Gion and Hanamikoji-dori 祇園・花見小路通
Since 2019 photography in the alleys has been banned; since 2024 the stated fine is 10,000 yen.
Gion began in the seventeenth century as a district offering rest and refreshment to pilgrims heading to Yasaka Shrine, right next door, and soon became the city's largest entertainment district. Some of the machiya-style terraced houses that line it are still working teahouses (ochaya).
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