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Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社, Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (祇園神社, Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan.Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.
Gion is the setting of several films by Kenji Mizoguchi, including: 1936 Sisters of the Gion (祇園の姉妹, Gion no kyōdai) 1953 A Geisha aka Gion Music Festival (祇園囃子, Gion bayashi) Part of the Gion area is featured as a photo travel landscape in the 2010 racing video game Gran Turismo 5.
The Gion Festival (祇園祭, Gion Matsuri) is one of the largest and most famous festivals in Japan, taking place annually during the month of July in Kyoto. [1] Many events take place in central Kyoto and at the Yasaka Shrine , the festival's patron shrine, located in Kyoto's famous Gion district, which gives the festival its name. [ 1 ]
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A walking tour is usually much shorter than an escorted tour, which may last for a week or more. They are led by guides that have knowledge of the places covered on the tour, and their historical, cultural and artistic significance. Many walking tours involve a payment to the guide, although some operate on a tip system. [8]
Power walking is the act of walking with a speed at the upper end of the natural range for walking gait, typically 7 to 9 km/h (4.3 to 5.6 mph). To qualify as power walking as opposed to jogging or running, at least one foot must be in contact with the ground at all times. Racewalking is a long-distance athletic event.
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First, their mother recalls that initially all of her 19 children started off walking with a bear-crawl (i.e. on their feet rather than their knees). Second, due to an inherited recessive genetic mutation , they have a non-progressive congenital cerebellar ataxia that impairs the balance children normally use to learn to walk bipedally.