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 ...

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 ...

Geisha and their apprentices from the four other hanamachi districts -- Pontocho, Kamishichiken, Gion Higashi and Miyagawacho -- are scheduled to watch the Kabuki show by Dec. 11. The Kaomise ...

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 ...

Misconceptions about geisha that stem from highly sensationalized stories from Western perspectives flatten the complex cultural artistry of the profession.

In Gion, the neighborhood at the heart of Kyoto old town sightseeing, dining, shopping and even geisha spotting, this hotel puts guests in the center of the action. Subway and train stations are ...

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri, which began over 1,000 years ago, as he unravels the mystery of the decorations and meets the foreign volunteers.

Visit them both to crank up the pedometer on your smartwatch and be enthralled by their gardens and grand wooden halls with Goeido Hall at Higashi Honganji Temple being ... For something more secular, ...