Yasaka Shrine After Dark Michael Williams By being open at night, the shrine lights up and becomes a bright spectacle in the middle of Gion.
Culture Kyoto Machiya and Textiles Museum Bonson Lam The Machiyas or the merchant houses in Central Kyoto are a key part to the Gion Matsuri
Culture Three Days in Kyoto (day 2) Joe Peters Gion is best known as the Geisha district in Kyoto. Visit where Mineko Iwasaki lived.
6 Yasaka Shrine in the Early Evening Stefanus Husin Yasaka, which is also known as Gion Shrine is an iconic building in Kyoto.
9 Culture Kyoto Yasaka Shrine in the morning Tomoko Kamishima It is quite centrally located, and the nearest bus stop is Gion.
6 Nightlife Pontocho after Dark Hoyee Tse Located by the riverbank of the Kamogawa and moments away from Gion; this laneway awakens each evening with the first visits from Geisha houses nearby.
12 Culture Kyoto Maruyama Park Tomoko Kamishima Located just east of Yasaka Jinja Shrine, it is a short 3-minute-walk from Gion