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 ...

Gion, a prestigious entertainment quarter in Kyoto home to many geiko and maiko, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. All hopes rest on the revival of the Miyako Odori, a large-scale performance.

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 ...

The Miyako Odori is a series of dance, song, and theatre performances by the geiko and maiko of the Gion quarter of Kyoto. There is accompanying music. Historically, the performances started by ...

There is a fine of 10,000 yen or roughly 100 dollars for taking photos on private Gion streets Signs banning photos were set up in some private alleys on October 25. The warnings are written in ...