~4 min
Gion District
Higashiyama, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
cultureiconichistory
Gion is where Kyoto keeps its most carefully preserved secret — the world of the geiko and maiko.
~2 min
Pontocho Alley
Nakagyo, Nakagyo, Kyoto, Japan
foodculturehidden-gem
Pontocho is a single narrow lane — barely wide enough for two people to pass — that runs for 600 metres between Shijō and Sanjō streets, parallel to the Kamo River.
~2 min
Yasaka Shrine
625 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
religioniconicculture
Yasaka Shrine guards the entrance to Gion like a spiritual bouncer, and it's been doing so since at least 656 AD.
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