Gion is a historic Kyoto neighborhood known for its willow-lined streets, wooden ryokan (traditional inns), antique shops, kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine) restaurants, and centuries-old tea houses.

Geisha are seen performing traditional dance to the piece "Shiokumi" at the Gion Corner theater in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Nov. 7, 2020. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Odanaka) KYOTO -- Special performances by ...

Gion is the most famous of Kyoto’s geisha districts, the narrow roads between bamboo fronted teahouses (ochaya), restaurants and traditional residences (machiya) dating from the late Edo period (circa ...

KYOTO -- Performances to introduce Kyomai dance, Kyogen comical plays and other traditional arts for tourists resumed for the first time in three years in this western Japan city on March 13. The ...

It's easy to spend an entire day exploring the beautiful area known as Higashiyama. To give you an idea of where to start, here is a one-day walking tour that will take you to some of the area's ...

Let's be real here. Kyoto is dreamy, ancient, and full of narrow lanes lined with wooden teahouses where geiko and maiko glide past in silk kimonos. The problem is that millions of people now want to ...