The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the movement of divine spirits into the city to bless ...

Kyoto’s ‘Gion Odori’ geisha dance back after a 2-year lull. October 4, 2022. 1,000-year-old festival to ward off plague given modern revamp . July 1, 2020.

1. Stroll through Miyagawa-chō. Miyagawa-chō is one of the hanamachi or geisha districts in Kyoto. This large entertainment district on the banks of the Kamo River is almost as large as Gion.

July is filled with fun things to do in Osaka and Kyoto! As July arrives in the Kansai region, a wide variety of events and ...

The map allows users to check five-level congestion forecasts every hour up to two months in advance for seven popular tourist areas, including "Gion and Kiyomizu," "Saga-arashiyama" and "Fushimi." ...

The Kyoto Travel Congestion Forecast online site predicts which tourist attractions in the Japanese city are likely to be the busiest in a bid to spread visitors more evenly among its hotspots.

Few Japanese cities can rival Kyoto for its beguiling mix of experiences, from its manga museums and traditional workshops to Buddhist temples and blossom trees. The real joy, though, is in its ...

With the opening of Pass the Baton’s third boutique in the historic Gion district of Kyoto, the eclectic second-hand shop has taken its fantasy world a step further from the two locations in Tokyo, by ...

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 ...