In this guide, I’ll share a handful of less-touristy activities that allow you to see a different side of Kyoto—one that goes ...
Many of the attractions in Kyoto are somewhat spread out and will require both trains and buses or taxis to get to. We stayed in a townhouse in Gion with ... want to feel small surrounded by ...
From the entertainment district of Gion to the small bars and diners of Pontocho Alley ... From May to September, restaurants along Kyoto’s Kamo River build temporary balconies on stilts over the ...
KYOTO--Under the blaze of the scorching sun, 23 elaborately decorated floats paraded through downtown streets here on July 17 in a climax of the Gion Festival. The Naginatahoko float led the ...
KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance in November for the first time in three years. The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto ...
In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...