Enjoyed walking around Gion, seeing the Maiko and many different places to eat. Great place for taking photos, lots of little alleyways.

The Gion District is probably the most famous location for spotting Geisha’s walking along in full costume going to and from visits with customers. The district itself is a busy combination of cars, shops and tourist. Along the famous Hanami-Koji drive/area it is even difficult at times to walk along the avenue due to the congestion caused by cars and... More

Is my 5th visit and Gion is just so near main attractions that you can't miss it. Is a bus stop away from Shijo-Kawaramachi. In my opinion, the area is just very touristy and expensive. Expect long queues at popular eateries. Hanamikoji is the street which you can go during 6pm to try your luck in spotting some maikos since... More

Come to this place makes me feel like getting back to past time, the architecture, stone path and wooden house, very nice place to feel the old japan experience..

Poor Japan. Its main culture left is here in Kyoto, and this is where many of the sights are. They just 'overdo it all' and are blitzed with tourists. You just want to get out into the calmer countryside again.

This area has similar feeling with Asakusa, with main street having restaurants and shops on both sides. Around the Gion area (bar and restaurants), its nice to have a relaxing strall and watch people around. At night there is a small street beside the bridge with high class restaurants, - their has more chance of seeing a real Geisha. But... More

vibrant and stimulating place, exciting to see the Geiko women in their fabulous clothes and made-up faces.

... but still a good place to come visit, enjoy, look around, etc. Occasionally, a maiko (?) will walk by so quickly it's difficult to take a photo with her. Best bet is to look out for ordinary folk dressed up in kimonos & they normally oblige to have their picture taken.

Theatres for geisha dancing are very popular and must be booked but we had fun haunting the small lanes of Gion watching geisha scurrying to work under umbrellas to avoid the sun as well as the tourist cameras on the busier thoroughfares.