If you walk around Gion area you will see many sights to interest and charm you. Probably everyone hopes to see a geisha, and perhaps you will, although she may not be genuine - she may be a dressed up tourist! Mysterious and elegant restaurants are plentiful, and rickshaws are a common sight. Don't miss Gion's cute old post office and or Minami Shirakawa Dori, or the small shrine opposite Minamiza theater. However I don't recommend the okonomiyaki at the interesting looking restaurant next to the shrine. Look around, but eat somewhere else!
Exploring Gion
So much to see and enjoy!

Por Cathy Cawood
Community writer

Two maiko-san (real or otherwise) stroll along the street

A rickshaw waits for tourists who have stopped to pose while their driver takes photos

A couple wearing kimono pray at Tatsumi Daimyojin Shrine

This doorway has an understated elegance

Red lanterns and pink flowers at Tatsumi Daimyojin Shrine

A small bamboo rail fence along Minami-Shirakawa Street

Gion Post Office is small, old and cute!

A rickshaw bowls along Higashioji Street

Just in case you didn't realize where you are

A tiny shrine opposite Minamiza Theater is almost completely covered in pilgrim stickers!

Curtains over doorways flutter in the breeze

Be on the lookout for a giant radish!
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