reverse in China. He has very blond hair and

TicoBrown

Jun 3, 5:09pm

This happened to me all the time when I did a semester in China

JOPE

Jun 3, 11:27pm

its different when you are a visitor in their country

Strawhat4life

Jun 4, 11:59am

I would have called her out so hard and embarrassed the crap out of her in front

Lalau

Jun 3, 5:23pm

My kids would’ve heard a lot of bad words

maxpowers

Jun 3, 5:49pm

The internet strikes again. Smart phones and social media is the gas that makes

Nakedbootleg

Jun 3, 5:24pm

She’s the type of tourist who tries to pet a buffalo in Yellowstone.

BluesBrother

Jun 3, 5:33pm

It looks fake. Not for the traditionally dressed woman walking, rather her

BlackBart

Jun 3, 5:55pm

There are signs all over Kyoto too telling tourists to not harass geisha.

durandal

Jun 3, 5:56pm

Pathetic she keeps doing it until she get the shot she wants. The Geisha

Blue for Life

Jun 3, 6:01pm

Oh no. Am I that obnoxious of a tourist?

Forzaitalia

Jun 3, 6:20pm

I agree and disagree. A Geisha walking down the street is fair game for a photo shot, however the way in which this

DJROSS

Jun 3, 6:34pm

May be fair game if it were in the U.S., but in Japan, they’re entitled to set their own social norms and related

hamaca

Jun 3, 6:52pm

Their standards allow for you to take pictures. However there is a right way and a wrong way to do it if you're inter

DJROSS

Jun 3, 8:47pm

Thumbs down because of your first point.

maxpowers

Jun 3, 6:53pm

Sightseeing in China with my sister and female cousin, both 5'9" and blond, was

Mitty

Jun 4, 9:38am

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