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gion. by Serge Koz

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Gion, Kyoto by cattan2011

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Rainy night, busy night at Gion, Kyoto

Gion-Kyoto-Japan by Noussa Noussa

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Gion storefront by Yuki (8-ballmabelleamie)

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This apparel store/café as it looks is located in Gion Shirakawa Historic Preserved District. It is one of the Kyoto neighbourhoods where you can feel the authentic atmosphere of the old capital.

I read a news article at least seven years ago saying that Kyoto City was recruiting a business operator who would remodel a certain historic building in Gion District and utilize it in their business. I enlarged the small picture in the article and realized that the building in the subject was a fine restaurant that I had had dinner at before. The building, both exterior and interior, was a typical traditional one in the district - no large windows or feeling of openness on the facade. The owner had closed the restaurant for a reason and donated the property to the city, then they city proposed this plan to let somebody transform the building into something that they wanted for their business while keeping the good parts unique to old buildings in order to revitalize the district as well as to preserve the historic building in return for assisting some remodeling expenses and the rent.

This is *the* renovated building. When I walked past it 6.5 years ago, the exterior was still in the condition of the abandoned restaurant. This evening last year, I was overwhelmed by how it had transformed into another business. This is just one example of a successfully renovated case - there are many cases that the city is involved in across the old capital.

京都・祇園白川保存地区ののアパレル店／カフェ。以前は料亭でしたが市の再生プロジェクトによって生まれ変わったようです。

Gion restaurant by Tim Ravenscroft

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Front of a traditional restaurant in the Gion district of Kyoto. Hasselblad X1D.

Gion, Kyoto, Japan by Carol aka 奇芍

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From left to right:

Kennin-ji Zen Temple (建仁寺) ; Autumn in Kyoto; Special form of Mums & Geishas

Streets of Gion by 小川 Ogawasan

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Gion by David Wilkinson

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A Geisha @Gion, Kyoto, Japan 攝於祗园，京都 by Carol aka 奇芍

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So glad I got a chance to photography some geisha's photos.

See the kimono they wear, which could be very expensive.

The Gion District, Kyoto, Japan by Carol aka 奇芍

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@Dusk, 攝於祗园，京都

"The Shirakawa River (白川, Shirakawa) is a river in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river originates in the foothills of Mount Hiei on the outskirts of Kyoto, through the Geisha district of Gion and eventually ends up in the Kamo River.

Its name, which means "white river" in Japanese, probably refers to the white coloured sand and gravel that it carries from the hills east of Kyoto.

Many ochaya (geisha houses) and restaurants line the banks of the Shirakawa as it passes through the geisha district of Gion, in Kyoto."

Gion by Pup Keng

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Gion, Kioto by Angel de los Rios

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Japón

Gion (祇園, ぎおん) by M_Strasser

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Gion evening by 小川 Ogawasan

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Gion Matsuri - 祇園祭 by 小川 Ogawasan