11 Culture The Shisa Dogs of Okinawa World Michael Flemming Shisa's are lion dogs of chinese origin adopted by Okinawans to guard against evils spirits.
Culture Otsu Festival 2025 Mid Oct early October, which is preferable to the sticky July heat of Kyoto's Gion
Culture 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.
14 Enjoying the Kamogawa in Kyoto Cathy Cawood past the Botanical Gardens, under historic Kyoto bridges, and through Gion
Activities Kyoto for Free Bonson Lam a Geisha house, you may see them in the early hours of the evening in Gion... While you are admiring the geishas in Gion, make sure there is enough battery
Ninomiya Shrine Summer Festival Tristan Scholze includes parading portable shrines (similar but smaller than in Hakata Gion
Activities Higashiyama Walk in Summer Stefanus Husin if you end up at Yasaka Shrine, you can continue further towards the Gion... across a small festivals going on, especially as it gets nearer to the Gion
8 Night in Kyoto Takako Sakamoto mountaintop Shogun-zuka for the first time in many years, then went down to Gion
