David Esteban
The classic neighborhood of Maiko and Geisha
The Gion district is magical with its low wooden houses and its narrow streets preserve the classic Japanese style, as if he was still in its heyday, almost 300 years ago. Although the neighborhood has been around for 500 years (at the foot of the Yasaka Shrine ), it was especially important during the early eighteenth century. At that time the tea houses (ochaya) had a license to have Maikos and Geishas as part of its services.
For that reason, this area is particularly famous for being the classic neighborhood of Maiko and Geisha. However, Gion is not a "red light district", the geisha were never prostitutes. The Pontocho neighborhood is like this one as well. Japan's most important festival, the Kyoto Gion Matsuri also takes place here.
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