Kyoto is renowned for its unique geisha culture, and no visit to this vibrant city is complete without a visit to a ...

Gion Festival is said to have started in the Heian period as a way of asking people to be spared from the plague. Still now, every 17th of July, a pre-festival procession of floats, called the ...

KYOTO--For the first time in three years, the grand spectacle of the massive parade of floats called "Yamahoko Junko" will be seen passing through the downtown streets here in the annual 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 ...

The Ryokan Hostel Gion is a great-value accommodation in Kyoto. The accommodation is technically a hostel, with a large number of private pod-like dorm beds available for about $25 USD per night ...

It was a little more than 25 years ago that I first walked the streets of Gion, the centuries-old geisha district of Kyoto ... took baths at night. Yet something got through to me as I walked ...

KYOTO--A local landmark that is designated as a tangible cultural property and normally off-limits is now open to the public until the end of September. The structure in question is the Gion-kaku ...

The audience views Gion Festival's "yamahoko" float parade from the premium seats in 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Kyoto City Tourism Association) KYOTO -- Tickets to view the parade of large ...