A Geisha's Commute To Work

They really try to avoid the crowded streets as the tourists can be a pain trying to get a shot. We were getting lost on purpose roaming around the back alleys in Kyoto (and happened upon this beauty. By the time she got to the end of the street, she was seen by about 25 aggressive camera-wielding tourists and scurried quickly into a building. Note the signs. While on the street, don't touch the geisha is numero uno. Also don't sit, lean, eat or drink, litter, smoke or use a selfie stick. Got all that?

Interestingly, most public places in Japan prohibit walking down the street and smoking. There are special areas for people to smoke. Some are actually quite cage-like.

But walk into a restaurant and most of them allow smoking anytime and anywhere. Hotels also have mostly smoking rooms so you have to really try to find non smoking rooms and they often cost more.

I'm sure the Olympics here in a few years will give the government impetus to reform the smoking situation which is pretty tragic for an advanced country. That said, average life expectancy is 83, among highest in the world.

Bring on the sake! Who says rice makes you fat? Maybe it's just a lot of good genes.