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Gion’s local council is moving to make small side alleys completely closed off to tourists by April 2024. But the main thoroughfare of Gion, Hanamikoji, cannot be subject to the photography ban ...
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Gion houses two hanamachi, or geisha districts: Gion Kobu (祇園甲部) and Gion Higashi (祇園東).The two were originally the same district, but split many years ago. Gion Kobu is larger, occupying most of the district including the famous street Hanamikoji, while Gion Higashi is smaller and occupies the northeast corner, centered on its rehearsal h
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The best-known is the Miyako Odori performed in Gion Kōbu, which is one of the two oldest and has the most performances. The dances are as follows (listed in order of performance through the year): Kitano Odori ( 北野をどり ) – Kamishichiken (since 1953), spring, varying dates, currently last week of March and first week of April
Unlike the other remaining districts, which are located close to the city center, Kamishichiken is further away, and accordingly significantly quieter and attracts fewer tourists. The geisha of this district are known for being subtle and demure, few in number but each highly accomplished dancers and musicians. [2]
In Kyoto’s historic Gion neighborhood, throngs of tourists cramming the tiny alleys in hopes of spotting a geisha on her way to work have caused clashes between visitors and locals.
For a brief period of only a few nights in 2006, the Ichiriki, along with five other teahouses in Gion – one from each of the five Kyoto geisha districts – offered general access to a small number of tourists who were unaccompanied by patrons, as part of a tourism promotion program at the request of the Kyoto City Tourist Association. [7]