NHK2 年
Photos banned in private streets of Kyoto's Gion
In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...
朝日新聞社2 年
Kyoto’s ‘Gion Odori’ geisha dance back after a 2-year lull
KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance in November for the first time in three years. The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto ...
朝日新聞社3 年
With pomp and aplomb, Kyoto’s Gion Festival marks full return
KYOTO--Under the blaze of the scorching sun, 23 elaborately decorated floats paraded through downtown streets here on July 17 in a climax of the Gion Festival. The Naginatahoko float led the ...
Smithsonian Magazine1 年
In Kyoto, Feeling Forever Foreign
It was a little more than 25 years ago that I first walked the streets of Gion, the centuries-old geisha district of Kyoto. I was jet-lagged—just off the plane from California on my way to India ...
NHK6 个月
Core Kyoto Special: Behind the Scenes of Gion Matsuri
Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri, which began over 1,000 years ago, as he unravels the mystery of the decorations and meets the foreign volunteers.