Gion District (with Hanami Koji, Shimokamo Shrine & the Yasaka Shrine)

Kyoto, Japan

Enjoy a visit to the Gion District of Kyoto to see the elaborately dressed geisha in their fabulous kimono.

While here, enjoy a stroll along Hanami Koji Street; this charming little street is lined with historic wood-paneled buildings containing traditional teahouses and quaint Japanese inns. 

Once known as the Gion Shrine, the Yasak Shrine is a 1350 year old shrine renowned for featuring an ethereal inner sanctuary alongside a traditional offering hall all inside one single building.