Culture Guide to Hiring a Kimono in Kyoto on a Budget Bonson Lam From Gion in Eastern Kyoto (Higashiyama and Kyomizudera district) to Central... foreigner-friendly, website in English and Chinese, super convenient Gion
Museums Kyoto City Bonson Lam today, the same tranquil timelessness can be seen in Japanese dance in Gion
Historical Step back in time at Shirakawago Suwannee Payne There was Shishi parade or eight leg lion, native bands, folk songs and... ‘Shishimai’ Lion dance.
12 Temples & Shrines Senso-ji Temple at Asakusa Yoshiko Toyama There are very big paper lanterns here and two strong guardian lion-dogs
Gardens & Parks Hanami Hotspots on the Keihan Line Ash Gion Shirakawa Shijo Station The ever-popular yozakura is also present... here, on Shirakawa street in Gion, lining the Shirakawa Canal.
Culture Niigata’s Furumachi Geigi Alena Eckelmann As such it was competing with well-known Gion in Kyoto and Shimbashi in
Museums Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu Anonymous I happened to be there on the last day of the Kokura Gion Festival when
Historical Kibitsuhiko Shrine Suwannee Payne from the station, I came upon a simple white torii with two Komainu (lion-dogs... Shimenawa (Shinto straw rope), a set of paper lanterns, a pair of Komainu (lion-dogs