Gion

Location/History

Gion is an old. It located in Higashiyama area.   It is near the Kamogawa River. There are two main streets.  One is Shijyo Street which is extended from east and west and another is Hanamikouji Street which is extended from south and north.  Gion flourished in front of Yasaka shrine gate.

    In Gion, there were high-class Japanese-style restaurants, teahouse and Japanese-style hotel a long time ago.  It is said that side of Gion burnt in Oninnoran.  From the Meiji era downward, Gion developed HANAMATI which represent in Kyoto.  There is a monument inscribed with a poem of Yu Yoshii who loved Gion on HakukawaSteet.