Gion (祇園)

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Pontocho (先斗町)

Gion Festival (祇園祭)

Humorous shrine
(壹錢大明神)

Hana-Kitcho (花吉兆)

Fence of a shrine in Gion

One house, two fences, three colours

Japanese sweets

Traditional performance by night

Lantern-lit side street

Detail of a traditional wooden blind

Small winter bouquet decorating a traditional facade

Exclusive restaurant

Sign of an abandoned hotel

Old neighbourhood shop map with advertisements

In front of a small local art store

Kukuri-saru used as ema

Entrance of a restaurant

Bell rope resting on a donation box

Traditional narrow street

Sign in front of a building housing multiple bars

Traditional wall with bamboo protection

Traditional pottery

Sign of a geisha bar

Japanese sweets and maple leaves

Sweet Japanese rolls

Dark wooden facade

Macha and wagashi

Old narrow street in Gion (祇園)

Old meandering street in Gion (祇園)

Temple wall with wagasa in Gion (祇園)

Float carrying man during a festival (Gion 祇園)

Float being carried by men in a festival in Gion (祇園)

Kid resting during a festival in Gion (祇園)

Man struggling to carry a float during a festival in Gion (祇園)

Old lanterns on old traditional house in Gion (祇園)

A geisha street in Gion

Posters advertising geisha and maiko related events in Gion

Traditional and modern umbrellas in front of a geisha house in Gion

Traditional umbrella in front of a exclusive house where geisha perform, Gion

Traditional umbrellas and geisha footwear called geta in Gion

Detail of a traditional umbrella, Gion

Traditional geisha and maiko footwear called geta, Gion

Shrine fence with benefactors names, Gion

Road-side fence with benefactors names, Gion

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