The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the movement of divine spirits into the city to bless ...

1. Stroll through Miyagawa-chō. Miyagawa-chō is one of the hanamachi or geisha districts in Kyoto. This large entertainment district on the banks of the Kamo River is almost as large as Gion.

Troublesome travelers are harassing geisha in Kyoto, ... Many of them work and reside in Gion, ... and visitors can only walk on designated paths instead of getting up close to the moai.

Kyoto to limit tourist access in the historical Gion geisha district Starting April 2024, visitors trespassing private roads will be fined up to ¥10,000 Written by ...

Big-hitting sights are easy to find in the Japanese city, but there’s also a quieter side: one of peaceful gardens, chilled jazz bars and serene temples.

With the opening of Pass the Baton’s third boutique in the historic Gion district of Kyoto, the eclectic second-hand shop has taken its fantasy world a step further from the two locations in Tokyo, by ...

KYOTO -- Some hundreds of thousands of people are flocking to this ancient Japanese capital to enjoy the festive atmosphere at the traditional Gion Festival, which is being held on a full-scale ...

KYOTO -- The Kyoto Municipal Government and the Kyoto City Tourism Association have launched an online map in English and Chinese showing crowding forecasts for the ancient Japanese capital's ...

The first thing that usually comes to mind when anyone mentions Kyoto is the image of geiko (the Kyoto term for geisha) and maiko (apprentice geiko) making their way through narrow, lantern-lit ...