Visit the Gion district and experience geisha culture

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Gion, located in Kyoto, is renowned as the heart of Japan's geisha culture, with its origins dating back to the Middle Ages when it served as a rest area for shrine visitors.

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Gion

Gion is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate the needs of travelers and visitors to the shrine. It eventually evolved to become one of the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. The geisha in the Gion district (and Kyoto generally) do not refer to themselves as geisha; instead, Gion geisha use the local term geiko.

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