You'll end your day in the geisha district of Gion. Should you be interested, there are also opportunities to try dressing up like a maiko or take in a show featuring several of Japan’s famous ...

Shijō-dōri runs east to west through the heart of Kyoto. Yasaka Shrine—commonly referred to as Gion-san, after the Gion district in this part of the city—is located at the eastern end of ...

The Gion district is one of Kyoto’s most popular tourist attractions, famous for its well-preserved heritage roads flanked by wooden machiya (teahouses), which conserve the neighbourhood's Edo ...

Gion, a historic district in Kyoto, Japan, is set to bar tourists from entering its private streets from April. Residents have complained about tourists misbehaving. Gion is famed for its ...

The local council in Kyoto’s historic Gion will ban sightseers from the district’s narrow backstreets where the Japanese city’s iconic geisha trot daintily between client engagements after a ...

And now one district in Kyoto, the Gion District, is putting their geta-sandal foot down. Starting on the 25th of this month, an association made up of local residents and shop owners has forbidden ...