These images are the beginnings of a 2004 project to capture ‘glimpses’ of Geisha in Kyoto. Due to the rise of tourism, social media photography and its impact on Geisha (Geiko) and Maiko - Kyoto authorities took the step in 2019 to ban photography along several of the private roads of the Hanamii-koji area of Kyoto, where many Geisha can be seen.