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Gion District is the best known geisha quarter in Japan. It is located in Kyoto, between the Kamo River to the west and the Higashiyama to the east. The Gion District is where a Japanese man with the pocket for it find wine and women, and of late, karaoke.

This entertainment precinct of Kyoto began during feudal times, when stalls were set up here for the benefit of pilgrims. These evolved into teahouses, as appetite gets more refined. The kabuki, which has its genesis along the banks of the Kamo River nearby, relocated here by the late 16th century.


Gion District, Kyoto
Gion District, Kyoto
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 There are a number of sights which you might want to visit within the Gion district. Let me list them out for you here:
  1. Gion Kobu Kaburenjo
    Kabuki practice hall for geishas in Gion district.

  2. Hanamikoji
    The most classy part of Gion district.

  3. Ichiriki Ochaya
    The most famous ochaya, or tea house, in Kyoto.

  4. Maruyama Park
    Park famous for viewing cherry blossoms in Kyoto.

  5. Minami-za
    One of the oldest kabuki theatres in Kyoto.

  6. Shinbashi
    Street in the Gion district lined with tea houses.

  7. Tatsumi Daimyo-jin
    Small shrine on the eastern end of Shinbashi.

  8. Yasaka Shrine
    Shrine established in AD 656 in the Gion district.




Alley in East Gion District, Kyoto
Alley in East Gion District, Kyoto
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