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FEATURE: Ex-apprentice alleges modern "slavery" in Kyoto geisha world

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When Kiyoha Kiritaka left Kyoto's geisha district in 2016, she says she was escaping what she now calls "a system of slavery," exposing a darker reality behind one of Japan's most celebrated traditions.

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FEATURE: Ex-apprentice alleges modern "slavery" in Kyoto geisha world

When Kiyoha Kiritaka left Kyoto's geisha district in 2016, she says she was escaping what she now calls "a system of slavery," exposing a darker reality behind one of Japan's most celebrated traditions.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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