潮湿的京都祇园丨日本京都

Moist "Kyoto Gion".

Kyoto has a history of more than 1,200 years as the capital of Japan, but it was not until the Edo period that Gion began to flourish.

Gion developed as the gateway to Yasaka Shrine, and rest areas and teahouses for visitors to the shrine began to increase.

The teahouses offered not only tea, but also food and alcohol.

Shamisen (three-stringed Japanese banjo) performances and performances by geisha and maiko also grew in popularity, and the area became famous as a place for cultural exchange.Through the Taisho period (1912-1926), Gion became the largest hanamachi (flower district) in Kyoto.

Only in Kyoto can one step off the main street and encounter another world of scenery.