While a much rarer sight these days, enter this district in the Japanese city of Kyoto, and you will find geisha on the wooden Tatsumi bridge or, amid upscale Japanese restaurants and boutiques on Hanamikoji Street.

如今更加罕見，進入日本京都市的這個地區，你會在木製的巽橋上看到藝妓，或者在花見小路上的高檔日本餐廳和精品店中看到她們。

These women dressed in colorful kimonos are performing artists well-versed in traditional Japanese dance, music, and games which they perform at tea houses for their guests.

這些身穿色彩繽紛的和服的女性是表演藝術家，精通傳統的日本舞蹈、音樂和遊戲，她們在茶室為客人表演。

But starting in April, tourists visiting Gion district will no longer be allowed to pass through private alleyways, or geisha entryways.

但從四月份開始，前往祇園地區的遊客將不再被允許穿過私人巷道或藝妓入口。

It's a move that has divided opinion.

此舉引發了意見分歧。

I wonder why it's being enforced. To me, this is a unique heritage area, I guess that people want to enjoy and would like to photograph the architecture.

我想知道為什麼要執行這項規定。對我來說，這是一個獨特的遺產區，我想人們想要享受並且想拍攝這裡的建築。

I think it's very good to ban to take pictures of here in the area because, you know, of the privacy of the girls, of the women.

我認為禁止在這個地區拍照是非常好的，因為這樣可以保護女孩、女性的隱私。

I think you have to be careful and take care of the habits of the country you visit.

我認為你必須小心謹慎，並注意你所訪問國家的習慣。

I like it here very much in Japan: the hospitality, they are generous to you, they want to help you.

我非常喜歡日本這裡：他們的熱情好客，他們對你很慷慨，他們願意幫助你。

That's very, very nice to see here as a tourist.

作為一個遊客，這裡非常非常好。

But it can be a problem too when it's too much and when people from the West, like me, from Europe, want to um take over all the rules and the manners they have here in Japan.

但遊客太多時，或者像我這樣來自歐洲的西方人想要顛覆日本這裡的所有規則和禮節時，這也可能成為一個問題。

Geisha have reported being harassed for photos and having their delicate hair ornaments touched by tourists.

藝妓曾報告遭受遊客騷擾，他們的頭飾被觸摸。

Tourism in Japan has been increasing since pandemic restrictions were dropped in April 2023.

自從2023年4月解除疫情限制以來，日本的旅遊業已經增加。

The number of foreign arrivals in Japan is expected to exceed a record 31 million people in 2024.

預計2024年日本的外國遊客人數將超過3100萬人，創下紀錄。