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Gion (Geisha district): Gion corner
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  • Updated By caravaggio on July 28, 2006
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  • Gion (Geisha district) - Kyoto
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    Well you can meet with the geishas in the narrow streets in Gion and also can taste the tea ceromony(chado) by them for 30.000 jy in some houses. I advice you to see a Bunraku in Gion..japanese puppet show for about 1000jy and you can have a chado in the same place nearly the same prize.

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  • Address: Gion corner
  • Website: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3902.html

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    Gion (Geisha district): Walk around Gion Area
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  • Updated By Pichayada on December 4, 2004
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  • Gion area - Kyoto
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    Gion area was famous for Geisha. I recommend you to read Memoirs of a Geisha written by Arthur Golden. It's my favourite novel and when you come to Gion area, you will recall all content you read.

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  • Address: Shinbashi Street
  • Directions: Get bus no 205 and get off about San jo street. Walk along to Yasaka Shrine.
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    Gion (Geisha district): Surprises in Gion.
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  • By worldkiwi on May 8, 2004
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  • Maiko in Kyoto. - Kyoto
    Maiko in Kyoto.
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    A walk through the Gion district of the Geisha, can reveal pleasing surprises, specially if you wander off into the back streets. This is a maiko, an apprentice geisha.

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  • Website: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3902.html

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    Gion (Geisha district): Do it for the cultural experience
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  • Updated By kooka3 on January 18, 2005
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  • I really wanted to see the Gion district after reading Memoirs of Geisha. Even though it is fictional, it accurately represents the geisha experience.

    The trip didn't disappoint. There were several women in full geisha regalia, but they were most likely tourists who paid for the experience of dressing up and getting toured around the district. It is rare to see real geishas now that the practice is starting to die out.

    However, if you are interested in geishas at all, visit this area. I would recommend doing some reading on this subject - it is fascinating!

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  • Address: General Gion district
  • Website: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3902.html

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    Gion (Geisha district): Meet a Geisha in Gion
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  • By AKtravelers on September 4, 2005
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  • Picking up women in Kyoto? - Kyoto
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    There are two ways to meet a Geisha in Kyoto. One way is to pay through the nose for a geisha evening, which is expensive even by Japanese standards. Needless to say, I chose the second way, which is to make sure that you're in the Gion District between the hours of 5:00 and 6:30 p.m., where you'll catch the geishas heading to their evening employment. Even though they must be in a hurry, I have never had them say "no" when I've asked for a picture.

    By the way, if you pose next to them in a photo, be prepard to explain that the geishas wear very elevated shoes -- otherwise people think you shrunk while you were in Kyoto.

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  • Website: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3902.html

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    Gion (Geisha district): A Taste Of Real Japanese Culture At Gion Corner
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  • Updated By Confucius on December 29, 2005
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  • "sa-ku-ra,...sa-ku-ra..."
    you know that old song!
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    Geisha kimono fashion shows are only one example of the traditional Japanese cultural performances that you can experience at Gion Corner. The geishas look exactly like those dolls you often see in the glass boxes decorating sushi restaurants in southern California.

    The one hour daily program also features samples of koto music, tea ceremony, ikebana flower arrangement, kyogen ancient comic skits, and a bunraku puppet play. I'm a big fan of kyogen, and have autographs of the most famous performers! It helps if you previously studied a little Japanese language in college, but if you drink six shots of sake before the show then it will all seem just as hilarious.

    If you are visiting Japan and only have a single day in Kyoto then this is one of the best choices for evening entertainment.

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  • Address: Hanamikoji Street, Yasaka Kaikan Hall First Floor
  • Phone: (075) 561-1119
  • Directions: One block west of Yasaka Shrine
  • Other Contact: Daily night shows, 19:40 & 20:40

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    Gion (Geisha district): Gion
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  • Updated By tompt on August 7, 2003
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  • Maiko in Gion - Kyoto
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    The area to see some of the real Kyoto traditions is Gion. At night one can encounter a maiko going to her appointment here.
    But you will be not the only tourist trying to take pictures of them !

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    Gion (Geisha district): Maruyama park. A very...
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  • By asantetravel on September 8, 2002
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  • Maruyama park. A very beautiful park with the broccoli shaped trees dotting the mountain in the background and Japanese bridges. This is also a great place for people watching.

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    Gion (Geisha district): When visiting Kyoto, one must...
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  • By Geisha_Girl on August 26, 2002
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  • Gion (Geisha district) - Kyoto
    by Geisha_Girl
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    When visiting Kyoto, one must make a visit to the Geisha district of Gion, known as the 'birthplace of the Geisha.' Here you can view blocks of beautiful old tea houses and catch glimpses of Geisha life.

    Here we ran into some 'Geishas-in-training' entertaining an American traveler while the curious old fellow on the right pays them no mind......

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    Gion (Geisha district): Kyoto Things To Do Tip (Untitled)
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  • By j-san on August 26, 2002
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  • Directions: Gion - Hanamikoji street. In 1999 this street was repaved and telephone and electricity wires buried underground, giving it a unique old world charm.

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