Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
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Tradition-steeped Kyoto is famed for its kimono-clad geisha and Buddhist temples
To curb visitor numbers, Kyoto plans to raise hotel taxes to realise 'sustainable tourism'
Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too ma…