The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto’s five “kagai” traditional entertainment districts, canceled the event during the past two years due to concerns about the novel ...

"Demand exceeds the number of maiko in Gion Higashi [one of the five geisha districts] now," she says, adding that geishas still need to work hard to remain competitive. Tomitae and five other ...

The five kagai--Gion Kobu, Miyagawa-cho, Ponto-cho, Kamishichiken and Gion-Higashi--announced the cancellations through the Kyoto Traditional Art Foundation on June 10. Organizers said that it is ...

Welcome, but please have manners There is a fine of 10,000 yen or roughly 100 dollars for taking photos on private Gion streets Signs banning photos were set up in some private alleys on October ...

Shijo-sagaru, Nishinotoin St, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 600-8472 1.4 miles Kyoto Century Hotel680, Higashi-Shiokoji, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 600-8216 1.5 miles ...

Shijo-sagaru, Nishinotoin St, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 600-8472 1.4 miles Kyoto Century Hotel680, Higashi-Shiokoji, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 600-8216 1.5 miles ...

Gion, a prestigious entertainment quarter in Kyoto home to many geiko and maiko, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. All hopes rest on the revival of the Miyako Odori, a large-scale performance.

No area of Kyoto is more closely linked with geisha than the historic former capital’s Gion. In this district indelibly infused with the graceful and vibrant culture of the geisha, where ...