1. Shimabara, KyotoShimabara (嶋原, often simplified to 島原) was the designated courtesans' district in Kyoto, from 1640, and later also a geisha district. It is now defunct, both as a courtesans' district (prostitution was outlawed in Japan in 1958) and as a geisha district (since the 1970s), and thus is often excluded for the list of Kyoto hanamachis. It continues to operate as a tourist area, however.
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