Culture Kyoto in Video Jillian Engelhard Fosten Kyoto is also home to Japan's largest Geisha district, Gion.
6 Traditional A Springtime Wedding in Kyoto Bonson Lam Shirakawa canal or in some of the merchant house or machiya lined streets in Gion
12 Entertainment The birthplace of Kabuki Susan Tumanon the famous landmarks in downtown Kyoto, the Minamiza Kabuki theater at Gion
10 Traditional The White Houses of Matsumoto Bonson Lam Unlike the wooden machiya in Gion, Kyoto, these thick "kura" stone
Festivals Yokohama's Chinese New Year: Day 1 Todd Wojnowski The central attraction of Day 1 is the lion dance, done by a troupe of... who operate within a 2-man lion costume that goes over their heads.
11 Arts & Crafts The Shisa Dogs of Okinawa World Michael Flemming Shisa's are lion dogs of chinese origin adopted by Okinawans to guard against evils spirits.
9 Street & Urban Sakura of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka Bonson Lam The labyrinth of lane ways heads up every so slowly from Kyoto and Gion
6 Arts & Crafts The Angel and Lions of Nihonbashi Masato Kitamura in Nihonbashi, you'll notice the impressive statues there: several lion... The lion statues were created based on the ones at the Trafalgar Square