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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
Many walking tours involve a payment to the guide, although some operate on a tip system. [8] The "pay what you want" model started around 2004, and can be found in many countries. The UK-based Guild of Registered Tour has criticised the system for not requiring any training or certification of its guides.
Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary (Vietnamese: từ Hán Việt, Chữ Hán: 詞漢越, literally 'Chinese-Vietnamese words') is a layer of about 3,000 monosyllabic morphemes of the Vietnamese language borrowed from Literary Chinese with consistent pronunciations based on Middle Chinese.
The College Football Playoff got underway Friday but the main course is spread out through Saturday. Three first-round games will be played across three separate campus sites from State College ...
Here’s what authorities are still trying to find: The confirmed identity of the suspect. The weapon used in the shooting. The bicycle the suspect used to get away
Spoiler alert! We're discussing the new Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" (in theaters now). If you haven't seen it, don't think twice, bookmark our story for later. What's fact and what's ...
The Philosopher's Walk (哲学の道, Tetsugaku-no-michi, lit. Path of Philosophy) is a pedestrian path that follows a cherry-tree-lined canal in Kyoto, Japan between Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji. First opened in 1890 and extended again in 1912, the path follows the course of a shallow irrigation channel bringing water from the Lake Biwa Canal.
Boston, which often relies too much on the 3-point shot, went just 8-of-33 (24.2%) from beyond the arc, and let their lead slip away in the third quarter.